retirement home

noun

: a place where retired people can live and sometimes be taken care of

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Police had puzzled over the case ever since Lopez's body was found but Chief Public Prosecutor Manfred Mannweiler said advances in DNA technology had allowed police to reopen the investigation and arrest the suspect in a retirement home. CBS News, 25 Feb. 2026 The couple now live in a Dallas retirement home. Dave Lieber feb. 25, Dallas Morning News, 25 Feb. 2026 Montclare, a creaky old mansion that functions as a retirement home for the community. Kevin Jacobsen, Entertainment Weekly, 31 Jan. 2026 The song comes from a documentary by filmmaker Yvonne Russo about Milan’s Casa Verdi (built in 1896 by composer Giuseppe Verdi, a retirement home where elderly classical artists coach younger ones. Kory Grow, Rolling Stone, 22 Jan. 2026 See All Example Sentences for retirement home

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“Retirement home.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/retirement%20home. Accessed 10 Mar. 2026.

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