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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
Quanta Magazine, 27 Mar. 2026
Within the Milky Way galaxy, alone, there are billions of potentially inhabited worlds.
—Big Think, 23 Mar. 2026
Theater Critic, Los Angeles Times, 1 Apr. 2026
His reputation for meticulous period work will be central to recreating the world Wong Howe inhabited across more than five decades in Hollywood, from the silent era through the Golden Age of cinema.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 25 Mar. 2026
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In the summer of 1912, word reached Robert Fiske Griggs that the apocalypse had arrived on Kodiak, an inhabited island off the coast of Alaska.
—Quanta Magazine, 27 Mar. 2026
Within the Milky Way galaxy, alone, there are billions of potentially inhabited worlds.
—Big Think, 23 Mar. 2026
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There’s not a moment in the play that isn’t deeply inhabited by a cast that understands the value of listening.
—Theater Critic, Los Angeles Times, 1 Apr. 2026
His reputation for meticulous period work will be central to recreating the world Wong Howe inhabited across more than five decades in Hollywood, from the silent era through the Golden Age of cinema.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 25 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
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But Israel's military told them explicitly not to, and Lebanese army vehicles were still blocking the path to some southern areas on Friday, the BBC reported, including the entrance to Khiam, which is still occupied by Israeli soldiers.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
17 Apr. 2026
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Syria — which occupied a dismal third place in 2024 — has made the most dramatic exit, plunging all the way to 33rd following the fall of the Assad regime.—
Steve H. Hanke,
Fortune,
16 Apr. 2026
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The country’s ratio of cars to chargers remains one of the most lopsided in the developed world.—
Bloomberg,
Mercury News,
8 Apr. 2026
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But critics say the United States is an outlier in the developed world in its lack of IVF regulations, and no reliable databases track errors at IVF clinics across the country.—
Elizabeth Chuck,
NBC news,
3 Apr. 2026
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Duggan lived and worked in China for about five years before his arrest, corporate records showed.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
16 Apr. 2026
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LaMelo Ball beat his chest and shouted a few choice words, exhilarated after draining the bucket that ensured the Charlotte Hornets lived to play another day.—
Roderick Boone,
Charlotte Observer,
15 Apr. 2026
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