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
  • Of those, 25,325 have been declared habitable, allowing residents to return, while 9,866 have been classified as suitable only for restricted occupancy because of structural damage requiring repairs or continuous monitoring.
    Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 4 Aug. 2026
  • Others just want someone to tell them their house can be habitable again.
    Julimar Valentina Rivas Perez, NBC news, 24 July 2026
Adjective
  • Joanna Gaines and the team at Magnolia have mastered the art of storytelling, creating home collections that feel both elevated and effortlessly livable.
    Casey DelBasso, ABC News, 6 Aug. 2026
  • The Economist Intelligence Unit has repeatedly named Vienna among the most livable cities, while Austria’s Global Peace Index score puts it in sixth place among the most peaceful countries in the world.
    Lydia Mansel, Travel + Leisure, 2 Aug. 2026
Adjective
  • The best styles are super comfortable while also feeling way more elegant than an ordinary sweatsuit.
    Cheryl Wagemann, InStyle, 7 Aug. 2026
  • The budget-friendly, yet comfortable, micro-hotel is an oasis of art and design on an otherwise hectic street.
    Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 7 Aug. 2026
Adjective
  • While not risk-free, researchers consider dronabinol an acceptable treatment option for nightmares in people with PTSD.
    Dario Sabaghi, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2026
  • Instead, there’s a range of percentages—called the acceptable macronutrient distribution range—recommended for each individual macronutrient.
    Jillian Kubala, HEALTH, 7 Aug. 2026

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“Inhabitable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/inhabitable. Accessed 14 Aug. 2026.

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