as in residence
the place where one lives
welcome to my humble abode
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Recent Examples of abode
Hope and healing In years past, the giveaway homes have featured a meaningful detail to connect the abode to St. Jude — and 2025 is no different.
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Lennie Omalza, Louisville Courier Journal, 25 Sep. 2025
Soon after, Mabel learns that Oliver has received a lucrative offer for his two-bedroom abode.
—Ryan Schwartz, TVLine, 23 Sep. 2025
The city of San Diego is moving toward launching an innovative program to create a fund to purchase affordable apartments before they are turned into market-rate housing (and potentially out of reach for existing residents) or torn down to build more luxurious abodes.
—Michael Smolens, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 Sep. 2025
Decorating Your Fairy Cottage, Inside and Out Use string lights or a candle to create a warm glow from the inside of your pumpkin abode.
—Sophia Beams, Better Homes & Gardens, 18 Sep. 2025
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Lennie Omalza, Louisville Courier Journal, 25 Sep. 2025
Soon after, Mabel learns that Oliver has received a lucrative offer for his two-bedroom abode.
—Ryan Schwartz, TVLine, 23 Sep. 2025
The city of San Diego is moving toward launching an innovative program to create a fund to purchase affordable apartments before they are turned into market-rate housing (and potentially out of reach for existing residents) or torn down to build more luxurious abodes.
—Michael Smolens, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 Sep. 2025
Decorating Your Fairy Cottage, Inside and Out Use string lights or a candle to create a warm glow from the inside of your pumpkin abode.
—Sophia Beams, Better Homes & Gardens, 18 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for abode
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The house sits on the edge of the Baka neighborhood, known for its leafy streets, upscale residences and lush, private gardens.—
Romina Ruiz-Goiriena,
USA Today,
4 Oct. 2025
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Warren hosted dinner parties in the residence, located at the base of Coit Tower, that attracted movie stars, best-selling authors, opera divas, aristocrats, photographers and composers.—
David Caraccio,
Sacbee.com,
3 Oct. 2025
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Allegations that Keeton and Pratt have a prior strike conviction for firing a weapon at an inhabited dwelling will be heard by Arguelles at the December sentencing hearing.—
Darrell Smith,
Sacbee.com,
3 Oct. 2025
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The documentary deliberately avoids a traditional narrative style, instead unfolding in a succession of powerful visual moments as well as scenes of the youngster with his aging grandparents at home in their very, very modest dwelling.—
Matthew Carey,
Deadline,
2 Oct. 2025
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As the man of the house — for his mother, twin sister and three younger sisters — his adolescence came with different pressures.—
Dan Wiederer,
New York Times,
7 Oct. 2025
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All the while, the enchanted garden where Travis would get down on one knee was being assembled outside of his and Swift’s house.—
Hannah Dailey,
Billboard,
7 Oct. 2025
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Starks’ dream is to someday visit the Warren Occult Museum in Connecticut, which is closed to the public, but open to guests who book overnight stays at the home of late, famed ghost hunters Ed and Lorraine Warren.—
Eve Chen,
USA Today,
5 Oct. 2025
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When his high fly ball crossed into Toronto’s home bullpen, Guerrero earned his first playoff homer.—
Mitch Bannon,
New York Times,
5 Oct. 2025
Noun
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The nearest gas station is 35 miles and there’s no lodging or restaurants within the 86,416-acre park.—
Tara Massouleh McCay,
Southern Living,
2 Oct. 2025
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The cost of gas, lodging and recreation have all risen sharply since the pandemic.—
Joel Rose,
NPR,
2 Oct. 2025
Noun
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According to aircraft tracking service FlightRadar24, the Airbus H130 helicopter operated as Reach 5 had taken off from the roof of UC Davis Medical Center just minutes before the crash.—
Ishani Desai,
Sacbee.com,
7 Oct. 2025
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For a start, everything felt much more enclosed, thanks primarily to the fibre-glass panels installed as the inner section of the roof at the same time as both ends were covered in 1963, giving a greenhouse-like feel.—
Richard Sutcliffe,
New York Times,
7 Oct. 2025
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For capybara lovers who may not be quite ready to own an exotic pet, the following are places to visit them in the commonwealth.—
Lillian Metzmeier,
Louisville Courier Journal,
3 Oct. 2025
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Determine family meeting places and make sure to include an out-of-town location in case of evacuation.—
Julia Gomez,
USA Today,
3 Oct. 2025
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“Abode.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/abode. Accessed 9 Oct. 2025.
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