Thesaurus results for INHABIT

inhabit

verb

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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Recent Examples of inhabit Suyian Lodge is a new Kenyan safari offering and the first tourist-centric accommodation to inhabit this particular corner of Laikipia. —

Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 23 Apr. 2026 The group winds up settling on a new planet inhabited by two rival native factions, the Garkohn and the Tehkohn, and Alanna gets caught right in the middle of their conflict. —

Malia Mendez, Los Angeles Times, 23 Apr. 2026 Moist didn’t always inhabit such a precarious position in our psyche. —

Literary Hub, 21 Apr. 2026 Steve Whitmire inhabited Kermit the Frog, Beaker, Statler, Rizzo the Rat, Link Hogthrob, Lips and the Newsman across a single film. —

Clayton Davis, Variety, 21 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for inhabit

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Verb

This exercise is intended to not only show where the Rangers have players in place for 2026-27, and which spots those players are likely to occupy, but also to highlight the most glaring holes.

— Vincent Z. Mercogliano, New York Times, 27 Apr. 2026
Ganni has historically occupied a clearly accessible contemporary positioning, but its elevation strategy has nudged it upward without fully redefining what the brand stands for.

— Maliha Shoaib, Vogue, 27 Apr. 2026