as in occupancy
the act or fact of residing in a place
as much as I've enjoyed my residency in this state, it may be time to move on
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Recent Examples of residency
Some are also growing residency programs.
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Aman Kidwai, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 Oct. 2025
Next up, Conrad is excited to do potential residencies around Whimsy.
—Akili King, Essence, 13 Oct. 2025
But next year the Red Rocker will return to Las Vegas for his Best of All Worlds residency at Dolby Live at Park MGM, with shows scheduled in March and September.
—Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 13 Oct. 2025
Recently, Bad Bunny’s concert residency in Puerto Rico reminded me of that.
—Ana Mariella Rivera, Twin Cities, 12 Oct. 2025
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Aman Kidwai, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 Oct. 2025
Next up, Conrad is excited to do potential residencies around Whimsy.
—Akili King, Essence, 13 Oct. 2025
But next year the Red Rocker will return to Las Vegas for his Best of All Worlds residency at Dolby Live at Park MGM, with shows scheduled in March and September.
—Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 13 Oct. 2025
Recently, Bad Bunny’s concert residency in Puerto Rico reminded me of that.
—Ana Mariella Rivera, Twin Cities, 12 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for residency
Noun
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It’s envisioned, Runner said, that the property owner would receive the transit occupancy tax revenues generated by the site, for a set period of time, and the city would receive the sales tax revenues.—
Sacbee.com,
Sacbee.com,
9 Oct. 2025
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Developers filed an occupancy permit application with the city, a step that means the building could be cleared to open ICE's occupancy after a city inspection.—
Sophie Carson,
jsonline.com,
9 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Expand access to skilling and transparent hiring in tech and innovation occupations where future growth is concentrated.—
Katica Roy,
Fortune,
15 Oct. 2025
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According to data from the Department of Homeland Security, more than 20,000 educators are in the country on H-1B visas — the third most common occupation group for the program.—
Sequoia Carrillo,
NPR,
15 Oct. 2025
Noun
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But there are significant differences between their ideas of cosmic habitation.—
Jackie Wattles,
CNN Money,
12 Sep. 2025
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Lee would sometimes visit Anderson at the Highland Chateau health and rehabilitation center in Highland Park, where she had been relocated with some objection after her Surrey Avenue property was deemed unfit for human habitation.—
Frederick Melo,
Twin Cities,
10 Sep. 2025
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“Residency.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/residency. Accessed 19 Oct. 2025.
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