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as in penthouse
a room or set of rooms in a private house or a block used as a separate dwelling place
a spacious six-room apartment that occupies the entire upper floor of a two-family house
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as in room
an area within a building that has been set apart from surrounding space by a wall
the museum sets aside this large central apartment to display special exhibitions
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Recent Examples of apartment
The apartments had all the markings of a burgeoning residency – there was collaboration between the neighboring church and Coggs.
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Everett Eaton, jsonline.com, 16 Feb. 2026
Turning down his studio’s offer of a cast party at glitzy Studio 54, Duvall hosted a heartfelt hoedown in his New York City apartment.
—Los Angeles Times, 16 Feb. 2026
Samina Compton, 26, a cocktail waitress renting a high-rise apartment in Hallandale Beach, said her connection to the region feels just as strong.
—Genesis Lisboa, Sun Sentinel, 16 Feb. 2026
The 10-room hotel has one apartment with a private balcony overlooking Austin Street.
—Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 16 Feb. 2026
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Everett Eaton, jsonline.com, 16 Feb. 2026
Turning down his studio’s offer of a cast party at glitzy Studio 54, Duvall hosted a heartfelt hoedown in his New York City apartment.
—Los Angeles Times, 16 Feb. 2026
Samina Compton, 26, a cocktail waitress renting a high-rise apartment in Hallandale Beach, said her connection to the region feels just as strong.
—Genesis Lisboa, Sun Sentinel, 16 Feb. 2026
The 10-room hotel has one apartment with a private balcony overlooking Austin Street.
—Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 16 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for apartment
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With 252 rooms, including two penthouse suites, the hotel feels both grand and intimate.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
22 Feb. 2026
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That tower has 356 units, ranging from studios to three-bedrooms and townhome and penthouse options.—
Desiree Mathurin,
Charlotte Observer,
19 Feb. 2026
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Then the short putt on 18 to leave too much room for comfort.—
Brody Miller,
New York Times,
23 Feb. 2026
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Accessibility The hotel is fully wheelchair accessible, and a number of rooms and suites have been designed specifically with those with disabilities in mind.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
22 Feb. 2026
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But the events of Thursday, which began with a convoy of unmarked police vehicles arriving early at Andrew’s temporary lodgings on the Sandringham Estate on his 66th birthday, have left the British royal family staring down one of its biggest crises in decades.—
Lauren Said-Moorhouse,
CNN Money,
19 Feb. 2026
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Booted out of his royal Windsor lodgings, was slumming it on the king’s private estate in Norfolk.—
Lorraine Ali,
Los Angeles Times,
19 Feb. 2026
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Residential real property is property located in the United States, and includes a house, condominium, duplex or land on which the transferee intends to build such a structure.—
Virginia Hammerle,
Dallas Morning News,
22 Feb. 2026
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Once a home is gone, the HOA and condominium law reforms our legislators are working on are meaningless.—
Michael P. Mayoral,
Sun Sentinel,
19 Feb. 2026
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Still to come are an accessible junior suite, four two-bedroom family villas, and four smaller standard rooms, which won't have their own pool or terrace but will offer a more economical entry point into the property.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
18 Feb. 2026
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This upscale and oddly tasty dish is available in the suites and club level.—
Carlos Rico,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
18 Feb. 2026
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Micifa Round-Toe Woven Flats Speaking of Mary Jane ballet flats worth snagging, this Micifa pair is less than $50.—
Kyra Surgent,
InStyle,
19 Feb. 2026
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The shoes in the capsule collection were designed as statement pieces, while the brand currently focuses on footwear considered a wardrobe staple, such as loafers, flats and leather sneakers in muted, neutral colors.—
Karla Rodriguez,
Footwear News,
17 Feb. 2026
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More than half a million residents live in NYCHA development plagued by chronic mold, broken elevators, and heating failures; others reside in subpar tenements run by crooked landlords.—
Darius Jones,
New York Daily News,
15 Feb. 2026
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The weight of the rescue was not lost on a group gathered at a Lower East Side tenement late last month, when Rachelle Muraca, Cathy Guiga-Tubens and Carmine Guiga met Charles Williams for the very first time in New York City.—
Greta Bjornson,
PEOPLE,
3 Feb. 2026
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Features in the six-bedroom, 9,000-square-foot condo, which was redesigned by Wheeler Kearns Architects, include eight full bathrooms, three half bathrooms and 7-inch-wide-plank European white oak floors.—
Bob Goldsborough,
Chicago Tribune,
16 Feb. 2026
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Another was spent shopping, hanging out and playing games at Girard's parents' condo, where the group was staying.—
Hannah Kirby,
jsonline.com,
14 Feb. 2026
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“Apartment.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/apartment. Accessed 24 Feb. 2026.
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