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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The tornado affected approximately 90% of the residences and commercial buildings in the municipality, according to the state government.—
CNN Money,
CNN Money,
8 Nov. 2025
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Espinal-Cantareo was involved in at least three armed home invasions at residences in Irving, Cedar Hill and Frisco, investigators said.—
Landon Mion , Brooke Taylor,
FOXNews.com,
7 Nov. 2025
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The city of Denver, for instance, which collects compost from homes and smaller apartment dwellings, doesn’t take tea bags, coffee filters or certified compostable products such as takeout containers or cups.—
Miguel Otárola,
Denver Post,
4 Jan. 2026
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Join the tiny home community by adding this Generic Tiny Home to your cart, or keep scrolling to see more move-in-ready dwellings available at Amazon.—
Maggie Horton,
PEOPLE,
4 Jan. 2026
Noun
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DiDonato has appeared on catwalks for major fashion houses and has featured in publications such as Vogue, Elle and Harper’s Bazaar.—
Jennifer Weil,
Footwear News,
7 Jan. 2026
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Events across the region are taking place all day at schools, local businesses, houses of worship and burned down local landmarks in various stages of rebuilding.—
David Wilson,
Daily News,
7 Jan. 2026
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Nestled in the green hills of the Pacific Palisades and just miles from the Pacific Ocean, community members gathered for an afternoon service and concert to grieve, heal and remember — remember homes lost, remember their lives before displacement and remember to find hope in recovery.—
Camelia Heins,
Daily News,
8 Jan. 2026
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An analysis by the National Association of Home Builders estimates tens of thousands of homes aren't being completed because there aren't enough workers.—
Kenny Choi,
CBS News,
8 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Aerial footage showed the destruction wrought by the twister, with roofs ripped off buildings, some of them reduced to rubble.—
CNN Money,
CNN Money,
8 Nov. 2025
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The homes in Yuba County will have metal roofs supported by wood trusses.—
Jake Goodrick,
Sacbee.com,
8 Nov. 2025
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“Abodes.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/abodes. Accessed 9 Jan. 2026.
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