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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 habitats
Sea level changes during the late Cretaceous enabled dinosaurs like tyrannosaurids, ceratopsids, hadrosaurids and pachycephalosaurids to evolve as their habitats were transformed due to regressive and transgressive cycles of the Western Interior Seaway.
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Michelle Del Rey, USA Today, 27 Oct. 2025
Meanwhile, climate change, as well as unsustainable coastal and marine development, has affected and, at times, destroyed green turtle habitats.
—Becca Longmire, PEOPLE, 27 Oct. 2025
With over a hundred native species, there is a goldenrod adapted to all types of habitats.
—Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 27 Oct. 2025
Environmental advocates have long decried the overuse of public lands for grazing in the Southwest as detrimental to the conservation of the region’s rare river habitats.
—John Leos, AZCentral.com, 25 Oct. 2025
Gray said that Audubon and its partners will apply remote sensing technology to areas in Latin America that are part of Conserva Aves, a program that will ultimately protect about 100 areas with important habitats.
—Jeff Young, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Oct. 2025
Dugongs, however, live exclusively in saltwater habitats.
—Aspen Pflughoeft, Miami Herald, 23 Oct. 2025
With the Artemis program aiming to return humans to the Moon soon, finding safe and sustainable habitats is a top priority.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 23 Oct. 2025
Plants to Always Leave Standing The dry stems of certain native perennials offer excellent nesting habitats for around 25% of native bee species that utilize cavity nesting.
—Benjamin Vogt, Better Homes & Gardens, 20 Oct. 2025
Michelle Del Rey, USA Today, 27 Oct. 2025
Meanwhile, climate change, as well as unsustainable coastal and marine development, has affected and, at times, destroyed green turtle habitats.
—Becca Longmire, PEOPLE, 27 Oct. 2025
With over a hundred native species, there is a goldenrod adapted to all types of habitats.
—Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 27 Oct. 2025
Environmental advocates have long decried the overuse of public lands for grazing in the Southwest as detrimental to the conservation of the region’s rare river habitats.
—John Leos, AZCentral.com, 25 Oct. 2025
Gray said that Audubon and its partners will apply remote sensing technology to areas in Latin America that are part of Conserva Aves, a program that will ultimately protect about 100 areas with important habitats.
—Jeff Young, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Oct. 2025
Dugongs, however, live exclusively in saltwater habitats.
—Aspen Pflughoeft, Miami Herald, 23 Oct. 2025
With the Artemis program aiming to return humans to the Moon soon, finding safe and sustainable habitats is a top priority.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 23 Oct. 2025
Plants to Always Leave Standing The dry stems of certain native perennials offer excellent nesting habitats for around 25% of native bee species that utilize cavity nesting.
—Benjamin Vogt, Better Homes & Gardens, 20 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for habitats
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Beyond the shock factor, Crow hopes her video inspires others with old jetted tubs to check theirs, and encourages empathy for people maintaining older homes.—
Jordan Greene,
PEOPLE,
29 Oct. 2025
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The half- and full-floor homes also feature scenic private terraces.—
Abby Montanez,
Robb Report,
28 Oct. 2025
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Leaders of Pacific countries and territories, including China’s Xi Jinping, are gathering in South Korea for a major summit Friday.—
Helen Regan,
CNN Money,
31 Oct. 2025
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Beta Cinema sold it to more than 30 territories world-wide, including the US, UK, Australia, France, Germany, Japan and China.—
Melanie Goodfellow,
Deadline,
30 Oct. 2025
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The survey polled 16,946 Americans, who self-reported their height and weight, then Gallup relied on body mass index (BMI) calculations — the historically flawed measurement traditionally used by medical professionals to determine healthy weight ranges — to determine who qualified as obese.—
Cara Lynn Shultz,
PEOPLE,
29 Oct. 2025
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Juvia’s Place has become a household name for bold colors and inclusive shade ranges.—
Essence,
Essence,
29 Oct. 2025
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“Habitats.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/habitats. Accessed 31 Oct. 2025.
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