cohabited

past tense of cohabit
as in lived
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 cohabited Larry has cohabited, sometimes uneasily, with prime ministerial pets including Boris Johnson’s Jack Russell cross Dilyn and Rishi Sunak’s Labrador retriever Nova. Jill Lawless, Chicago Tribune, 15 Feb. 2026
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  • Were does the Messi game fit on the list of greatest Arrowhead games, when moments lived up to the hype?
    Blair Kerkhoff, Kansas City Star, 17 June 2026
  • Allman − Southern rock pioneer and shy leader of The Allman Brothers Band − lived a life of dichotomy.
    Melissa Ruggieri, USA Today, 17 June 2026
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  • Pickens’ girlfriend — who lived at the same 83rd Avenue apartment complex where the victims resided — was initially charged with being an accessory, but a judge dismissed that count at a 2025 preliminary hearing.
    Nate Gartrell, Mercury News, 12 June 2026
  • But the headless remains dating back 7,000 years actually provide new insights into farming communities who resided in that region at the time, according to an announcement from Germany's Kiel University.
    Emily Mae Czachor, CBS News, 9 June 2026

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