habitations

noun

plural of habitation
1
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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2
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. — 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
  1. occupancies
  2. dwellings
  3. occupations
  4. abodes
  5. residences
  6. roofs
  7. houses
  8. homes
Noun
  • There were multiple offers and the property went under contract in about a month, a indicator that downtown apartment conversion projects in the last decade are attractive to investors who see occupancies remaining strong.
    — Kenneth R. Gosselin, Hartford Courant, 20 June 2026
  • Several hospitality operators in India confirmed the trend and are reporting sharp improvement in occupancies and room prices from May onwards.
    — Priyanka Salve, CNBC, 28 May 2026
Definition of occupancies
Noun
  • The 2026 Homeless Count recorded just 27 unhoused individuals in 16 dwellings, such as vehicles, tents or makeshift shelters, in Malibu.
    — Clara Harter, Los Angeles Times, 14 Aug. 2026
  • The area is charming, with the houses themselves a mishmash of shapes of colors—miniature, red roof dwellings decorated with wooden panels are piled next to slim, towering town houses embellished with sweeping bay windows.
    — CNT Editors, Condé Nast Traveler, 9 Aug. 2026
Definition of dwellings
Noun
  • The department’s list of qualified occupations includes many roles.
    — Rachel Barber, USA Today, 15 Aug. 2026
  • Workers in outdoor occupations, including construction, manufacturing and agriculture, are particularly at risk, Porter said.
    — Mary Cunningham, CBS News, 13 Aug. 2026
Definition of occupations
Noun
  • Best Hotels & Resorts The Promissory Hotel This boutique property is housed in a 1912 bank building with striking neoclassical design and 27 rooms, including loft-style abodes and two-bedroom suites.
    — Julekha Dash, Travel + Leisure, 6 June 2026
  • His son, Guy, followed in his footsteps, creating sculptural abodes from Boca Raton to Vail over the past 35 years.
    — Demetrius Simms, Robb Report, 2 June 2026
Definition of abodes
Noun
  • Evidence recovered from Evonitz’s apartment, former residences and vehicle linked him to the abductions and murders of three girls from Spotsylvania County, Virginia — Sofia Silva, 16; Kristin Lisk, 15; and her sister, Kati Lisk, 12.
    — Stephanie Nolasco, FOXNews.com, 16 Aug. 2026
  • The industry’s research shows that secondary homes in high-risk areas are more likely to be uninsured than primary residences, Walker said.
    — Noelle Phillips, Denver Post, 16 Aug. 2026
Definition of residences
Noun
  • In the central English town of Stourbridge, where a huge blaze started Thursday, TV footage showed the fires consuming houses, with many left without roofs as flames burned inside the charred walls.
    — Angela Charlton, Los Angeles Times, 14 Aug. 2026
  • Timber roofs, wood floors and interior framing in historic buildings are extremely vulnerable to fire and can let fire jump building to building, but the load-bearing masonry shell often survives.
    — Giorgia Giardina, The Conversation, 13 Aug. 2026
Definition of roofs
Noun
  • We were guided to interior forests, aged tabby houses and waterway edges.
    — Maximilíano Durón, ARTnews.com, 11 Aug. 2026
  • But in Southern California’s wealthy foothill enclaves, event promoters are regularly transforming these types of regal estates into weekend party houses filled with young people who are willing to pay to enter.
    — Jazmin Alvarado, Los Angeles Times, 11 Aug. 2026
Definition of houses
Noun
  • The initial phases of Heartwood at Richmond Hill include an industrial park, retail spaces near the I-95 interchange, a three-school campus and about 1,000 homes.
    — Adam Van Brimmer, AJC.com, 17 Aug. 2026
  • OpenAI and Anthropic employees could theoretically pool their IPO windfalls and buy nearly 29% of all homes in the San Francisco metro area, according to Redfin.
    — Samantha Delouya, CNN Money, 17 Aug. 2026
Definition of homes

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