as in occupied
to be in a place for a period of time
We need to protect the forests and also the wildlife that inhabits them. The people who inhabit the island take great pride in their art.
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Recent Examples of inhabited
Max Rego, The Hill, 23 Sep. 2025
If Concordia is the first inhabited place to see the ring of fire, Mirny Station will be the second and final.
—Jamie Carter, Space.com, 23 Sep. 2025
Hilton Als, New Yorker, 24 Oct. 2025
Many wonders made the list, including royal burial grounds in Egypt, an Indonesian archipelago of 1,500 islands and Turkish cliffs formerly inhabited by Bronze Age troglodytes (cave dwellers).
—John Metcalfe, Mercury News, 24 Oct. 2025
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Verb
Ho also said Monday that his office will file charges concerning discharging a firearm into an inhabited building, assault with a semi-automatic firearm and personal use of a firearm.
—Max Rego, The Hill, 23 Sep. 2025
If Concordia is the first inhabited place to see the ring of fire, Mirny Station will be the second and final.
—Jamie Carter, Space.com, 23 Sep. 2025
Adjective
Move’s work was that not of a satirist but of a believer, of a terrific dancer who inhabited Graham’s genius.
—Hilton Als, New Yorker, 24 Oct. 2025
Many wonders made the list, including royal burial grounds in Egypt, an Indonesian archipelago of 1,500 islands and Turkish cliffs formerly inhabited by Bronze Age troglodytes (cave dwellers).
—John Metcalfe, Mercury News, 24 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for inhabited
Verb
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One of them was used in an attack on the bridge linking Russia and occupied Crimea in June, the SBU said.—
Tim Lister,
CNN Money,
25 Oct. 2025
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Today, many of them are occupied by a variety of shops, cafes, and antique markets just waiting to be explored.—
Erika Ebsworth-Goold,
Travel + Leisure,
25 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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The home is located on a quarter-acre of native and cultivated gardens and houses an art studio and yurt.—
Emma Reynolds,
Robb Report,
2 Feb. 2023
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And the archive, Golia said, reflects Didion’s cultivated awareness of her self-presentation.—
Jennifer Schuessler,
New York Times,
26 Jan. 2023
Verb
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Our editors lived with and used each bath sheet after showering, measuring absorbency, softness, and dry time.—
Jasmine Desiree,
Architectural Digest,
31 Oct. 2025
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KitKat, a 9-year-old cat who lived at Randa’s Market in San Francisco, was run over by a self-driving Waymo car on October 27, according to the store’s owners.—
Marni Rose McFall,
MSNBC Newsweek,
31 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Across the developed world, governments restricted mobility, closed businesses, and froze entire sectors.—
Ugo Troiano,
Oc Register,
25 Oct. 2025
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The United States has long had a gun violence problem unique to the developed world.—
Time,
Time,
23 Oct. 2025
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