Thesaurus results for INHABITING

inhabiting

verb

present participle of inhabit

as in occupying

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 inhabiting Billy, now inhabiting the body of and living as William, was then able to use his powers to help Tommy’s soul find a new body to inhabit. — Tracy Brown, Los Angeles Times, 14 Oct. 2026 Sivan is good at evoking loneliness through imagery, but not always the best at inhabiting it. — Harry Tafoya, Pitchfork, 14 Oct. 2026 She also was attracted to the script and the idea of inhabiting Eisenberg. — Marlow Stern, Variety, 8 Oct. 2026 Another story being told in the exhibition is of female artists and the experience of inhabiting a female body. — Hikmat Mohammed, ARTnews.com, 8 Oct. 2026 Marvel unveiled the first trailer at D23 in August, introducing Vision’s existential crisis and the primary characters inhabiting his interior mindscape. — Jennifer Ouellette, ArsTechnica, 1 Oct. 2026 That number has since grown to more than 100,000, and new species of insects, birds and small mammals have started inhabiting the land, according to a update on May’s website marking the 10-year anniversary. — Jordan Greene, PEOPLE, 1 Oct. 2026 Soon, the pincher floats free of her consciousness, briefly inhabiting the mind of Pola or Ines before flickering back into herself. — Kathryn Schulz, New Yorker, 21 Sep. 2026 Mehring’s characters include petty criminals, unscrupulous lawyers, Galician Jews, Freikorps heavies, local and international businessmen, Prussian generals, and the everyday citizens inhabiting the streets of Berlin’s old and rather dingy center. — Literary Hub, 9 Sep. 2026

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Ethiopia also has accused Eritrean troops of occupying its territory, an allegation that the AP couldn't independently verify.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 17 Oct. 2026
Ethiopia also has accused Eritrean troops of occupying its territory, an allegation the AP could not independently verify.

— Khaled Kazziha, Los Angeles Times, 16 Oct. 2026

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That followed the violence during nationwide protests Saturday against rising living costs and poor conditions in schools.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 20 Oct. 2026
Anadolu | Anadolu | Getty Images Police clash with protesters during a demonstration amid a nationwide mobilisation over rising living costs, fuel prices and education funding in Paris, France, on October 18, 2026.

— Sawdah Bhaimiya, CNBC, 19 Oct. 2026

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