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also liveable
as in inhabitable
suitable for living in
after we added some furniture and painted the walls, the apartment was livable
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Recent Examples of livable
The pint-sized tiny house only measures 172 sq ft (16 sq m), but squeezes in a livable interior for one or two people to live full-time off-grid.
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New Atlas, 28 Dec. 2025
The Economist Intelligence Unit has repeatedly named Vienna among the most livable cities, while Austria’s Global Peace Index score puts it in fourth place among the most peaceful countries in the world.
—Lydia Mansel, Travel + Leisure, 27 Dec. 2025
Kennedy says mixing and matching these items helps create a table that feels both relaxed and more livable.
—Patricia Shannon, Southern Living, 23 Dec. 2025
Combined with exterior coatings, that could warm their interior to a livable temperature of around 68 degrees Fahrenheit (20 degrees Celsius), according to Wordsworth.
—Claire Cameron, Scientific American, 18 Dec. 2025
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New Atlas, 28 Dec. 2025
The Economist Intelligence Unit has repeatedly named Vienna among the most livable cities, while Austria’s Global Peace Index score puts it in fourth place among the most peaceful countries in the world.
—Lydia Mansel, Travel + Leisure, 27 Dec. 2025
Kennedy says mixing and matching these items helps create a table that feels both relaxed and more livable.
—Patricia Shannon, Southern Living, 23 Dec. 2025
Combined with exterior coatings, that could warm their interior to a livable temperature of around 68 degrees Fahrenheit (20 degrees Celsius), according to Wordsworth.
—Claire Cameron, Scientific American, 18 Dec. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for livable
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The effects of it — the societal collapse, the potential for a planet that becomes inhabitable, the domino effects of countries behaving badly and economies collapsing because of climate change — are very real issues that should be front and center of our conversations right now.—
Randall Colburn,
Entertainment Weekly,
8 Dec. 2025
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Or has our world become a little bit too inhabitable?—
Lily Ford,
HollywoodReporter,
12 Oct. 2025
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The comfortable four-way stretch fabric makes these feel like your favorite pair of yoga pants, while looking elegant and dressed to the nines.—
Caroline Hughes,
Travel + Leisure,
7 Jan. 2026
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Baggy Jean Looking for jeans that feel comfortable and look put-together?—
Nicol Natale,
PEOPLE,
7 Jan. 2026
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In a distant future where Earth is dying, humanity pins its hopes on finding a habitable home amongst the stars.—
Alan Bradley,
Space.com,
5 Jan. 2026
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The mission’s detailed investigation of Europa will help scientists better understand the astrobiological potential for habitable worlds beyond our planet.—
Richard Tribou,
The Orlando Sentinel,
4 Jan. 2026
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“Livable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/livable. Accessed 12 Jan. 2026.
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