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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
Big Think, 20 Feb. 2026
But villages in the mountains surrounding Aomori get twice as much and hold the record for the most snow in an inhabited area at almost 60 feet.
—Larry Olmsted, Forbes.com, 28 Jan. 2026
Justin Salhani, The Dial, 5 Mar. 2026
The monument preserves centuries of Indigenous history and is one of the few national monuments still inhabited today.
—Tiffany Acosta, AZCentral.com, 5 Mar. 2026
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Adjective
Although there is indeed a vast Universe out there — a Universe where there are likely a myriad of untold lifeforms and possibly even civilizations out there — there is still no credible evidence for an inhabited world other than Earth.
—Big Think, 20 Feb. 2026
But villages in the mountains surrounding Aomori get twice as much and hold the record for the most snow in an inhabited area at almost 60 feet.
—Larry Olmsted, Forbes.com, 28 Jan. 2026
Verb
Some of these areas in the south are empty, but others are still inhabited.
—Justin Salhani, The Dial, 5 Mar. 2026
The monument preserves centuries of Indigenous history and is one of the few national monuments still inhabited today.
—Tiffany Acosta, AZCentral.com, 5 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for inhabited
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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For many longtime viewers, the conclusion of that program marks the fading of a format that once occupied a central place in American culture.—
Hanna Wickes,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
12 Mar. 2026
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The Orange County Board of Supervisors is guaranteed at least a bit of fresh representation this election cycle, as four candidates with civic leadership experience will contest for the open 4th District seat occupied by outgoing Supervisor Doug Chaffee.—
Claire Wang,
Oc Register,
11 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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Deer hear better than humans, but not nearly as well as predators like cougars, which have large, highly developed auditory bullae.—
Jeff Wilson,
Outdoor Life,
11 Mar. 2026
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In the developed world, 1 to 2 percent of adults get swept up in its squall, with men over 30 and post-menopausal women most at risk.—
Jan Steyn,
The Dial,
10 Mar. 2026
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This one, in the lower Greenfield neighborhood where O’Connor’s father — the late Pittsburgh Mayor Bob O’Connor — lived, is no different.—
Salena Zito,
Washington Post,
12 Mar. 2026
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The game certainly lived up to the hype.—
Jordan McPherson,
Miami Herald,
12 Mar. 2026
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