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as in occupancy
the act or fact of residing in a place
the city declared the area unsafe for habitation until it had been decontaminated
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as in residence
the place where one lives
even though they spend most of their time at their condo in Florida, they still consider their farmhouse in Nebraska their permanent habitation
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Recent Examples of habitation
On Wednesday, the St. Paul City Council will review Anderson’s appeal of a city condemnation order declaring her residence to be unfit for habitation.
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Frederick Melo, Twin Cities, 13 Oct. 2024
Eddy told me her member companies spent much of this year preparing for last week’s vote, identifying 15 project sites in the Central Valley and Imperial Valley with signs of owl habitation and working with biologists to craft a conservation strategy.
—Sammy Roth, Los Angeles Times, 15 Oct. 2024
Produced by Production Grinding & Machining. Astro Garden (Madison): Large-scale vegetable production system designed to support prolonged human habitation in space.
—Claire Reid, Journal Sentinel, 19 Sep. 2024
After securing an opossum in your trap, immediately release the animal at least five miles away from human habitation.
—Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 7 Sep. 2024
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Frederick Melo, Twin Cities, 13 Oct. 2024
Eddy told me her member companies spent much of this year preparing for last week’s vote, identifying 15 project sites in the Central Valley and Imperial Valley with signs of owl habitation and working with biologists to craft a conservation strategy.
—Sammy Roth, Los Angeles Times, 15 Oct. 2024
Produced by Production Grinding & Machining. Astro Garden (Madison): Large-scale vegetable production system designed to support prolonged human habitation in space.
—Claire Reid, Journal Sentinel, 19 Sep. 2024
After securing an opossum in your trap, immediately release the animal at least five miles away from human habitation.
—Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 7 Sep. 2024
See all Example Sentences for habitation
Recent Examples of Synonyms for habitation
Noun
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Operating income for the year was $3.6 billion, up from $2.0 billion in 2023, reflecting improved occupancy rates and cost management.—
Quartz Intelligence Newsroom,
Quartz,
27 Jan. 2025
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Through the first 10 months of 2024, the city’s hotels posted average daily rates of about $205, with a 75% occupancy rate — but January, industry veterans say, is usually one of the year’s slowest months.—
Christopher Reynolds,
Los Angeles Times,
9 Jan. 2025
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For example, the tax code allows taxpayers to exclude from their income amounts received from insurance for the temporary additional living expenses created by the wildfire resulting from the loss of the taxpayer’s principal residence.—
Robert W. Wood,
Forbes,
22 Jan. 2025
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William Randall Franklin allegedly stepped outside that residence as Cauthen and the driver approached and opened fire on both men, the Chambers County Sheriff's Office said.—
Emily Mae Czachor,
CBS News,
21 Jan. 2025
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In the near-cashless realms of Sweden and Norway, some are calling for rethink about electronic payments because of resurgent fears about Russian invasion either through physical occupation of territory or via a cyber assault and suggesting that citizens need to keep cash at home.—
David G.W. Birch,
Forbes,
16 Jan. 2025
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However, as Margulis tells Haaretz’s Ruth Schuster, the site’s first human occupation may have occurred some 6,000 years ago, during the Chalcolithic era, or the Copper Age.—
Sonja Anderson,
Smithsonian Magazine,
16 Jan. 2025
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Located about 15 minutes outside of the historic Western film-worthy downtown core and perched high in the Mountain Village neighborhood, the one-of-a-kind abode was designed by Tom Conyers Architects and built in 2015 by Gerber Construction, with interior design by Thomas Hamel and Associates.—
Emma Reynolds,
Robb Report,
17 Jan. 2025
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Per investigators, he is suspected of using fire escape stairs in the rear of Khan's residential building to enter the actor's abode.—
Michael Gfoeller And David H. Rundell,
Newsweek,
16 Jan. 2025
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This two-story accessory dwelling unit in Silver Lake is fresh, fun, playful and sophisticated.—
Ryan Fonseca,
Los Angeles Times,
31 Jan. 2025
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Douglas Friedman Ten Plus Three boasts a portfolio of high-end residences, including mountain homes, beach retreats, and urban dwellings, yet no matter the location, each space exudes warmth and sophistication.—
Dan Howarth,
Architectural Digest,
30 Jan. 2025
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His only things were, there’s a house with a presence in it.—
J. Kim Murphy,
Variety,
25 Jan. 2025
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Her house, though not destroyed, was at the edge of the burn area, and isn’t livable.—
Kate Sequeira,
Los Angeles Times,
25 Jan. 2025
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In a confidential advisory opinion dated May 15, 2019, the city’s Conflicts of Interest Board had told the then-mayor that taxpayers could cover salaries and overtime of officers, but not food, lodging and other costs.—
New York Daily News Editorial Board,
New York Daily News,
18 Jan. 2025
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Kids under two get free access to the water park and lodging.—
Jean Chen Smith,
USA TODAY,
18 Jan. 2025
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The weight of the snow that had collected atop the theater caused its flat roof to buckle, splitting it down the middle and onto the movie house’s concrete balcony.—
Laura Kiniry,
Smithsonian Magazine,
28 Jan. 2025
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The film keeps us confined to Linda’s apartment, only occasionally breaking to bring us out onto the roof, the New York City afternoon (and eventually nighttime) backdrop a soothing balm to claustrophobia.—
Ryan Lattanzio,
IndieWire,
27 Jan. 2025
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“Habitation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/habitation. Accessed 4 Feb. 2025.
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