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suitable for living in
the search for an inhabitable planet
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Recent Examples of inhabitable
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.
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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
With the pay increase in playing ball overseas, athletes still live in inhabitable conditions and sacrifice familial memories.
—Essence, 8 Oct. 2025
Built atop one of Europe’s largest iron ore mines, the land underneath the town has been hollowed out by extensive mining making parts of it inhabitable.
—Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 20 Sep. 2025
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
With the pay increase in playing ball overseas, athletes still live in inhabitable conditions and sacrifice familial memories.
—Essence, 8 Oct. 2025
Built atop one of Europe’s largest iron ore mines, the land underneath the town has been hollowed out by extensive mining making parts of it inhabitable.
—Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 20 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for inhabitable
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If the fraction of potentially habitable planets that wind up producing technologically advanced aliens is just 1%, instead, the average civilization lifetime could then be raised to 500,000 years and still be consistent with our non-detection of the presence of intelligent aliens.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
4 Mar. 2026
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The mission’s detailed investigation of Europa will help scientists better understand the astrobiological potential for habitable worlds beyond our planet.—
Richard Tribou,
The Orlando Sentinel,
4 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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For example, Roberts notes that if your kitchen is unusable but the rest of the house is still considered livable, your insurer might provide a temporary solution like a two-burner stove, rather than pay for a full hotel stay.—
Tribune News Service,
Baltimore Sun,
4 Mar. 2026
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When communities embrace thoughtful change and invest in people-centric development, the results are more livable, sustainable, and ultimately, more affordable.—
Jason Haber,
Sun Sentinel,
3 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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There are 38 one-bedroom forest bungalows, ranging from cozy and comfortable to spacious and grandiose.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
4 Mar. 2026
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Fiscal buffers Fiscal stimulus and subsidies could cushion some of the inflationary impact and relatively benign price pressures heading into 2026, providing a relatively comfortable starting point.—
Anniek Bao,
CNBC,
4 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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Violence at a protest is never acceptable.—
Rocco Parascandola,
New York Daily News,
8 Mar. 2026
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That demand has triggered delicate internal maneuvering within the government as officials attempt to identify potential replacements who could be acceptable both to Washington and to influential factions within Venezuela’s armed forces.—
Antonio María Delgado,
Miami Herald,
7 Mar. 2026
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“Inhabitable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/inhabitable. Accessed 9 Mar. 2026.
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