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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The ladies' man always wore a suit and lived his life by the bro code.—
Diane J. Cho,
PEOPLE,
19 Sep. 2025 -
Those come from real, lived experiences.—
Katie Kilkenny,
HollywoodReporter,
19 Sep. 2025
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Each one also resided at different times through the years in this nearly 200-year-old Hamptons retreat that just popped up for sale in the heart of Sag Harbor.—
Wendy Bowman,
Robb Report,
17 Sep. 2025
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Researchers debate how that water resided there.—
Quanta Magazine,
Quanta Magazine,
15 Sep. 2025
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Her mother, who had worked as a waitress but stayed at home after her husband’s death, encouraged her interests.—
Clare Malone,
New Yorker,
15 Sep. 2025
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This time, the bar stayed and Duplantis had his 14th world record.—
Zack Pierce,
New York Times,
15 Sep. 2025
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“Cohabited.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cohabited. Accessed 21 Sep. 2025.
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