as in occupying
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 inhabiting
But [Reeves] was inhabiting the same environment of Fort Smith and Fort Worth that the Duttons did in 1883.
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Samantha Stutsman,
PEOPLE,
6 June 2026
Microraptor’s cousins lived on the ground, but inhabiting the canopy and gliding from tree to tree might have been a safer way to stay out of reach of larger meat-eating dinosaurs.
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Ashley Strickland,
CNN Money,
4 June 2026
That instinct now finds a new register in her acting debut in Margo’s Got Money Troubles on Apple TV, where performance becomes less about presence on a stage and more about inhabiting a world that continues to exist long after the cameras stop rolling.
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Desjah Altvater,
Forbes.com,
29 May 2026
Yellowjackets build a paper nest in a cavity or underground, often inhabiting a rodent hole or hiding the nest under a bush or a brush pile.
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Brandee Gruener,
Southern Living,
29 May 2026
To me, the overriding point of a role-playing game is defining your role and inhabiting it.
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ArsTechnica,
25 May 2026
Talagrand was interested in shapes inhabiting hundreds or billions of dimensions—or even more.
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Joseph Howlett,
Scientific American,
19 May 2026
The park is home to around 1,000 black bears and grizzlies, with park officials estimating that about 300 grizzly bears were inhabiting the area in 2023.
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Julia Bonavita,
FOXNews.com,
8 May 2026
Around another corner is Hagar in the Wilderness (1875), still inhabiting the wasteland around her after being scorned by Abraham.
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Tyehimba Jess,
ARTnews.com,
17 Apr. 2026
Samantha Stutsman,
PEOPLE,
6 June 2026
Microraptor’s cousins lived on the ground, but inhabiting the canopy and gliding from tree to tree might have been a safer way to stay out of reach of larger meat-eating dinosaurs.
—
Ashley Strickland,
CNN Money,
4 June 2026
That instinct now finds a new register in her acting debut in Margo’s Got Money Troubles on Apple TV, where performance becomes less about presence on a stage and more about inhabiting a world that continues to exist long after the cameras stop rolling.
—
Desjah Altvater,
Forbes.com,
29 May 2026
Yellowjackets build a paper nest in a cavity or underground, often inhabiting a rodent hole or hiding the nest under a bush or a brush pile.
—
Brandee Gruener,
Southern Living,
29 May 2026
To me, the overriding point of a role-playing game is defining your role and inhabiting it.
—
ArsTechnica,
25 May 2026
Talagrand was interested in shapes inhabiting hundreds or billions of dimensions—or even more.
—
Joseph Howlett,
Scientific American,
19 May 2026
The park is home to around 1,000 black bears and grizzlies, with park officials estimating that about 300 grizzly bears were inhabiting the area in 2023.
—
Julia Bonavita,
FOXNews.com,
8 May 2026
Around another corner is Hagar in the Wilderness (1875), still inhabiting the wasteland around her after being scorned by Abraham.
—
Tyehimba Jess,
ARTnews.com,
17 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for inhabiting
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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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For now, Neil the seal is occupying a stretch of sidewalk, unmoving and unbothered.
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Some of the rest of us might have imagined it, if only because Alpert clearly has the best shot of any of us of living forever.
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Seven astronauts who are part of Expedition 74 are living and working aboard the International Space Station.
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