Thesaurus results for INHABIT

inhabit

verb

Definition of inhabit

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 First built in 1668 for the sea captain John Turner, The House of the Seven Gables was later inhabited by American author Nathaniel Hawthorne. — Literary Hub, 23 Oct. 2026 An untitled 2026 work, featuring a bromeliad goddess, inhabits a different atmosphere. — Tatiane De Assis, ARTnews.com, 21 Oct. 2026 Finn, who received the Casting Visionary Award, offered a different perspective on the creative process, reflecting on nearly three decades spent finding the right actors to inhabit the worlds filmmakers imagine. — Destiny Jackson, Deadline, 21 Oct. 2026 The footprints suggest humans may have inhabited North America earlier than the timeline supported by currently available genetic evidence. — Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 19 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for inhabit

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Verb

He had been courted by an investment group to helm a vast space on North Robertson Boulevard in West Hollywood, previously occupied by a Spanish-leaning restaurant called Soulmate.

— Bill Addison, Los Angeles Times, 22 Oct. 2026
In June, Israel launched a preëmptive strike against Egypt, setting off the Six-Day War, and proceeded to occupy the Sinai Peninsula, the Golan Heights, the West Bank, East Jerusalem, and the Gaza Strip.

— Jordi Graupera, New Yorker, 22 Oct. 2026

Definition of occupy

Verb

Of 457 students living within Lloyd’s boundary, 134 attend other BCPS schools.

— Tim Lonergan, Sun Sentinel, 29 Oct. 2026
In nature, larger animals, such as elephants and whales, tend to live longer than smaller animals, such as mice and shrews, Teeling says.

— Jackie Flynn Mogensen, Scientific American, 28 Oct. 2026