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the place where a plant or animal is usually or naturally found
a forest in California is set aside to preserve the unique brushy, rugged habitat required by nesting California condors
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Recent Examples of habitat
When she was transferred to the Queen City, Gladys was cared for around-the-clock by zookeepers who taught her how to act and think like a gorilla, wearing black scrubs and black faux fur vests to imitate gorilla fur and acclimate her to the habitat.
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Grace Tucker, The Enquirer, 2 July 2025
These lizards can be found in arid and semiarid habitats in open areas with sparse plant cover.
—Marley Malenfant, Austin American Statesman, 2 July 2025
The habitat is disappearing that the FWC are overseers of and are to protect for wildlife.
—Letters To The Editor, The Orlando Sentinel, 2 July 2025
Those areas have been replaced by native fescue grasses that should improve the habitat for wildlife as well as creating dramatic vistas across the property.
—Erik Matuszewski, Forbes.com, 30 June 2025
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Grace Tucker, The Enquirer, 2 July 2025
These lizards can be found in arid and semiarid habitats in open areas with sparse plant cover.
—Marley Malenfant, Austin American Statesman, 2 July 2025
The habitat is disappearing that the FWC are overseers of and are to protect for wildlife.
—Letters To The Editor, The Orlando Sentinel, 2 July 2025
Those areas have been replaced by native fescue grasses that should improve the habitat for wildlife as well as creating dramatic vistas across the property.
—Erik Matuszewski, Forbes.com, 30 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for habitat
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In December, Biden pardoned his son, Hunter Biden, who was convicted on tax evasion and federal gun charges; commuted the sentences of nearly 1,500 people on home confinement; and pardoned 39 people who were convicted of nonviolent crimes.—
Oren Oppenheim,
ABC News,
14 July 2025
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In the home recording of the song, Guthrie is heard talking the lyrics over basic fingerpicking, without the more developed melody Hoffman later added.—
David Browne,
Rolling Stone,
14 July 2025
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Rather than increasing Ithaca's geographic footprint as much as possible, Kirby and his team focused on maximizing sales in their existing territory.—
Nicolas Vega,
CNBC,
12 July 2025
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The Calabrian sister festival hopes to become an annual fixture, highlighting both the push within the wine sector to valorize local products and the territory in general to bring international visitors to the area.—
Rebecca Ann Hughes,
Forbes.com,
12 July 2025
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What’s more, China is deploying surface-to-surface missiles of sufficient range and number to destroy American bases in Guam, the Philippines, and Japan.—
Dexter Filkins,
New Yorker,
14 July 2025
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Ultium Cells Spring Hill began production in April 2024 producing only nickel cobalt manganese aluminum batteries, which has allowed GM to produce vehicles capable of exceeding 300 miles of range on a charge.—
Jackie Charniga,
Freep.com,
14 July 2025
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“Habitat.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/habitat. Accessed 18 Jul. 2025.
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