Thesaurus results for INHABIT

inhabit

verb

Definition of inhabit

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.

Related Words

Relevance

Example Sentences

Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to show current usage. Read More Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.

Recent Examples of inhabit Here was a way to inhabit the dark enfilades and flood them at least intermittently with light. — Cynthia Zarin, Harpers Magazine, 4 Aug. 2026 Rather than illustrating emotion, the music creates the emotional landscape the characters already inhabit. — Jd Linville, Variety, 3 Aug. 2026 Village Retail Saturday Makers’ Market The Village Retail Maker’s Market will once again inhabit the Shed at Ponce City Market. — Elizabeth Green, AJC.com, 30 July 2026 Towns on the region’s fertile lowlands, once inhabited by Azerbaijani farmers and traders, were abandoned, then they were looted, landmined and turned into military buffer zones. — Literary Hub, 30 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for inhabit

Recent Examples of Synonyms for inhabit

Verb

The craft were shot down over 16 Russian regions, occupied Crimea, the Sea of Azov and the Black Sea.

— David Brennan, ABC News, 16 Aug. 2026
The primary bedroom and bathroom occupies the top level as copious loft over the living room.

— David Caraccio, Sacbee.com, 15 Aug. 2026

Definition of occupy

Verb

Studies have found, for example, that hospice patients with congestive heart failure or lung cancer live about a month longer, on average, than similar patients in the standard medical system.

— Kim Clark, CBS News, 13 Aug. 2026
For many younger Cubans, Castro remains an icon, but his influence is less immediate for them than for older generations who lived under his leadership.

— ABC News, ABC News, 13 Aug. 2026