cohabit

as in to live
formal to share a home and have a sexual relationship They cohabited in a small apartment in the city.

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Recent Examples of cohabit Reddit contributors felt that short breaks from constant interaction are a normal and necessary part of cohabiting, amid around 200 comments in a day online. Darlin Tillery, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 June 2025 The rest of the town of Seabrook had also become comfortable cohabiting with humans, zombies and werewolves after years of Zed and Addison trying to find peace. Caroline Blair, People.com, 9 May 2025 That’s because those cohabiting birds are the protagonists of a deceptively simple mathematical theorem called the pigeonhole principle. Ben Brubaker, Quanta Magazine, 4 Apr. 2025 Watching the two of them on screen together, still cohabiting despite the impending split, is peak secondhand discomfort. Shelby Stewart, Essence, 31 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for cohabit
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  • Giant sequoias live a very long time and grow quickly.
    Kurt Snibbe, Oc Register, 20 Sep. 2025
  • What had long been the province of geriatrics quickly morphed into something performative and hyper-masculine, with podcasters hyping testosterone injections, influencers displaying stacks of supplements, and billionaires interested in blood plasma exchanges as a way to live longer.
    Anne Marie Chaker, Time, 20 Sep. 2025
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  • Biglari now resides in San Antonio, Texas.
    Lily Mae Lazarus, Fortune, 18 Sep. 2025
  • Lee was granted bail on Wednesday and will reside in the town of Moama with her mother in the Murray region of southern New South Wales, the ABC stated.
    Becca Longmire, PEOPLE, 17 Sep. 2025

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“Cohabit.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cohabit. Accessed 21 Sep. 2025.

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