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abode

noun

ə-ˈbōd

Definition of abode

as in residence

the place where one lives welcome to my humble abode

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Recent Examples of abode The Married with Children actress and Sons of Anarchy creator opened the doors to their historic 1923 English estate-style abode located in Hollywood Hills in a recent tour with Architectural Digest. — Natalia Senanayake, PEOPLE, 13 Aug. 2026 While Hemingway never commented about Catcher publicly, he was said to have stored a dog-eared copy of the novel, personalized by Salinger, in his beloved Havana abode. — Literary Hub, 10 Aug. 2026 Blue Springs home The show filmed at a home in Blue Springs — presumably used as coach Lasso’s Kansas abode — where neighbors were allowed to take photos of everything but the actual filming. — Kansas City Star, 4 Aug. 2026 The pair drove four hours early Saturday to be here from their summer abode in Wyoming. — Sean Keeler, Denver Post, 18 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for abode

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Noun

When deputies went to the residence, Kreuzer and the woman’s vehicle were gone.

— Daniel Hunt August 29, Sacbee.com, 29 Aug. 2026
Anne Arundel County fire officials said the owner of the residence was working on the home's HVAC system when a propane line was accidentally cut.

— Bryan Lynn, CBS News, 28 Aug. 2026

Definition of residence

Noun

The family soon moved to a one-bedroom cabin in the nearby town of Locust Ridge, a dwelling that figures proudly in Parton’s rags-to-riches lore.

— Jordan Hoffman, Vanity Fair, 25 Aug. 2026
The original dwelling, opened in 2019, is a former New York state bank dating back to the 1860s and the reception is hidden through a side door inside a bank vault.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 25 Aug. 2026

Definition of dwelling

Noun

The other clock hiding inside it The TC001 has attracted an enthusiastic home-automation following because it can be used with AWTRIX, an open-source firmware and ecosystem designed around small LED matrix displays.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 27 Aug. 2026
Back at school, Thom hangs out on the bleachers for a secret meeting with the creepy home invader from Robert’s party.

— Louis Peitzman, Vulture, 27 Aug. 2026

Definition of home

Noun

Food and beverage businesses saw the largest employment gain, at roughly 4,500 total jobs, followed by transportation and lodging at about 4,400 and 4,000 jobs, respectively.

— Catherina Gioino, Fortune, 26 Aug. 2026
Polly was sharing a room with four other women at a Whitechapel lodging house.

— Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 26 Aug. 2026

Definition of lodging

Noun

Play was suspended on the outside courts, but the roofs could close on Armstrong and Ashe, protecting Bublik and Wolf, and Novak Djokovic and Mariano Navone, from the elements.

— Rebecca Tauber, New York Times, 31 Aug. 2026
The California Legislature just passed two bills that advocates say will greatly improve access to small-scale solar for renters, people in condos and others who don’t have access to their roofs or can’t afford a full rooftop array.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 31 Aug. 2026

Definition of roof

Noun

Big sophomore Charlie Beniot, 6-foot-2, 230 pounds, came on in his place and performed admirably.

— Chris Hays, The Orlando Sentinel, 1 Sep. 2026
The Cubs and Brewers square off seven times in that span, with Monday’s victory putting the North Siders 7 games back of first-place Milwaukee.

— Meghan Montemurro, Chicago Tribune, 1 Sep. 2026

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