cohabits

present tense third-person singular of cohabit
as in lives
formal to share a home and have a sexual relationship They cohabited in a small apartment in the city.

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  • Blanche actually shares this trait with Rhi, a member of the GO Ultra Recon Squad, who typically resides in Ultra Space.
    Oliver Brandt, Newsweek, 23 Dec. 2024
  • Chris Roemer resides in Finksburg.
    Chris Roemer, Baltimore Sun, 19 Dec. 2024
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  • Built in 1985, Wells Fargo Plaza occupies an acre of land at B Street and Fifth Avenue.
    Jennifer Van Grove, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 Apr. 2025
  • The Heisman Trophy runner-up ranks as the third overall prospect on our latest consensus big board and occupies the same spot on our draft guru Dane Brugler’s top 100 players.
    Austin Mock, New York Times, 10 Apr. 2025
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  • Her brand, founded in 2020, inhabits a unique space in womenswear—between intergenerational handcraft and textile innovation.
    Gemma A. Williams, Forbes, 9 Mar. 2025
  • Shear inhabits Sam with enough neuroses to make Alvy Singer look like George Clooney.
    Christian Zilko, IndieWire, 8 Mar. 2025
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“Cohabits.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cohabits. Accessed 24 Apr. 2025.

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