as in residences
the place where one lives
welcome to my humble abode
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Recent Examples of abodes
Families would share accommodations, with Rensch recalling sharing beds with other kids across multiple abodes.
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Ben Morse, CNN Money, 30 Oct. 2025
But humans aren’t the only creatures who decorate their abodes.
—Andrea Tamayo, Scientific American, 28 Oct. 2025
Preserving original brick also helps hold a bit of a home's history in place, a constant reminder that many of today’s abodes hold pieces of the past.
—Lennie Omalza, Louisville Courier Journal, 9 Oct. 2025
The abodes range from three to five bedrooms and are built to maximize views of the surrounding mountains.
—Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 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
Through a succession of job changes, a don’t-open-the-mail approach to bill paying, abrupt moves to and from a string of increasingly cluttered abodes, Uhle recounts with humor and remarkable detail the unstable circumstances of her youth.
—Kristen Kidd, Denver Post, 30 Aug. 2025
Parents are now shelling out thousands of dollars — sometimes upward of $20,000 — and hiring interior designers to deck out their kids’ college abodes.
—Kayla Hayempour, NBC news, 25 Aug. 2025
Read on to explore a few of the dreamy abodes that Nicks has owned over the years.
—Katie Schultz, Architectural Digest, 22 Aug. 2025
Ben Morse, CNN Money, 30 Oct. 2025
But humans aren’t the only creatures who decorate their abodes.
—Andrea Tamayo, Scientific American, 28 Oct. 2025
Preserving original brick also helps hold a bit of a home's history in place, a constant reminder that many of today’s abodes hold pieces of the past.
—Lennie Omalza, Louisville Courier Journal, 9 Oct. 2025
The abodes range from three to five bedrooms and are built to maximize views of the surrounding mountains.
—Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 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
Through a succession of job changes, a don’t-open-the-mail approach to bill paying, abrupt moves to and from a string of increasingly cluttered abodes, Uhle recounts with humor and remarkable detail the unstable circumstances of her youth.
—Kristen Kidd, Denver Post, 30 Aug. 2025
Parents are now shelling out thousands of dollars — sometimes upward of $20,000 — and hiring interior designers to deck out their kids’ college abodes.
—Kayla Hayempour, NBC news, 25 Aug. 2025
Read on to explore a few of the dreamy abodes that Nicks has owned over the years.
—Katie Schultz, Architectural Digest, 22 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for abodes
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Ingoglia and DeSantis want Florida voters to mandate tax cuts through constitutional amendments next year, which could include eliminating property taxes on primary residences.—
Douglas Hanks,
Miami Herald,
24 Oct. 2025
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With only nine residences in total, the building remains one of Manhattan’s most discreet examples of high architecture in a neighborhood defined by it, surrounded by works from Frank Gehry, Jean Nouvel, and Bjarke Ingels.—
Abby Montanez,
Robb Report,
24 Oct. 2025
Noun
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The council asked the city manager to come back with recommendations for an ordinance related to the dwellings.—
Stacy Brandt,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
3 Nov. 2025
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Thirteen different dwellings, a few not much more than a room with a spare foldout couch or futon, and none were dependable.—
Stephanie Land,
Time,
30 Oct. 2025
Noun
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When houses go dark and demand dips, power prices often nosedive.—
Sophie Hartley,
IndyStar,
4 Nov. 2025
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With Mercury retrograde stirring your third and fourth houses, misunderstandings at home or with loved ones could test your patience.—
Valerie Mesa,
PEOPLE,
4 Nov. 2025
Noun
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In 2024, the wind energy started flowing not to homes, but to a Google data center in Mesa.—
Shaun McKinnon,
AZCentral.com,
4 Nov. 2025
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Matilda, a recent high school graduate, has grown up with a flighty mother and a revolving door of homes.—
Clare Mulroy,
USA Today,
4 Nov. 2025
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Rainwater harvesting systems collect water from the roofs of nearby homes, while solar panels power the irrigation system.—
Kathleen Toner,
CNN Money,
24 Oct. 2025
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Their roofs were in fairly good condition.—
Paul Rogers,
Mercury News,
19 Oct. 2025
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“Abodes.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/abodes. Accessed 8 Nov. 2025.
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