as in occupying
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 inhabiting
This is a unique portrait of families and their foibles, both amusing and annoying, superbly acted by an exceptional cast fully inhabiting their characters.
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David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 31 Aug. 2025
Below, Newsweek has compared the policies of several major airlines so passengers inhabiting larger bodies can know what to do when flying.
—Kate Plummer, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 Aug. 2025
Bridging animation and live action, daily life in New York and the complexities of being home in Casablanca, Bouchra is laced with pathos and familiarity, suffused with the political nuances of inhabiting multiple cultures.
—Christian Zilko, IndieWire, 7 Aug. 2025
Sound of Falling skips back and forth through time, alighting on moments of both horror and grace across a century in the lives of four women—adolescent and adult—inhabiting the same unsettled spaces.
—Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 5 Aug. 2025
David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 31 Aug. 2025
Below, Newsweek has compared the policies of several major airlines so passengers inhabiting larger bodies can know what to do when flying.
—Kate Plummer, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 Aug. 2025
Bridging animation and live action, daily life in New York and the complexities of being home in Casablanca, Bouchra is laced with pathos and familiarity, suffused with the political nuances of inhabiting multiple cultures.
—Christian Zilko, IndieWire, 7 Aug. 2025
Sound of Falling skips back and forth through time, alighting on moments of both horror and grace across a century in the lives of four women—adolescent and adult—inhabiting the same unsettled spaces.
—Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 5 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for inhabiting
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The first opened in 2010, occupying eight floors of the world’s tallest building, the Burj Khalifa in Dubai.—
Luisa Zargani,
Footwear News,
4 Sep. 2025
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After occupying a major role on Broadway for decades, Schumacher stepped down as president of Disney Theatrical in 2023, and segued to the role of chief creative officer.—
Caitlin Huston,
HollywoodReporter,
3 Sep. 2025
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Kirk spent around five formative years in Chicago, living just off Ashland and studying at the Theatre School at DePaul University alongside Judy Greer and then working in Chicago’s storefront scene in the late 1990s, founding a company called Saint Ed at the Chopin Theatre in Wicker Park.—
Chris Jones,
Chicago Tribune,
5 Sep. 2025
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If the Vegas Loop's current status and progress is any indication of how the Music City Loop will turn out, Nashville's underground tunnel will have a lot to prove to users before living up to the hype.—
Charles Singh,
Nashville Tennessean,
5 Sep. 2025
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“Inhabiting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/inhabiting. Accessed 11 Sep. 2025.
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