Thesaurus results for INHABITS

inhabits

verb

present tense third-person singular of inhabit

as in occupies

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 inhabits An untitled 2026 work, featuring a bromeliad goddess, inhabits a different atmosphere. — Tatiane De Assis, ARTnews.com, 21 Oct. 2026 Food and drink Just off the courtyard, Capitulo restaurant inhabits the former chapter house, a beautiful space with vaulted ceilings, timeworn details, and a stylish, contemporary stunner of a bar. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Oct. 2026 Resnikoff fully inhabits the role of Jaku, giving him a distinctive and consistent voice, posture and temperament. — Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 2 Oct. 2026 Crowther's ultimate sacrifice was indicative not only of his upbringing in Empire Hook and Ladder, but of the spirit that inhabits all volunteer firefighters, Gottlieb argued. — Robert McGreevy, FOXNews.com, 10 Sep. 2026 Video gambling, which now inhabits all corners of the state from gas stations to carryout restaurants, was not around when the state's self-exclusion list was created, and the machines have never been integrated. — CBS News, 7 Sep. 2026 While a chatbot waits behind a screen, a robot physically inhabits the room. — Belonging Forum, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2026 The singer’s fourth album inhabits a balmy medium zone of relentlessly moderate tempos and subdued vocals, where even brief moments of intriguing tension and fuzz get flattened into homogeneity. — Mitch Therieau, Pitchfork, 30 July 2026 The only other living species part of that family is the narwhal, which also inhabits the Arctic Ocean. — Pat Mueller, USA Today, 20 July 2026

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According to the researchers, formation accounts for roughly one-third of battery production costs and occupies about a quarter of a manufacturing facility’s floor space.

— Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 29 Oct. 2026
But the President had his eye on the 2026 midterm elections, which are typically tough for the party that occupies the White House.

— CBS News, CBS News, 28 Oct. 2026

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