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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
Lee Billings, Scientific American, 21 Jan. 2026
Louisiana’s only inhabited barrier island, Grand Isle, is a secret paradise with some of the best fishing in the world.
—Kristy Christiansen, Southern Living, 31 Dec. 2025
Mekita Rivas, Architectural Digest, 12 Feb. 2026
The real International Space Station, 250 miles above Earth, has been inhabited by more than 290 individuals from 26 countries since 2000.
—Rodney Ho, AJC.com, 11 Feb. 2026
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Adjective
The list of sizable debris that has fallen to Earth too close for comfort to inhabited areas is worrisomely long.
—Lee Billings, Scientific American, 21 Jan. 2026
Louisiana’s only inhabited barrier island, Grand Isle, is a secret paradise with some of the best fishing in the world.
—Kristy Christiansen, Southern Living, 31 Dec. 2025
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Nevertheless, Love Story, FX’s new limited series which premiered February 12, attempts to bring fans into the most intimate spaces inhabited by the late political heir and his savvy, stylish wife.
—Mekita Rivas, Architectural Digest, 12 Feb. 2026
The real International Space Station, 250 miles above Earth, has been inhabited by more than 290 individuals from 26 countries since 2000.
—Rodney Ho, AJC.com, 11 Feb. 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
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The spot is currently occupied by a low placeholder building, covered with colorful graffiti-style murals, and a beer garden.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
26 Feb. 2026
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With his winters and springs occupied, Harper typically gets inquiries about a certain fall sport.—
Michael Osipoff,
Chicago Tribune,
26 Feb. 2026
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At the trade deadline last season, centres with less developed defensive resumes like Luke Kunin and Nico Sturm returned a fourth-round pick for their respective teams.—
Thomas Drance,
New York Times,
17 Feb. 2026
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Russia has been overtly aggressive while China is more clever and subtle, using tactics such as intellectual property theft and economic penetration of less developed countries.—
Rachel Royster,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
14 Feb. 2026
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Pierce County court records show that a woman who lived at the address last May obtained a one-year protection order against her 32-year-old son.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
26 Feb. 2026
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Most of these people have lived there before.—
Dalton Ross,
Entertainment Weekly,
26 Feb. 2026
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