as in inhabitable
suitable for living in
the frigid Arctic is not habitable for amphibians and reptiles—or for humans, either, for that matter
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Recent Examples of habitable
The researchers ruled out the existence of other planets within the habitable zone of Barnard's Star.
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Julia Jacobo, ABC News, 18 Mar. 2025
When Perez moved in with Recker in 2020, the house was still habitable, but flooding was becoming an issue.
—Jack Flemming, Los Angeles Times, 18 Mar. 2025
Finding more minuscule worlds with the latest, highly sensitive instruments could open up a new way of understanding how planets form — and which ones could be habitable for life.
—Ashley Strickland, CNN, 17 Mar. 2025
That means the foursome are also not within the habitable zone of the star, or just the right distance from the star where liquid water can stably exist on the surface of the planet.
—Ashley Strickland, CNN, 17 Mar. 2025
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Julia Jacobo, ABC News, 18 Mar. 2025
When Perez moved in with Recker in 2020, the house was still habitable, but flooding was becoming an issue.
—Jack Flemming, Los Angeles Times, 18 Mar. 2025
Finding more minuscule worlds with the latest, highly sensitive instruments could open up a new way of understanding how planets form — and which ones could be habitable for life.
—Ashley Strickland, CNN, 17 Mar. 2025
That means the foursome are also not within the habitable zone of the star, or just the right distance from the star where liquid water can stably exist on the surface of the planet.
—Ashley Strickland, CNN, 17 Mar. 2025
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“Habitable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/habitable. Accessed 25 Apr. 2025.
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