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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noun

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Adjective
Under a state law that permits single-family lots to be split, one buyer submitted plans for a duplex on Hartzell; more density could follow. Dana Goodyear, New Yorker, 22 Sep. 2025 The duplex is located in Milan, but its style is not especially evocative of the city. Valentina Raggi, Architectural Digest, 20 Sep. 2025
Noun
The project consists of 10 duplex-style homes of 1,300 square feet apiece, with three bedrooms, attached two-car garages and private yards. Joe Tash, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 Dec. 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
  • Six years prior, Jones, then a dual-sport athlete at the University of North Carolina, won an NCAA basketball championship and was on the court as a freshman point guard when teammate Charlotte Smith hit one of the biggest shots in college basketball history.
    Jason Jones, New York Times, 12 Oct. 2025
  • For the fourth straight game and fifth time this season, the Horned Frogs had to deal with a dual-threat quarterback, and Kansas State’s Avery Johnson was among the most athletic the defense has faced this season.
    Steven Johnson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 11 Oct. 2025
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  • Last year, for example, a seven-bedroom triplex hit the market for $30 million, and a few months later, a nearby penthouse listed for $25 million, with all the proceeds going toward philanthropic efforts in Africa.
    Tori Latham, Robb Report, 23 Sep. 2025
  • Electric triplex and walk-behind mowers keep the greens tournament ready without fuel or noise pollution.
    Erik Matuszewski, Forbes.com, 18 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • Individuals who identify as non-binary believe their gender identities don’t neatly fit into traditional male/female categories.
    Elizabeth Ayoola, Essence, 4 Oct. 2025
  • In August 2020, Tempest came out as non-binary and in 2023 a BBC documentary showed Tempest’s experiences having top surgery and beginning to take testosterone, as well as his mental health struggles while being a musician.
    Thomas Smith, Billboard, 3 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • From the outside, the Harris County Jail might be mistaken for a high-end condo, with walls of windows that overlook the bayou in downtown Houston.
    The New Yorker, New Yorker, 8 Oct. 2025
  • Click here to see more photos of this Upper East Side condo.
    Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 8 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • Having spent his entire life in the shadow of Cody (Brandon Tyler Moore), the far more athletic twin brother primed for combat by their sadistic dad, John (Blake Burt) cuts a far more sympathetic figure.
    Jon O'Brien, IndieWire, 10 Oct. 2025
  • At the time, his daughter was about 7, but his twin sons were actually a year older than her.
    Theoden Janes, Charlotte Observer, 10 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • When asked about their reasons for moving to a new country, only a third of all respondents cited tax efficiency as a motivator.
    Hayley Cuccinello, CNBC, 10 Oct. 2025
  • Industrial warehouses once built with low ceilings and narrow bays now constrain e-commerce distribution, where robotics and scale define efficiency.
    Amachie Ackah, Fortune, 10 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • The 97-unit building, with studios to three-bedroom penthouses, features finishes and layouts typically reserved for condominiums, 17 private terraces, and a penthouse commanding $35,000 per month.
    Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 6 Oct. 2025
  • In addition, the penthouse of the Hot 100 has been unusually stagnant over the past year, with smashes remaining in the top 10 for months on end.
    Jason Lipshutz, Billboard, 2 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • With its floor-through dwellings, celebrity penthouse, secret passageways, and camaraderie (begrudging or otherwise) between residents both longtime and new, the Arconia is a world within itself.
    Scarlett Harris, Architectural Digest, 8 Sep. 2025
  • Wrightsman moved into her 7,000-square-foot floor-through in the 1950s, filling it with French antiques, and stayed until her death in 2019 at age 99.
    Kim Velsey, Curbed, 13 Aug. 2025

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“Duplex.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/duplex. Accessed 15 Oct. 2025.

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