Thesaurus results for COHABITED

cohabited

verb

past tense of cohabit

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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 cohabited Larry has cohabited, sometimes uneasily, with prime ministerial pets including Boris Johnson’s Jack Russell cross Dilyn and Rishi Sunak’s Labrador retriever Nova. — Jill Lawless, Chicago Tribune, 15 Feb. 2026

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The Nobel Prize was established by Alfred Nobel, a businessman, engineer, entrepreneur, inventor, and scientist, who lived from 1833 to 1896.

— Christopher Tremoglie, The Washington Examiner, 9 Oct. 2026
In that case, too, Erica and Peter not only lived nine months rent-free in the apartment until, as the case dragged on, a judge ordered them to start paying for use of the space, but Erica also criticized the conditions there.

— Matthew Sedacca, Curbed, 8 Oct. 2026

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The Avignon papacy of the 14th century, a period when several popes resided in what is now southern France, accelerated this evolution.

— Joëlle Rollo-Koster, The Conversation, 5 Oct. 2026
Prosecutors said Liu, a Chinese national, formerly resided in San Jose and had applied for asylum.

— Tim Fang, CBS News, 5 Oct. 2026

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