Thesaurus results for INHABIT

inhabit

verb

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 This undecidability stems from the fact that the calculation assumes the atoms inhabit a space-time continuum. —

Quanta Magazine, 18 May 2026 Unlike the open-country eagles many people picture soaring over cliffs or plains, harpies inhabit dense rainforests where visibility is limited, branches are tangled and maneuverability matters more than endurance. —

Scott Travers, Forbes.com, 17 May 2026 During the Early Cretaceous, Nagatitan inhabited an arid-to-semiarid landscape defined by a meandering river system teeming with fish, crocodiles, and freshwater sharks. —

Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 14 May 2026 The bears inhabit all elevations of the park and are most active in the early morning and late evening hours. —

Christopher Edwards, PEOPLE, 14 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for inhabit

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House members who occupy safe seats have fewer incentives to compromise or work across the aisle.

— Ashley Wu, New York Times, 18 May 2026
Whole Foods opening in Newport Beach Whole Foods is opening a second store in Newport Beach, claiming the spot occupied by a Ralphs grocery store at Westcliff Plaza.

— Samantha Gowen, Oc Register, 18 May 2026