as in habitable
suitable for living in
the search for an inhabitable planet
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Recent Examples of inhabitable
The home is no longer inhabitable, and the Steaves plan to live with family in the area.
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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
With the pay increase in playing ball overseas, athletes still live in inhabitable conditions and sacrifice familial memories.
—Essence, 8 Oct. 2025
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
With the pay increase in playing ball overseas, athletes still live in inhabitable conditions and sacrifice familial memories.
—Essence, 8 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for inhabitable
Adjective
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Later, it was decided that this module, to provide power and propulsion, would launch in tandem with a habitable volume known as the Habitation and Logistics Outpost (HALO) in 2024.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
24 Apr. 2026
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Seeking the perfect target The Curiosity rover landed in Gale Crater on Mars in 2012 with the goal of determining whether the planet were ever habitable.—
Ashley Strickland,
CNN Money,
24 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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Add cozy furniture and decor to make your patio feel inviting and livable.—
Sarah Lyon,
The Spruce,
19 Apr. 2026
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Asad is an advocate for livable cities.—
Haylee Rea,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
17 Apr. 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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And the rules governing acceptable care and safety measures become much less clear.—
Elisabeth Rosenthal,
Miami Herald,
24 Apr. 2026
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Sunday-Best Attire Speaking of outfits, the Kentucky Derby isn’t the type of affair where ballcaps and T-shirts are acceptable attire.—
Tara Massouleh McCay,
Southern Living,
24 Apr. 2026
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“Inhabitable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/inhabitable. Accessed 30 Apr. 2026.
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