as in to occupy
to be in a place for a period of time
We need to protect the forests and also the wildlife that inhabits them. The people who inhabit the island take great pride in their art.
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Recent Examples of inhabit
It has been inhabited and altered by monarchs for centuries.
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Stephanie Nolasco , Ashley Papa, FOXNews.com, 17 Sep. 2025
But the online world Robinson inhabited looked markedly different.
—Jesus Mesa, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Sep. 2025
Holding court on Captain’s Row—an area of the village inhabited by sea captains during the 19th century when the town was a thriving whaling port—the stately Greek Revival home was built in the 1840s and is known as Pond View for its scenic locale overlooking Otter Pond and Sag Harbor Cove.
—Wendy Bowman, Robb Report, 17 Sep. 2025
The trillions of bacteria that inhabit our digestive system have a profound impact on how the immune system functions.
—William A. Haseltine, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2025
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Stephanie Nolasco , Ashley Papa, FOXNews.com, 17 Sep. 2025
But the online world Robinson inhabited looked markedly different.
—Jesus Mesa, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Sep. 2025
Holding court on Captain’s Row—an area of the village inhabited by sea captains during the 19th century when the town was a thriving whaling port—the stately Greek Revival home was built in the 1840s and is known as Pond View for its scenic locale overlooking Otter Pond and Sag Harbor Cove.
—Wendy Bowman, Robb Report, 17 Sep. 2025
The trillions of bacteria that inhabit our digestive system have a profound impact on how the immune system functions.
—William A. Haseltine, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for inhabit
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William Byron, Chase Briscoe, and Joey Logano occupy the sixth, seventh, and eighth places in the same order.—
Saajan Jogia,
MSNBC Newsweek,
1 Oct. 2025
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Blair would bring years of political and negotiating experience to the task after occupying 10 Downing Street for a decade and later acting as an international envoy in the Middle East.—
Tim Lister,
CNN Money,
1 Oct. 2025
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Working to live and living to work?—
USA TODAY,
USA Today,
28 Sep. 2025
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After Willa’s bedroom was built onto the small house, the cottage was dressed to show the accumulation of the years the father and daughter had lived there.—
Pat Saperstein,
Variety,
27 Sep. 2025
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“Inhabit.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/inhabit. Accessed 2 Oct. 2025.
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