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
This otherworldly dimension is inhabited by vengeful spirits and demons that seek to infiltrate the world of the living, often resulting in terrifying consequences for those who come across it.
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Justin Kroll, Deadline, 13 Apr. 2026
Hameed provides the voice and remote puppetry, while Shah inhabits the bear costume onstage.
—ABC News, 12 Apr. 2026
At the point of impact, where buildings shatter and flesh is shredded, the war inhabits the material world of awful human consequences.
—Fintan O’Toole, The New York Review of Books, 9 Apr. 2026
The set stayed two-dimensional, flat, a place observed but never inhabited.
—Tim Requarth, Longreads, 9 Apr. 2026
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Justin Kroll, Deadline, 13 Apr. 2026
Hameed provides the voice and remote puppetry, while Shah inhabits the bear costume onstage.
—ABC News, 12 Apr. 2026
At the point of impact, where buildings shatter and flesh is shredded, the war inhabits the material world of awful human consequences.
—Fintan O’Toole, The New York Review of Books, 9 Apr. 2026
The set stayed two-dimensional, flat, a place observed but never inhabited.
—Tim Requarth, Longreads, 9 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for inhabit
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Russia occupies about 20% of Ukraine.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
14 Apr. 2026
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Instead, Kahan occupies a funny spot in the pop-music cosmos—music for people who own too much performance fleece to embrace the bombast of Taylor Swift but aren’t quite feral enough for the cacophony of Geese.—
Amanda Petrusich,
New Yorker,
13 Apr. 2026
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One neighbor who attended the meeting told the board that a man who lived at the lot had been walking up and down the wash with what appeared to be an AR-15 and a crack pipe in his mouth, pointing the rifle at the homes.—
Ruben Vives,
Los Angeles Times,
17 Apr. 2026
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Amin lives with her dog, Jojo, and cat, Katyosha, who haven’t ventured back into the basement since the flooding began.—
Madeline King,
Chicago Tribune,
17 Apr. 2026
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“Inhabit.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/inhabit. Accessed 18 Apr. 2026.
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