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
Two Chinas inhabit the American imagination: One is a technology and manufacturing superpower poised to lead the world.
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Li Yuan, New York Times, 13 May 2025
And once again, fans of the Lin-Manuel Miranda musical can see the show’s 18th-century characters inhabited by an all-new cast of actors.
—Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 May 2025
Hiaasen’s skill as a writer lies less in the virtuosity of his sentence-level prose than in the exuberant strangeness of his plots and the inner lives of the people who inhabit them.
—Amy Weiss-Meyer, The Atlantic, 8 May 2025
But the Netherlands wanted the approximately 500,000 Papuans who inhabited the territory—a largely Christian people who did not want unification with Muslim Indonesia—to achieve self-determination, charging Sukarno with being neo-imperialist.
—Timothy Naftali, Foreign Affairs, 2 May 2025
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Li Yuan, New York Times, 13 May 2025
And once again, fans of the Lin-Manuel Miranda musical can see the show’s 18th-century characters inhabited by an all-new cast of actors.
—Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 May 2025
Hiaasen’s skill as a writer lies less in the virtuosity of his sentence-level prose than in the exuberant strangeness of his plots and the inner lives of the people who inhabit them.
—Amy Weiss-Meyer, The Atlantic, 8 May 2025
But the Netherlands wanted the approximately 500,000 Papuans who inhabited the territory—a largely Christian people who did not want unification with Muslim Indonesia—to achieve self-determination, charging Sukarno with being neo-imperialist.
—Timothy Naftali, Foreign Affairs, 2 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for inhabit
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The Industrialist Facing the Barclays Center, The Industrialist occupies a four-story warehouse reimagined as an artist's sanctuary.—
Malik Peay,
USA Today,
24 May 2025
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One notable holdover from the prior films is providing a thread of lesbian desire, though Megan’s unrequited pining for Lori occupies a more marginal place in the narrative this time around.—
Dennis Harvey,
Variety,
23 May 2025
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Although President Donald Trump during the 2024 campaign said his administration would focus primarily on violent criminals living illegally in the United States, ICE agents have also been targeting foreign college students and other people who lack any history of violent crime.—
Trevor Hughes,
USA Today,
15 May 2025
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With the support of UNICEF USA through the support provided by its donors, like Eli Lilly and Company, UNICEF is strengthening health systems across Zimbabwe and in several other low- and middle-income countries to give kids like Kelly the best chance to live happy and healthy lives.—
Cynthia Tully,
Forbes.com,
14 May 2025
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“Inhabit.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/inhabit. Accessed 27 May. 2025.
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