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the place where a plant or animal is usually or naturally found
a forest in California is set aside to preserve the unique brushy, rugged habitat required by nesting California condors
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Often referred to as forest stand improvement (FSI), this land management method is used to accomplish short-, mid-, and long-term habitat goals.
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Josh Honeycutt, Outdoor Life, 20 Feb. 2025
The festival offers a variety of workshops, classes, field trips and presentations about local birds and their habitats, ranging from Birding the Border, North County Birding Hotspots and Dancing with Grebes to Low Tide Estuary Walk, Bird Yoga and Birding by Bike.
—Linda McIntosh, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 Feb. 2025
Photo by Alessandro Rossi/Unsplash Without certain staff, the parks’ habitats and cultural resources could degrade.
—Bailey Berg, AFAR Media, 20 Feb. 2025
The spider monkeys will share an enclosure with older capuchin monkeys as part of the Brookfield Zoo’s Tropical Forests exhibit set to open in the summer, which will also be home to gorillas, orangutans and other primates in outdoor habitats.
—Adriana Pérez, Chicago Tribune, 18 Feb. 2025
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Josh Honeycutt, Outdoor Life, 20 Feb. 2025
The festival offers a variety of workshops, classes, field trips and presentations about local birds and their habitats, ranging from Birding the Border, North County Birding Hotspots and Dancing with Grebes to Low Tide Estuary Walk, Bird Yoga and Birding by Bike.
—Linda McIntosh, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 Feb. 2025
Photo by Alessandro Rossi/Unsplash Without certain staff, the parks’ habitats and cultural resources could degrade.
—Bailey Berg, AFAR Media, 20 Feb. 2025
The spider monkeys will share an enclosure with older capuchin monkeys as part of the Brookfield Zoo’s Tropical Forests exhibit set to open in the summer, which will also be home to gorillas, orangutans and other primates in outdoor habitats.
—Adriana Pérez, Chicago Tribune, 18 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for habitat
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Lang then narrowly shot wide, before Federico Gatti was called into action to clear a Luuk de Jong header off the line from a corner as the home side enjoyed a spell of complete dominance.—
Adam Digby,
Forbes,
20 Feb. 2025
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What To Know Newsom announced on Wednesday a new proposal that will create a $125 million mortgage relief program to assist homeowners at risk of foreclosure or whose homes were destroyed or severely damaged by recent natural disasters dating back to 2023.—
Dan Perry,
Newsweek,
20 Feb. 2025
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The Trump administration argues that the international connections and operations of the groups — including drug trafficking, migrant smuggling and violent pushes to extend their territory — warrant the designation.—
Ellen Knickmeyer and Maria Verza,
Los Angeles Times,
19 Feb. 2025
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But the authority’s president, Mahmoud Abbas, has appeared wary of a postwar governance structure that does not unequivocally give him full control of the territory — a position that puts him at odds with a technocratic committee.—
Patrick Kingsley,
New York Times,
19 Feb. 2025
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Walmart expects earnings per share in the range of $2.50 to $2.60.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
20 Feb. 2025
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The Athletic reported in December a wide range of candidates in and out of jobs have been spoken to about Everton’s CEO post, with early contenders including Fulham’s Alistair Mackintosh.—
Patrick Boyland,
The Athletic,
20 Feb. 2025
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“Habitat.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/habitat. Accessed 27 Feb. 2025.
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