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as in occupancy
the act or fact of residing in a place
the city declared the area unsafe for habitation until it had been decontaminated
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as in residence
the place where one lives
even though they spend most of their time at their condo in Florida, they still consider their farmhouse in Nebraska their permanent habitation
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Recent Examples of habitation
After securing an opossum in your trap, immediately release the animal at least five miles away from human habitation.
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Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 7 Sep. 2024
The idea of transforming Mars into a world more hospitable to human habitation is a regular feature of science fiction.
—Reuters, NBC News, 9 Aug. 2024
The former were vastly broader, affecting energy; transportation; sanitation; food production, distribution, and processing; entertainment; and, not least, entire patterns of habitation.
—Martin Wolf, Foreign Affairs, 1 July 2015
More than two-thirds live outdoors, in vehicles or in other places not meant for habitation.
—Ethan Varian, The Mercury News, 23 Sep. 2024
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Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 7 Sep. 2024
The idea of transforming Mars into a world more hospitable to human habitation is a regular feature of science fiction.
—Reuters, NBC News, 9 Aug. 2024
The former were vastly broader, affecting energy; transportation; sanitation; food production, distribution, and processing; entertainment; and, not least, entire patterns of habitation.
—Martin Wolf, Foreign Affairs, 1 July 2015
More than two-thirds live outdoors, in vehicles or in other places not meant for habitation.
—Ethan Varian, The Mercury News, 23 Sep. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for habitation
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In the first year, the train car had 90% occupancy and $14,179 in revenue.Celia Fernandez,Mickey Todiwala, CNBC, 5 Dec. 2024
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County Executive Bob Cassilly vetoed legislation that aimed to allocate 25% of the county’s hotel occupancy tax to the local tourism non-profit, Visit Harford.Matt Hubbard, Baltimore Sun, 4 Dec. 2024
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In 2019, Oren and Tal sold a $238 million Manhattan condo that is to this day the most expensive private residence ever sold in the U.S., according to Forbes.Sam Woodward, USA TODAY, 12 Dec. 2024
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He is accused of fatally stabbing University of Idaho students Madison Mogen, Kaylee Goncalves, Xana Kernodle and Ethan Chapin in an off-campus residence in Moscow in 2022.Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 11 Dec. 2024
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The recent findings will contribute to the understanding of human occupation in the Sierra Alta region of Hidalgo, specifically in the Barranca de Metztitlán area, where the first settlements are thought to date back at least 14,000 years.Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 8 Dec. 2024
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Obama ended up funding and arming the Syrian opposition so feebly it was slaughtered and – when its extremists joined up with radicals from Iraq’s long-running insurgency against the US occupation – metastasized into ISIS.Nick Paton Walsh, CNN, 7 Dec. 2024
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One of the former industrial building’s two grand lofts, Unit #7W, previously sold for $2.3 million in 2017, and now the three-bedroom abode is back on the market with many indicators of its past, like exposed support beams and exposed red-brick walls that span its open floor plan.Demetrius Simms, Robb Report, 5 Dec. 2024
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The daily flights will depart Newark at 7 p.m. and land in Port of Spain five hours later just after 1 a.m. Everybody wants to fly to Palm Springs For sun seekers keen for desert abodes, Delta, Frontier Airlines, Porter Airlines, and United all have new options to Palm Springs starting this month.Edward Russell, Travel + Leisure, 3 Dec. 2024
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The claim: Video shows California earthquake in December 2024 A Dec. 5 Instagram post (direct link, archive link) shows a video of the interior of a high-rise dwelling during what appears to be an earthquake.Joedy McCreary, USA TODAY, 6 Dec. 2024
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An underground city offered several advantages over surface dwellings.Joshua Rapp Learn, Discover Magazine, 4 Dec. 2024
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According to evidence introduced at trial, on May 29, 2023, the defendant provided alcohol to a minor female who was invited to spend the night at Hariprasad’s house by a minor female friend.Stephen Underwood, Hartford Courant, 14 Dec. 2024
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This is evident in the house and, later, in the greater town of Macondo.Fernanda Pérez Sánchez, Vogue, 14 Dec. 2024
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Fisher says The Inn is his favorite in-park lodging, while Jensen calls out Stovepipe Wells for its more affordable rates and a new concessionnaire that is upgrading amenities.Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 5 Dec. 2024
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Having difficulty walking, Shiffrin skipped Sunday’s slalom and instead cheered for her teammates from her lodging in Killington.Peggy Shinn, Outside Online, 2 Dec. 2024
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The mansion with its stone façade and slate roof houses some 50 rooms that spread across 13,000 square feet of living space and five levels.Catherine Dunwoody, Forbes, 17 Dec. 2024
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The painstaking restoration of Notre Dame involved the labor of hundreds of specialized artisans who refashioned everything from the lead sheets used to form the nave’s peaked roof to vital portions of stone masonry, CBS reported.Martin Lerma, Robb Report, 16 Dec. 2024
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“Habitation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/habitation. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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