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the place where a plant or animal is usually or naturally found
a forest in California is set aside to preserve the unique brushy, rugged habitat required by nesting California condors
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Recent Examples of habitat
Several hikes and nature walks offered participants a chance to enjoy and learn about the river; other events involved cleanups, gardening and habitat restoration.
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Alex Riggins, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 May 2026
Those campaigns were fueled in part by concerns over livestock losses and longstanding perceptions of wolves as threats, Dewar said, adding that habitat loss and fragmentation also contributed to their decline.
—Saleen Martin, USA Today, 18 May 2026
In footage of the trespassing incident, a person wearing an emoji costume climbs over the barrier surrounding the habitat for Punch and the zoo's other macaque monkeys.
—Joyann Jeffrey, PEOPLE, 18 May 2026
My hope is that studying this moth will give a better sense of how to manage scrubs in order to protect this and other species with similar habitat requirements.
—Ryan St Laurent, The Conversation, 18 May 2026
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Alex Riggins, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 May 2026
Those campaigns were fueled in part by concerns over livestock losses and longstanding perceptions of wolves as threats, Dewar said, adding that habitat loss and fragmentation also contributed to their decline.
—Saleen Martin, USA Today, 18 May 2026
In footage of the trespassing incident, a person wearing an emoji costume climbs over the barrier surrounding the habitat for Punch and the zoo's other macaque monkeys.
—Joyann Jeffrey, PEOPLE, 18 May 2026
My hope is that studying this moth will give a better sense of how to manage scrubs in order to protect this and other species with similar habitat requirements.
—Ryan St Laurent, The Conversation, 18 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for habitat
Noun
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The seats being full for the national anthem at each of their home playoff games is a sight not often seen at Southern California sporting events.—
Eric Stephens,
New York Times,
15 May 2026
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She likely won’t be sentenced until fall (possibly close to the general election) but will — again, just a likely here — at best face home confinement and at worst more than three years in prison.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
15 May 2026
Noun
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My hands and fingers, like hers, have learned the territory and just get on with the job.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
19 May 2026
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Immediately after the ceasefire, Israel controlled fifty-three per cent of the territory in Gaza.—
Isaac Chotiner,
New Yorker,
19 May 2026
Noun
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In the end, the two sides will end up settling in the $32 million- to $34 million-per-year range.—
Daniel Popper,
New York Times,
21 May 2026
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The April 8th strikes ravaged a range of sites across the country.—
Rania Abouzeid,
New Yorker,
21 May 2026
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“Habitat.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/habitat. Accessed 23 May. 2026.
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