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as in occupancies
the act or fact of residing in a place
the city declared the area unsafe for habitation until it had been decontaminated
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as in dwellings
the place where one lives
even though they spend most of their time at their condo in Florida, they still consider their farmhouse in Nebraska their permanent habitation
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Recent Examples of habitations
Wild elephants often stray into human habitations this time of year, when rice fields are ready for harvesting.
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CBS News, 20 Dec. 2025
Such defensive settlements became the norm in areas vulnerable to slave-raiding, with individual houses and collective habitations undergoing significant transformations.
—Literary Hub, 5 Dec. 2025
Photojournalist Ann Hermes traveled to the offices of the Ipswich Local News (Massachusetts), the Juneau Empire (Alaska), and 50 more newsrooms in between to document the endangered local journalist’s increasingly dim and drafty habitations.
—Brendan Ruberry, semafor.com, 1 Dec. 2025
CBS News, 20 Dec. 2025
Such defensive settlements became the norm in areas vulnerable to slave-raiding, with individual houses and collective habitations undergoing significant transformations.
—Literary Hub, 5 Dec. 2025
Photojournalist Ann Hermes traveled to the offices of the Ipswich Local News (Massachusetts), the Juneau Empire (Alaska), and 50 more newsrooms in between to document the endangered local journalist’s increasingly dim and drafty habitations.
—Brendan Ruberry, semafor.com, 1 Dec. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for habitations
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Roughly half reached new peak occupancies either in June or July.—
Isabelle Chapman,
CNN Money,
8 Sep. 2025
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Doubling down Sacramento’s new tiny home strategy hinges on changing the way city officials view the small dwellings.—
Stephen Hobbs,
Sacbee.com,
23 Jan. 2026
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Use it to strategically bring some variation to your existing seating arrangement or cosplay a beachy decor scheme in your city dwellings.—
Audrey Lee,
Architectural Digest,
21 Jan. 2026
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One of those occupations is general and operational managers, a gig that paid $102,950 in median income in 2024.—
Daniel de Visé,
USA Today,
27 Jan. 2026
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Gius also shared concerns that AI will displace workers and occupations such as attorneys and radiologists.—
Livi Stanford,
Hartford Courant,
26 Jan. 2026
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To narrow down the finest ones for a range of abodes, our staffers put several of them to the test within our very own city apartments (that are notorious for being poorly aerated).—
Audrey Lee,
Architectural Digest,
23 Jan. 2026
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All of the rooms come with fun little amenities, like book collections curated by local tastemakers, and many of the abodes come with sweeping DTLA skyline views.—
Krista Simmons,
Condé Nast Traveler,
17 Jan. 2026
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For most of the holdouts, their condos at Biscayne 21 were their primary residences, not second homes or investment properties.—
Catherine Odom
January 29,
Miami Herald,
29 Jan. 2026
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The backstory The Park Hyatt Toronto reopened in 2021 after an enormous four-year renovation including the addition of a residential south tower with Park Hyatt residences.—
Todd Plummer,
Condé Nast Traveler,
28 Jan. 2026
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The snow left on the roofs of cars can cause collisions, especially on highways were many vehicles are traveling in the same lanes at high speeds.—
Charles Singh,
USA Today,
29 Jan. 2026
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This can prevent sloped roofs from shedding snow properly and cause snow to accumulate on flat or low-slope roofs, FEMA said.—
Bailey Allen,
The Providence Journal,
28 Jan. 2026
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DiDonato has appeared on catwalks for major fashion houses and has featured in publications such as Vogue, Elle and Harper’s Bazaar.—
Jennifer Weil,
Footwear News,
7 Jan. 2026
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Events across the region are taking place all day at schools, local businesses, houses of worship and burned down local landmarks in various stages of rebuilding.—
David Wilson,
Daily News,
7 Jan. 2026
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Nestled in the green hills of the Pacific Palisades and just miles from the Pacific Ocean, community members gathered for an afternoon service and concert to grieve, heal and remember — remember homes lost, remember their lives before displacement and remember to find hope in recovery.—
Camelia Heins,
Daily News,
8 Jan. 2026
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An analysis by the National Association of Home Builders estimates tens of thousands of homes aren't being completed because there aren't enough workers.—
Kenny Choi,
CBS News,
8 Jan. 2026
Cite this Entry
“Habitations.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/habitations. Accessed 31 Jan. 2026.
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