duplex 1 of 2

as in dual
consisting of two members or parts that are usually joined a duplex apartment with all of the bedrooms on the second floor

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duplex

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Adjective
That said, note that for duplex printing (shown in the chart below), the second-place advantage flips to the two Canon printers. PC Magazine, 5 June 2025 The furnished homes, which include one-to-three-bed apartments, one-bed duplexes, and four-bed ultra-luxurious penthouses, will have interiors that evoke the signature glamor associated with the Waldorf Astoria brand. Kissa Castaneda, Forbes.com, 27 May 2025
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The duplex home of renowned art collector, dealer, interior designer and philanthropist Hester Diamond recently listed for $19.5 million. Emma Reynolds, Robb Report, 18 May 2022 For the penthouses, Herzog and de Meuron worked alongside structural engineers AKT to create the unique features within each duplex penthouse and interior designer Tom Dixon’s Design Research Studio to create lovely homes. Emma Reynolds, Robb Report, 17 Nov. 2022 See All Example Sentences for duplex
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Adjective
  • Best Fourth of July BHG x Walmart Outdoor Furniture Deals Better Homes & Gardens Set of 2 River Oaks Outdoor Swivel Gliders These dual swivel gliders will pair perfectly with a morning cup of coffee or an evening cocktail.
    Nicole Pyles, Better Homes & Gardens, 1 July 2025
  • Hiestand currently serves on the board of the St. Hope Endowment and previously held dual roles as school founder Kevin Johnson’s personal lawyer and the school’s Title IX officer.
    Jennah Pendleton, Sacbee.com, 1 July 2025
Noun
  • Apparently a six-bedroom, six-and-a-half-bath triplex spread across 9,000 square feet, which included walk-in closets the size of studio apartments.
    Matthew Sedacca, Curbed, 20 June 2025
  • Under those rules, a St. Paul duplex or triplex that is not owner-occupied may lease out one short-term rental.
    Frederick Melo, Twin Cities, 17 June 2025
Adjective
  • The team found that binary coding could store messages 10 times longer than Morse code.
    ArsTechnica, ArsTechnica, 30 June 2025
  • Boards are now forced into a binary decision: double down—pay up for ex-banker talent, spin up second-line compliance, turn ISO 20022 into a religion—or retreat to pure subscription margins and hope the competition does the same.
    Zennon Kapron, Forbes.com, 27 June 2025
Noun
  • Even with the optimism of new construction for the high-profile spot, Sunset Place’s condo component might face a challenging economy.
    Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 8 July 2025
  • Records obtained by the family also indicated the hood of Jennifer’s vehicle was covered with dust from ongoing construction at her condo complex and indicated signs of a struggle.
    Julia Bonavita, FOXNews.com, 6 July 2025
Adjective
  • Austin Metcalf was stabbed in the heart and died in the arms of his twin brother, his father, Jeff Metcalf, previously told the Star-Telegram.
    Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 10 July 2025
  • The line is rooted in outerwear, which includes wrap coats in twin layers of double-faced wool; reversible jackets with one side plain, the other patterned; and crinkled unisex trenchcoats that pack up neatly into a travel pouch, printed with a bicycle pattern drawn from Veldkamp’s art.
    Joelle Diderich, Footwear News, 10 July 2025
Noun
  • Cook enjoyed a career year that boasted efficiency and saw his touchdowns triple from 2023 (6) to 2024 (18).
    The Athletic NFL Staff, New York Times, 8 July 2025
  • Beyond the raw speed and power, there are significant software, hardware, and efficiency updates, and new features, like the Kick Turn, which can make low-degree turns on tight trails and do 360s on a flat surface.
    Erik Shilling, Robb Report, 8 July 2025
Noun
  • Within are five bedrooms with their own private terraces, a landscaped patio area and infinity pool—a new penthouse poster child for elevated standards.
    Michelle Tchea, Robb Report, 3 July 2025
  • The sale marked a new record for most expensive penthouse sold in Downtown Nashville.
    Molly Davis, The Tennessean, 2 July 2025
Noun
  • Another one of her rental listings, also a floor-through but configured as a three-bed, two-bath, rented to the first people who saw it.
    Kim Velsey, Curbed, 8 May 2025
  • Two floor-through units on the third and fourth floors sat above an owner’s duplex with bedrooms at the garden level and living spaces on the parlor floor.
    Adriane Quinlan, Curbed, 1 Apr. 2025

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“Duplex.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/duplex. Accessed 13 Jul. 2025.

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