inhabitable

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Recent Examples of inhabitable To hope is to give yourself to the future—and that commitment to the future is what makes the present inhabitable. Literary Hub, 6 May 2026 The home is no longer inhabitable, and the Steaves plan to live with family in the area. Leondra Head, CBS News, 17 Mar. 2026 But in the present day, with the glade abandoned, the only hope for construction to stop is for Mabel to find a beaver — a keystone species — that can once again make the area inhabitable. Wilson Chapman, IndieWire, 2 Mar. 2026 During summer, this broad swath of the Mojave Desert is borderline inhabitable. Graham Averill, Outside, 23 Feb. 2026 Back then, the Red Planet was regarded as marginally inhabitable. New Atlas, 15 Feb. 2026 Without the mass import of the wet stuff from parts north and east, much of Southern and Central California would be barely inhabitable. James Rainey, Los Angeles Times, 22 Jan. 2026 The effects of it — the societal collapse, the potential for a planet that becomes inhabitable, the domino effects of countries behaving badly and economies collapsing because of climate change — are very real issues that should be front and center of our conversations right now. Randall Colburn, Entertainment Weekly, 8 Dec. 2025 Or has our world become a little bit too inhabitable? Lily Ford, HollywoodReporter, 12 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for inhabitable
Adjective
  • Requirements are the key element of a NASA planning document like this, the bureaucratic currency by which NASA buys off on the safety of a spacecraft, such as the amount of habitable volume the agency requires.
    Eric Berger, ArsTechnica, 10 July 2026
  • Fans are eagerly anticipating the third season of The Ark following season 2’s thrilling cliffhanger finale, where the crew of Ark One discovered a habitable, human-friendly planet.
    Paul Brett, Space.com, 10 July 2026
Adjective
  • Everyone knows that the key to a livable, functioning home is to first keep it clutter-free.
    Betsy Cribb Watson, Southern Living, 11 July 2026
  • One of the few big cities that make this list, Bologna consistently ranks as one of the best places to live in a region that consistently ranks as one of the most efficient and livable in Italy.
    Elizabeth Heath, Travel + Leisure, 10 July 2026
Adjective
  • From the uber-soft pillows and crisp, cool sheets to the big fluffy robe and cozy slippers, the best hotels in the world know a thing or two about keeping their guests comfortable.
    Meaghan Kenny, Condé Nast Traveler, 16 July 2026
  • While my wife and I went sightseeing, the JW team made sure my in-laws were comfortable, checked on, and treated with genuine care.
    Rafael Peña, Miami Herald, 16 July 2026
Adjective
  • Most companies wrote acceptable-use policies for safety and data.
    Emily Lewis-Pinnell, Forbes.com, 10 July 2026
  • The Nimbus Flat North Beach area had two measurements within acceptable levels after its water first tested above the threshold on June 23.
    Camila Pedrosa, Sacbee.com, 9 July 2026

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“Inhabitable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/inhabitable. Accessed 17 Jul. 2026.

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