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as in occupied
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 inhabited
Anonymous, Foreign Affairs, 8 Oct. 2011
Sandoval is facing four counts of murder, one felony count of first-degree residential burglary with a person present and one felony count of arson of an inhabited structure or property.
—Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 28 Nov. 2024
David Faris, Newsweek, 27 Dec. 2024
And all the ones that were inhabited had religious beliefs.
—Tom Rogers, Newsweek, 26 Dec. 2024
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Adjective
It should be kept in mind that the territory the cession of which is provided for is largely desert and very sparsely inhabited.
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The culture developed from the archaic people of the Everglades region who had inhabited the area for thousands of years.
—Recent Examples of Synonyms for inhabited
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The home is located on a quarter-acre of native and cultivated gardens and houses an art studio and yurt.—
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And the archive, Golia said, reflects Didion’s cultivated awareness of her self-presentation.—
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That slides into the date previously occupied by Matt Reeves The Batman sequel, which is currently untitled.—
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The century-old watchmaker stopped operations when the Soviets occupied East Germany post-WWII.—
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The organization may get another $2 million from the city once its more developed, has a budget and can show what the original $3 million was spent on.—
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Agee said the parents may have a stronger case when the record on how the books are being used is more developed as the litigation continues.—
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“Inhabited.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/inhabited. Accessed 27 Feb. 2025.
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