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suitable for living in
the frigid Arctic is not habitable for amphibians and reptiles—or for humans, either, for that matter
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Recent Examples of habitable
Others, though flooded or damaged, could probably become habitable again.
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Daniel A. Gross, New Yorker, 27 Aug. 2025
Our goal has been to find a framework that can guide astrobiologists in assessing whether a location – in the Solar System or beyond – provides the necessary habitable conditions for life, Apai tells me at the recent BEACON25 conference in Reykjavik.
—Bruce Dorminey, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2025
The mission’s detailed investigation of Europa will help scientists better understand the astrobiological potential for habitable worlds beyond our planet.
—Richard Tribou, The Orlando Sentinel, 18 Aug. 2025
But astrophysicists have come to realize this classical habitable zone scenario may overlook opportunities for life farther out from a star.
—Emma R. Hasson, Scientific American, 17 Aug. 2025
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Daniel A. Gross, New Yorker, 27 Aug. 2025
Our goal has been to find a framework that can guide astrobiologists in assessing whether a location – in the Solar System or beyond – provides the necessary habitable conditions for life, Apai tells me at the recent BEACON25 conference in Reykjavik.
—Bruce Dorminey, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2025
The mission’s detailed investigation of Europa will help scientists better understand the astrobiological potential for habitable worlds beyond our planet.
—Richard Tribou, The Orlando Sentinel, 18 Aug. 2025
But astrophysicists have come to realize this classical habitable zone scenario may overlook opportunities for life farther out from a star.
—Emma R. Hasson, Scientific American, 17 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for habitable
inhabitable
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While their home was thankfully spared, the structure is not inhabitable, leaving them unable to return after more than seven months.—
Natalia Senanayake,
PEOPLE,
11 Sep. 2025
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But the past few decades in Nepal have seen rapid development, and life in inhabitable landscapes were becoming more habitable, for better or for worse.—
Kate McMahon,
AFAR Media,
13 Aug. 2025
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“Habitable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/habitable. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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