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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And Carmello miraculously makes Kimberly her own by inhabiting this teenage senior from the inside out.
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Charles McNulty, Los Angeles Times, 18 Oct. 2024
Similar to the Scottish legend of the Loch Ness Monster, a gigantic creature is said to inhabit Heaven Lake (called Tianchi in Chinese and Cheonji in Korean), located in a volcanic crater at the top of Mount Baekdu.
—Regina Kim, Forbes, 15 Oct. 2024
At the other extreme, inhabiting an entirely different world, are tetrachromats—women who, with a mutation of the X chromosome and an extra cone receptor in their retinae, can see a hundred times more color and color within color.
—Kanya Kanchana, Longreads, 15 Oct. 2024
Things go awry when two players die, and the cops are called — all while everyone is inhabiting a body other than their own.
—Samantha Stutsman, People.com, 11 Oct. 2024
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Charles McNulty, Los Angeles Times, 18 Oct. 2024
Similar to the Scottish legend of the Loch Ness Monster, a gigantic creature is said to inhabit Heaven Lake (called Tianchi in Chinese and Cheonji in Korean), located in a volcanic crater at the top of Mount Baekdu.
—Regina Kim, Forbes, 15 Oct. 2024
At the other extreme, inhabiting an entirely different world, are tetrachromats—women who, with a mutation of the X chromosome and an extra cone receptor in their retinae, can see a hundred times more color and color within color.
—Kanya Kanchana, Longreads, 15 Oct. 2024
Things go awry when two players die, and the cops are called — all while everyone is inhabiting a body other than their own.
—Samantha Stutsman, People.com, 11 Oct. 2024
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“Inhabit.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/inhabit. Accessed 31 Oct. 2024.
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