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
The buildout is sometimes delayed by regulations like mandates that cables run underground in bird habitats, Down To Earth magazine reported.
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J.d. Capelouto, semafor.com, 10 Nov. 2025
Other rivers, most notably the Whanganui River in New Zealand, have received personhood protections, which are enabling local Indigenous communities to begin the long process of restoring natural flows and habitats.
—Debra Utacia Krol, AZCentral.com, 10 Nov. 2025
And there’s also an argument that humans shouldn’t be going to planets and moons at all and should instead stick to building space stations and other sorts of artificial orbital habitats.
—Lee Billings, Scientific American, 10 Nov. 2025
Experts say this is partly because bears are increasingly venturing out of their traditional habitats and into urban areas in search of food.
—Jessie Yeung, CNN Money, 7 Nov. 2025
The agency is also urging people to keep pets on a leash when recreating outdoors, particularly near riparian habitats, which are where moose prefer to live.
—Fernando Cervantes Jr, USA Today, 7 Nov. 2025
The county was reminded over and over again that destruction of rare native habitats is a violation of environmental law.
—U T Readers, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Nov. 2025
Marsh, and hammock habitats to explore.
—Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 1 Nov. 2025
Specimens were captured at elevations from 98 feet to nearly 4,000 feet above sea level in mountainous habitats.
—Lauren Liebhaber, Miami Herald, 30 Oct. 2025
J.d. Capelouto, semafor.com, 10 Nov. 2025
Other rivers, most notably the Whanganui River in New Zealand, have received personhood protections, which are enabling local Indigenous communities to begin the long process of restoring natural flows and habitats.
—Debra Utacia Krol, AZCentral.com, 10 Nov. 2025
And there’s also an argument that humans shouldn’t be going to planets and moons at all and should instead stick to building space stations and other sorts of artificial orbital habitats.
—Lee Billings, Scientific American, 10 Nov. 2025
Experts say this is partly because bears are increasingly venturing out of their traditional habitats and into urban areas in search of food.
—Jessie Yeung, CNN Money, 7 Nov. 2025
The agency is also urging people to keep pets on a leash when recreating outdoors, particularly near riparian habitats, which are where moose prefer to live.
—Fernando Cervantes Jr, USA Today, 7 Nov. 2025
The county was reminded over and over again that destruction of rare native habitats is a violation of environmental law.
—U T Readers, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Nov. 2025
Marsh, and hammock habitats to explore.
—Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 1 Nov. 2025
Specimens were captured at elevations from 98 feet to nearly 4,000 feet above sea level in mountainous habitats.
—Lauren Liebhaber, Miami Herald, 30 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for habitats
Noun
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Across Ohio, homes sold at a median of $245,000 during August, down 2% from $250,000 in July.—
USA TODAY Network,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
12 Nov. 2025
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This piece, created in 1916, shows the details of Klimt’s last summer in his Attersee haven, with trees and various homes seen dotting the area’s lake.—
Nicole Hoey,
Robb Report,
12 Nov. 2025
Noun
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That phase of growth entails other new territories for the brand, including beauty.—
James Manso,
Footwear News,
6 Nov. 2025
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Equal Justice Initiative Dred and Harriet Scott sued for their freedom based on having lived in free territories, a legal strategy that had previously succeeded in Missouri.—
Equal Justice Initiative,
USA Today,
6 Nov. 2025
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The research team underlined that the future work will explore other co-intercalants and optimize electrolytes for even wider temperature ranges.—
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra,
Interesting Engineering,
6 Nov. 2025
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Pooling of sea water is possible around high tide at beach and harbor areas that is uncommon with normal tidal ranges.—
CA Weather Bot,
Sacbee.com,
5 Nov. 2025
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“Habitats.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/habitats. Accessed 14 Nov. 2025.
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