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In Medog county, videos posted by social media users show long lines of cars and trucks flying Chinese flags and propaganda banners, transporting villagers from their hometown to new abodes closer to the de facto China-India border.—Simone McCarthy, CNN Money, 17 Dec. 2025 The British music producer, known professionally as Alex Da Kid, then razed the abode and built a sleek new mansion in its place.—Wendy Bowman, Robb Report, 16 Dec. 2025 The extent of the refurbishment became clear only in my room, which just vaguely resembled the idiosyncratic abodes of the past.—Chris Schalkx, Travel + Leisure, 16 Dec. 2025 DiMicco’s work is increasingly taking out of her abode, but denim continues to follow.—Andre Claudio, Sourcing Journal, 15 Dec. 2025 See All Example Sentences for abode
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Etymology
Middle English abade, abode, from bade, bode "stay, delay" (going back to Old English bād "expectation, period of waiting," probably going back to Germanic *baiđ-, noun derivative from the base of *bīđ- "wait, bide") crossed with abiden "to abide"
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