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
On his own album, Granli inhabits each song with an arcane spirit, careful to never derail his fragile mystery.
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H.d. Angel, Pitchfork, 6 Feb. 2026
The grenades detonated on the terrace of a residential building, which was inhabited by a family with children, according to the AP.
—Rachel Wolf, FOXNews.com, 3 Feb. 2026
As described in The Independent, a monstrous eruption of lava approximately 182 million years ago eliminated the abundant dinosaur population that once inhabited this picturesque region.
—Maria Mocerino, Interesting Engineering, 1 Feb. 2026
Neither can male mountain lions or mule deer, both of which inhabit this dramatic desert.
—Lila Seidman, Los Angeles Times, 1 Feb. 2026
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H.d. Angel, Pitchfork, 6 Feb. 2026
The grenades detonated on the terrace of a residential building, which was inhabited by a family with children, according to the AP.
—Rachel Wolf, FOXNews.com, 3 Feb. 2026
As described in The Independent, a monstrous eruption of lava approximately 182 million years ago eliminated the abundant dinosaur population that once inhabited this picturesque region.
—Maria Mocerino, Interesting Engineering, 1 Feb. 2026
Neither can male mountain lions or mule deer, both of which inhabit this dramatic desert.
—Lila Seidman, Los Angeles Times, 1 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for inhabit
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On one side stood a dozen or so cages occupied by snow-white rats.—
Dhruv Khullar,
New Yorker,
9 Feb. 2026
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These are among the latest antisemitic conspiracy theories to be born from the Jeffrey Epstein files, following the document dump that has occupied online commentators for days.—
Grace Gilson,
Sun Sentinel,
9 Feb. 2026
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The most massive stars are going to be hotter, larger, bluer, more luminous, but also shorter-lived than the less massive stars.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
6 Feb. 2026
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Seated beside Soo Hoo was DRC co-owner Villaine, a living link to the DRC’s 1869 owner, Jacques-Marie Duvault-Blochet.—
Pin Yen Tan 9 min ago,
CNN Money,
6 Feb. 2026
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“Inhabit.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/inhabit. Accessed 17 Feb. 2026.
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