residential
adjective
res·i·den·tial
ˌre-zə-ˈden(t)-shəl 
ˌrez-ˈden(t)-
1
2
: restricted to or occupied by residences
a residential area/street/neighborhood
3
: of or relating to residence or residences
residential customers
residential insurance policies
4
: provided to patients residing in a facility
residential drug treatment
also
: being a facility providing such treatment
a residential treatment center
Examples of residential in a Sentence
The company offers insurance for commercial and residential customers.
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At the time of his most recent arrest, Popps was on pretrial release for allegedly trespassing at a local residential building in October and attempting to escape from the police station after being taken into custody, CWB Chicago reported.
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Julia Bonavita, FOXNews.com, 8 Dec. 2025
He was arrested in April 2009 for possession of narcotics and for bringing narcotics into a jail facility; Redmond pleaded no contest and was sentenced to a minimum of one year in a residential drug treatment program.
—Maggie Kreienberg, PEOPLE, 8 Dec. 2025
Slaughter was charged with felony counts of first-degree murder, residential arson, dismembering a human body, and concealing a homicidal death.
—Jeramie Bizzle, CBS News, 8 Dec. 2025
Feeding Can Habituate Deer to Humans Feeding deer can also put them in more direct contact with humans and residential areas, which often goes poorly for both deer and humans.
—Anne Readel, Better Homes & Gardens, 8 Dec. 2025
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Julia Bonavita, FOXNews.com, 8 Dec. 2025
He was arrested in April 2009 for possession of narcotics and for bringing narcotics into a jail facility; Redmond pleaded no contest and was sentenced to a minimum of one year in a residential drug treatment program.
—Maggie Kreienberg, PEOPLE, 8 Dec. 2025
Slaughter was charged with felony counts of first-degree murder, residential arson, dismembering a human body, and concealing a homicidal death.
—Jeramie Bizzle, CBS News, 8 Dec. 2025
Feeding Can Habituate Deer to Humans Feeding deer can also put them in more direct contact with humans and residential areas, which often goes poorly for both deer and humans.
—Anne Readel, Better Homes & Gardens, 8 Dec. 2025
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“Residential.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/residential. Accessed 11 Dec. 2025.
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residential
adjective
res·i·den·tial
ˌrez(-ə)-ˈden-chəl
1
: used as a residence or by residents
a residential hotel
2
: suitable for or containing residences
a residential neighborhood
3
: of or relating to residence or residences
4
: provided to patients staying in a facility
residential treatment
Medical Definition
residential
adjective
res·i·den·tial
ˌrez(-ə)-ˈden-chəl
: provided to patients residing in a facility
residential drug treatment
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