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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
Ellen Carpenter, AFAR Media, 16 Dec. 2024
It should be kept in mind that the territory the cession of which is provided for is largely desert and very sparsely inhabited.
—Anonymous, Foreign Affairs, 8 Oct. 2011
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
Around 10,000 people live across its six inhabited islands, but there’s only one hospital, on Nuku Hiva; the other islands have smaller medical centers, nursing stations, or first-aid posts.
—Ellen Carpenter, AFAR Media, 16 Dec. 2024
It should be kept in mind that the territory the cession of which is provided for is largely desert and very sparsely inhabited.
—Anonymous, Foreign Affairs, 8 Oct. 2011
Verb
The culture developed from the archaic people of the Everglades region who had inhabited the area for thousands of years.
—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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Recent Examples of Synonyms for inhabited
Adjective
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The home is located on a quarter-acre of native and cultivated gardens and houses an art studio and yurt.—
Emma Reynolds,
Robb Report,
2 Feb. 2023
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And the archive, Golia said, reflects Didion’s cultivated awareness of her self-presentation.—
Jennifer Schuessler,
New York Times,
26 Jan. 2023
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That slides into the date previously occupied by Matt Reeves The Batman sequel, which is currently untitled.—
Pamela McClintock,
The Hollywood Reporter,
27 Dec. 2024
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The century-old watchmaker stopped operations when the Soviets occupied East Germany post-WWII.—
Allen Farmelo,
Robb Report,
26 Dec. 2024
Adjective
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Their focus is on making stablecoins accessible to everyday users in both developed and emerging markets.—
Boaz Sobrado,
Forbes,
21 Mar. 2025
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London taxi drivers, who have to memorize all possible routes across tens of thousands of roads to earn their license, have a larger and more developed posterior hippocampus relative to London bus drivers, who simply follow pre-set routes.—
Celia Ford,
Vox,
10 Mar. 2025
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