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habitable

[hab-i-tuh-buhl] / ˈhæb ɪ tə bəl /
ADJECTIVE
inhabitable
Synonyms
STRONGEST


Example Sentences

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We say the amount of the population that has died and what parts of the country and world are habitable.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 30, 2026

The study, titled 'Probing the limits of habitability: a catalogue of rocky exoplanets in the habitable zone', also highlights planets that receive levels of stellar energy similar to Earth.

From Science Daily • Mar. 25, 2026

The disaster set the stage for lawsuits by fire victims who alleged their homes were filled with toxic contaminants, yet insurers refused to do hygienic testing and properly clean and make them habitable again.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 19, 2026

Based on atmospheric simulations, the team estimates a 40% chance that the planet lies within the "conservative" habitable zone and a 51% chance that it falls within the broader "optimistic" habitable zone.

From Science Daily • Feb. 12, 2026

Over the following centuries their descendants colonized virtually every habitable scrap of land in the Pacific.

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond




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