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suitable for living in
the search for an inhabitable planet
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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.
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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
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
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Statistical estimates suggest that around 60,000 of them could host habitable planets.—
Rupendra Brahambhatt,
Interesting Engineering,
3 May 2026
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Curiosity is focused on understanding whether Mars once offered habitable conditions, studying ancient environments that could have supported microbial life.—
Samantha Mathewson,
Space.com,
1 May 2026
Adjective
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This is one of the details that shows the Halcyon Grand is more than just a showpiece, but a genuinely livable tiny home.—
Stefan Ionescu
May 06,
New Atlas,
6 May 2026
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Idahoans are struggling to maintain liveable conditions and are often forced out of their own homes due to rising property taxes.—
Rose Evans
May 6,
Idaho Statesman,
6 May 2026
Adjective
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Brunson scored eight points in his first 12 minutes and looked comfortable almost immediately.—
C.J. Holmes,
New York Daily News,
29 Apr. 2026
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The family documents describe comfortable lives and prosperous businesses blown apart by the war and the mounting Nazi menace.—
Andrew Silow-Carroll,
Sun Sentinel,
28 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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It cannot be targeted solely at civilian populations, but harm to civilians is acceptable.—
Charbel Mallo,
CNN Money,
3 May 2026
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However, a lot of the other content Cassie created would very much be acceptable, including any adult role play without reference to minors.—
Lizzie Lanuza,
StyleCaster,
3 May 2026
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“Inhabitable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/inhabitable. Accessed 10 May. 2026.
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