as in to occupy
to be in a place for a period of time
We need to protect the forests and also the wildlife that inhabits them. The people who inhabit the island take great pride in their art.
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Recent Examples of inhabit
Too many people driving across Maryland go right past the National Seashore, which is inhabited by wild horses, without even knowing to stop.
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Josh Laskin,
Travel + Leisure,
3 July 2026
What sustains him through that process, Craker added, is watching an artist move from merely singing a song to fully inhabiting it.
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Faye Bradley,
Variety,
2 July 2026
So from that point of view, the chance of GJ 3378b being habitable, if not inhabited, seems fair.
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Keith Cooper,
Space.com,
2 July 2026
The world’s most famous oceanographer was proving, methodically, that the seafloor could be inhabited.
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Bill Gourgey,
Popular Science,
2 July 2026
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Josh Laskin,
Travel + Leisure,
3 July 2026
What sustains him through that process, Craker added, is watching an artist move from merely singing a song to fully inhabiting it.
—
Faye Bradley,
Variety,
2 July 2026
So from that point of view, the chance of GJ 3378b being habitable, if not inhabited, seems fair.
—
Keith Cooper,
Space.com,
2 July 2026
The world’s most famous oceanographer was proving, methodically, that the seafloor could be inhabited.
—
Bill Gourgey,
Popular Science,
2 July 2026
See All Example Sentences for inhabit
Recent Examples of Synonyms for inhabit
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There is a wide open space for Democrats to occupy that territory.
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Beneath those practical debates, however, American lawyers have gradually come to understand themselves as occupying two roles simultaneously, as Robert Gordon described.
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This is the Knob Creek farm, where Lincoln lived between the ages of 2 and 8, settling in 1811 after a land dispute forced them out of Sinking Spring.
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The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and the Songwriters Hall of Fame inductee has lived at the home for more than four decades, according to the listing held by Keller Williams Everett's Jeannette Harpole.
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“Inhabit.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/inhabit. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.
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