Thesaurus results for INHABIT

inhabit

verb

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 Part of what makes the novel riveting, even in its more eventless phases, is Knausgaard’s ability to inhabit the mind of such a person. —

Literary Hub, 15 Jan. 2026 Then, as ever, Petro had seemed to inhabit his own thoughts, speaking for more than two hours on a sprawling range of topics. —

Jon Lee Anderson, New Yorker, 15 Jan. 2026 Two couples inhabit this quiet novel set in a small village near Bristol in 1962. —

The Know, Denver Post, 11 Jan. 2026 Horses, which inhabited a historic Hollywood space and survived the notoriety of an acrimonious divorce between its two founding chefs, closed abruptly in late December. —

Laurie Ochoa, Los Angeles Times, 11 Jan. 2026 See All Example Sentences for inhabit

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The final part of the dormancy evolution puzzle is what ecologists refer to as the ecological niche a species occupies — the specific set of conditions that species evolved to exploit or the conditions under which that species is likely to be more successful when compared to other species.

— Paul Cappiello, Louisville Courier Journal, 9 Jan. 2026
Inside, authorities found fresh groceries, animals, and other signs that people are actively occupying some of the units.

— Nina Burns, CBS News, 9 Jan. 2026