as in to occupy
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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How did Bacon, 66, decide to inhabit the mind and body of this demon hunter?
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Stephen Schaefer, Boston Herald, 30 Mar. 2025
As for actually physically inhabiting the character of Cristina and coming back....
—Patrick Gomez, EW.com, 28 Mar. 2025
As an actress, Amanda Seyfried regularly inhabits the lives of others, real and imagined.
—The New Yorker, New Yorker, 26 Mar. 2025
The 33 towns being considered for this project, which are expected to meet final approval in the coming weeks, are all on the brink of extinction with the number of empty and abandoned houses outnumbering those that are inhabited.
—Barbie Latza Nadeau, CNN, 21 Mar. 2025
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Stephen Schaefer, Boston Herald, 30 Mar. 2025
As for actually physically inhabiting the character of Cristina and coming back....
—Patrick Gomez, EW.com, 28 Mar. 2025
As an actress, Amanda Seyfried regularly inhabits the lives of others, real and imagined.
—The New Yorker, New Yorker, 26 Mar. 2025
The 33 towns being considered for this project, which are expected to meet final approval in the coming weeks, are all on the brink of extinction with the number of empty and abandoned houses outnumbering those that are inhabited.
—Barbie Latza Nadeau, CNN, 21 Mar. 2025
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“Inhabit.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/inhabit. Accessed 14 Apr. 2025.
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