habitats

plural of habitat
as in homes
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 habitats To find out which plants are native to your area, call the extension program at your local state university or visit Homegrown National Park, a nonprofit organization with information about creating backyard habitats. — Karen Hugg, Washington Post, 11 Oct. 2026 Rising sea levels risk submerging low-lying habitats, and increasingly severe droughts threaten to dry up food and shade. — Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 10 Oct. 2026 Encompassing 1,800 acres, the park protects some of the state’s most sensitive—and dazzling—marine habitats, including Shell Key, an undeveloped barrier island. — Kristin Granero, Travel + Leisure, 9 Oct. 2026 Many of the butterflies have already left for central Mexico, but ComEd’s effort signals a broader trend to transform right of way areas into supportive habitats. — Susan Degrane, Chicago Tribune, 8 Oct. 2026 As part of this, the Power Tower is envisioned by Blue Origin as the core of a microgrid of such towers connected together to charge rovers, habitats, and mining or ISRU (In-Situ Resource Utilization) processing units. — David Szondy october 07, New Atlas, 7 Oct. 2026 Eco effort At the end of last year, Banyan Tree established the Rewilding Banyan Fund, set up to help restore natural habitats and increase biodiversity at all Banyan Group properties. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Oct. 2026 Since nature does not abide by the legal boundaries between species and their habitats, damaging the habitat can result in the loss of the species. — Timothy Randhir, The Conversation, 1 Oct. 2026 Their populations were first threatened in the late 1800s when nonnative trout that fed on tadpoles were introduced to their habitats for recreational fishing. — ABC News, 29 Sep. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for habitats
Noun
  • Officials are also continuing to monitor coastal homes that were red- and yellow-tagged during the weekend onslaught.
    — Deborah Vankin, Los Angeles Times, 12 Oct. 2026
  • The production took its time finding homes that felt lived in and signaled the class of the families inside them.
    — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 12 Oct. 2026
Noun
  • This year there are 339 exhibiting companies and institutions from 32 countries and territories, 17% more than last year.
    — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 10 Oct. 2026
  • But reports show that 52 states and territories took the money, and Florida was the one holdout.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 10 Oct. 2026
Noun
  • SoFi rate ranges are current as of 9/3/2026 and are subject to change at any time.
    — Jasmin Suknanan, CNBC, 6 Oct. 2026
  • The geographic spread ranges from Australia to South Africa, India to Mexico, South Korea to Spain, Brazil to Greece, and beyond.
    — Maximilíano Durón, ARTnews.com, 6 Oct. 2026

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“Habitats.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/habitats. Accessed 14 Oct. 2026.

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