cohabit

as in to live
formal to share a home and have a sexual relationship They cohabited in a small apartment in the city.

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Recent Examples of cohabit The result of all of this is that many people who cohabit don’t have binding legal agreements between them. Martin Shenkman, Forbes, 13 Aug. 2023 But because the platform was dominated by a single cohabiting clique, the company had nowhere to turn. Taylor Lorenz, Washington Post, 28 Sep. 2023 Each of those gets a gallery where very different works by very different artists cohabit. Christopher Knight, Los Angeles Times, 5 Sep. 2023 But transferring life partners (trading the bulk of your primary attention away from your cohabiting bestie to the men in your lives) does not mean that you are headed to a bestie divorce. Amy Dickinson, Washington Post, 20 Sep. 2023 See all Example Sentences for cohabit 

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“Cohabit.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cohabit. Accessed 24 Nov. 2024.

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