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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 inhabits
Her brand, founded in 2020, inhabits a unique space in womenswear—between intergenerational handcraft and textile innovation.
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Gemma A. Williams, Forbes, 9 Mar. 2025
Shear inhabits Sam with enough neuroses to make Alvy Singer look like George Clooney.
—Christian Zilko, IndieWire, 8 Mar. 2025
On the screen, a younger man, who is probably but not necessarily the narrator nervously paces about while an older man confidently inhabits his study.
—Philip Tinari, Artforum, 1 Mar. 2025
It is caused by certain strains of Staphylococcus aureus, a relatively common bacterium that frequently inhabits the eyes, ears, navel, and groin.
—William Truswell, Verywell Health, 28 Feb. 2025
Even as the plot twists become a bit far-fetched, the world George inhabits remains grounded in our own.
—Judy Berman, TIME, 20 Feb. 2025
The business inhabits about 12,000 square feet of real estate within Wheat Ridge’s eclectic Gold’s Marketplace strip center where visitors will find lanes for recreational bowling, an in-house brewery, and a retail bike shop, plus food and drinks.
—Tiney Ricciardi, The Denver Post, 23 Jan. 2025
Sure, the hockey team that inhabits that room has played a lot better over the past five weeks.
—Corey Masisak, The Denver Post, 19 Jan. 2025
The new Times piece also highlighted a new addition to the Disneyland attraction, as the attraction will reopen with a new scene depicting the storied bride who inhabits the ride's attic sequence.
—EW.com, 17 Jan. 2025
Gemma A. Williams, Forbes, 9 Mar. 2025
Shear inhabits Sam with enough neuroses to make Alvy Singer look like George Clooney.
—Christian Zilko, IndieWire, 8 Mar. 2025
On the screen, a younger man, who is probably but not necessarily the narrator nervously paces about while an older man confidently inhabits his study.
—Philip Tinari, Artforum, 1 Mar. 2025
It is caused by certain strains of Staphylococcus aureus, a relatively common bacterium that frequently inhabits the eyes, ears, navel, and groin.
—William Truswell, Verywell Health, 28 Feb. 2025
Even as the plot twists become a bit far-fetched, the world George inhabits remains grounded in our own.
—Judy Berman, TIME, 20 Feb. 2025
The business inhabits about 12,000 square feet of real estate within Wheat Ridge’s eclectic Gold’s Marketplace strip center where visitors will find lanes for recreational bowling, an in-house brewery, and a retail bike shop, plus food and drinks.
—Tiney Ricciardi, The Denver Post, 23 Jan. 2025
Sure, the hockey team that inhabits that room has played a lot better over the past five weeks.
—Corey Masisak, The Denver Post, 19 Jan. 2025
The new Times piece also highlighted a new addition to the Disneyland attraction, as the attraction will reopen with a new scene depicting the storied bride who inhabits the ride's attic sequence.
—EW.com, 17 Jan. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for inhabits
occupies
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Built in 1985, Wells Fargo Plaza occupies an acre of land at B Street and Fifth Avenue.—
Jennifer Van Grove,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
11 Apr. 2025
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The Heisman Trophy runner-up ranks as the third overall prospect on our latest consensus big board and occupies the same spot on our draft guru Dane Brugler’s top 100 players.—
Austin Mock,
New York Times,
10 Apr. 2025
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