Thesaurus results for COHABITING

cohabiting

verb

present participle of cohabit

as in living

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 cohabiting Sending a kid off to college usually meant an end to cohabiting with them under the same roof. — The Week Us, TheWeek, 21 Aug. 2026 Despite the benefits, young adults have mixed feelings about cohabiting with their parents. — Daniel De Visé, USA Today, 16 Aug. 2026 In the typical married or cohabiting straight couple, women still do much more of the domestic labor—even when the woman is the breadwinner. — Faith Hill, The Atlantic, 3 Aug. 2026 Talking through everyday responsibilities and standards for shared spaces helps prevent many of the conflicts couples report in their first year of cohabiting. — Ashley Lynch, Charlotte Observer, 29 July 2026 The Mavericks and Stars have shared venues since the Stars moved to Dallas from Minneapolis in 1993, previously cohabiting the Reunion Arena. — Nick Wooten, Dallas Morning News, 27 Feb. 2026 Today, rural children are less likely than urban children to live with married parents and are more likely to live with cohabiting unmarried parents or in the care of grandparents or other relatives. — Tim Slack, Fortune, 11 Dec. 2025 Sometimes, cohabiting cats need a period time to get used to one another. — Jack Beresford, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2025

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Water safety should not be ignored by those seeking cool respite from hot weather or city living.

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O’Donnell confirmed that Alan Smith had once lived at the house but wasn’t residing there when the violence occurred Sunday.

— David K. Li, NBC news, 26 Aug. 2026
After residing in Nigeria and the United States, the 33-year-old musician has called Paris home for four months by the time of his Zoom call with Billboard.

— Ngozi Nwanji, Billboard, 25 Aug. 2026

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