as in home
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
Their permanent habitat wasn’t finished yet, so the pair was placed in a temporary holding area while routine health checks were being carried out.
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Samantha Agate, Kansas City Star, 31 Mar. 2026
Their deep-ocean habitat reinforces all of this.
—Samantha Agate, Charlotte Observer, 31 Mar. 2026
The newest Pokémon spin-off, Pokémon Pokopia, swaps pitting the beloved fantasy monsters against one another in battle with tending to their habitats.
—David Sims, The Atlantic, 31 Mar. 2026
The next day, while their permanent habitat was still being completed and the pair were being kept in a temporary holding area, both capybaras escaped.
—Samantha Agate, Miami Herald, 31 Mar. 2026
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Samantha Agate, Kansas City Star, 31 Mar. 2026
Their deep-ocean habitat reinforces all of this.
—Samantha Agate, Charlotte Observer, 31 Mar. 2026
The newest Pokémon spin-off, Pokémon Pokopia, swaps pitting the beloved fantasy monsters against one another in battle with tending to their habitats.
—David Sims, The Atlantic, 31 Mar. 2026
The next day, while their permanent habitat was still being completed and the pair were being kept in a temporary holding area, both capybaras escaped.
—Samantha Agate, Miami Herald, 31 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for habitat
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Since then, more than 1,000 of these home kitchens have opened across California, operating under a growing but still patchwork system.—
Itay Hod,
CBS News,
3 Apr. 2026
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Aquarius January 20 – February 18 Aquarius, your reinvention asks for home adjustments.—
Tarot.com,
Baltimore Sun,
3 Apr. 2026
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If so, those same Gulf officials may welcome the recent arrival of the US Army’s elite 82nd Airborne Division — a move that could presage an assault on Iranian territory.—
Dominic Dudley,
semafor.com,
31 Mar. 2026
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Metro Phoenix is also home to the largest autonomous ride-hail territory courtesy of Waymo.—
Ed Masley,
AZCentral.com,
31 Mar. 2026
Noun
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This range of positions—curator, writer, producer, museum guide, educator—made my curatorial approach more adaptable.—
Raphael Fonseca,
Artforum,
2 Apr. 2026
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Miami shot an incredible 11 of 15 from three-point range in the third quarter to outscore the Celtics 45-32 in the period and enter the fourth quarter trailing by just 10 points.—
Anthony Chiang,
Miami Herald,
2 Apr. 2026
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“Habitat.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/habitat. Accessed 7 Apr. 2026.
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