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as in penthouse
a room or set of rooms in a private house or a block used as a separate dwelling place
a spacious six-room apartment that occupies the entire upper floor of a two-family house
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as in room
an area within a building that has been set apart from surrounding space by a wall
the museum sets aside this large central apartment to display special exhibitions
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Recent Examples of apartment
When Officers Jordan White and Chad Cox entered the third-floor apartment, body camera footage showed Pike standing in a closet, which was also Destinii’s nursery, holding the infant.
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Laura Bauer
june 1, Kansas City Star, 1 June 2026
Advertisement At the height of his modeling career, flying transatlantic and staying in five-star hotels, Richards returned to New York and slept on a mat on the floor of a cult apartment, seeing no contradiction.
—Jp Mangalindan, Time, 1 June 2026
Two apartments will also come with kitchens and terraces that offer sweeping sea-views.
—Catherine Sabino, Forbes.com, 1 June 2026
Weathers forced the man to sit outside the apartment on a bench.
—Reeti Malhotra, Sacbee.com, 1 June 2026
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Laura Bauer
june 1, Kansas City Star, 1 June 2026
Advertisement At the height of his modeling career, flying transatlantic and staying in five-star hotels, Richards returned to New York and slept on a mat on the floor of a cult apartment, seeing no contradiction.
—Jp Mangalindan, Time, 1 June 2026
Two apartments will also come with kitchens and terraces that offer sweeping sea-views.
—Catherine Sabino, Forbes.com, 1 June 2026
Weathers forced the man to sit outside the apartment on a bench.
—Reeti Malhotra, Sacbee.com, 1 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for apartment
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The fight makes its way to the penthouse, exposing Lestat as a real live vampire to his bandmates, who, up until now, thought the vampire thing was an elaborate bit.—
Rebecca Alter,
Vulture,
8 June 2026
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Most of its suites, including the penthouse, Belle Étoile, have been redone in silk and velvet.—
Matt Ortile,
Condé Nast Traveler,
3 June 2026
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Then, the magic comes in the editing room, piecing together the story to say something bigger than one shot ever could.—
Jared Weiss,
New York Times,
8 June 2026
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The 40,000-square-foot facility will include a permanent exhibit gallery, rotating exhibit areas, a research library, flexible education rooms and an indoor/outdoor pavilion.—
Staff,
USA Today,
8 June 2026
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To the west of the park boundaries lie a handful of private concessions, housing a few riverside lodgings.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
2 June 2026
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At Wickwood Inn, one of our favorite romantic lodgings in Michigan, guests are treated to farm-to-table breakfasts and an evening social hour.—
Ginger Crichton,
Midwest Living,
2 June 2026
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Constructing a private condominium tower on public beachfront land is not in the public interest.—
Sun Sentinel Editorial Board,
Sun Sentinel,
6 June 2026
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Dozens of families who survived a fire at a condominium complex in North Attleboro, Massachusetts are frustrated they still haven't been allowed to see their homes three weeks after the fire.—
Tammy Mutasa,
CBS News,
4 June 2026
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After its recent $50 million expansion, the Banyan Tree Mayakoba is the star of the Mayakoba development in Playa del Carmen, with 34 private beachfront pool suites and a brand-new beach club with an infinity pool overlooking the ocean.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
3 June 2026
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Ticket prices range from approximately $63 for the most basic type of accommodation in off-peak times to $334 for the most luxurious suites during peak seasons.—
Wayne Chang,
CNN Money,
3 June 2026
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Photos from the scene showed charred and damaged brickwork on the roof of the 10-story apartment block which Romanian authorities said was hit by a drone that exploded on impact, tearing through a top-floor flat.—
George Calin,
USA Today,
29 May 2026
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The brand makes shoes made from authentic sports ball materials, offering options ranging from flats to heels to wedges that resemble the balls of sports like baseball, basketball, soccer and more.—
Jaden Thompson,
Footwear News,
28 May 2026
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No one wants to go back to the days of tenements and apartments with insufficient ventilation or light.—
Michael Schill,
Chicago Tribune,
13 May 2026
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Remember the Jets used to leak like century-old Bronx tenement pipes during the Robert Saleh regime.—
Armando Salguero OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
23 Apr. 2026
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The Okan Tower, a hotel and condo building under construction in downtown Miami, will be 902 feet tall when it’s completed.—
Catherine Odom,
Miami Herald,
30 May 2026
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The condo was built in 2014 and has a living area of 2,141 square feet.—
Bay Area Home Report,
Mercury News,
29 May 2026
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“Apartment.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/apartment. Accessed 8 Jun. 2026.
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