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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
Cali spent the next six days in her apartment.
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Bryan Washington, New Yorker, 7 Sep. 2025
As officers attempted contact, more gunshots were fired from inside the apartment toward officers, who took cover and began securing the scene and evacuating surrounding apartments, according to the release.
—Nwa Democrat-Gazette, Arkansas Online, 7 Sep. 2025
When that extension of the trolley’s Blue Line was in its early planning stages a decade ago, residents aggressively lobbied against allowing apartment towers along it as part of an organized campaign.
—David Garrick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Sep. 2025
The complaint said the mother yelled for help and asked the three to not let her husband lock her in the apartment again.
—Kristi Miller, Twin Cities, 6 Sep. 2025
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Bryan Washington, New Yorker, 7 Sep. 2025
As officers attempted contact, more gunshots were fired from inside the apartment toward officers, who took cover and began securing the scene and evacuating surrounding apartments, according to the release.
—Nwa Democrat-Gazette, Arkansas Online, 7 Sep. 2025
When that extension of the trolley’s Blue Line was in its early planning stages a decade ago, residents aggressively lobbied against allowing apartment towers along it as part of an organized campaign.
—David Garrick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Sep. 2025
The complaint said the mother yelled for help and asked the three to not let her husband lock her in the apartment again.
—Kristi Miller, Twin Cities, 6 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for apartment
Noun
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Set entirely in a high-rise penthouse, PH-1 follows promising politician Payton Burnham (Kassen), who is held hostage by an anonymous captor and forced to watch as his life is systematically dismantled in real-time by both social and traditional media.—
Zac Ntim,
Deadline,
8 Sep. 2025
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Equipped with a five-star spa, the MGM resort boasts roomside views of the famous Bellagio fountain, executive-level corner suites, and bookable penthouses.—
Mia Cathell,
The Washington Examiner,
7 Sep. 2025
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The new internal layout also makes room for a larger battery.—
Prakhar Khanna,
Forbes.com,
10 Sep. 2025
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In 1944, Jimmie McKee and his wife, Minnie, bought the seven-room, two-story house in Washington Heights.—
Catherine Muccigrosso,
Charlotte Observer,
10 Sep. 2025
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All around the world, bold new lodgings are luring discerning travelers in search of beauty, glamour, and the unexpected.—
Sam Cochran,
Architectural Digest,
11 Aug. 2025
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The tourist development tax is a 6% rate tacked onto bookings at hotels, apartments or other lodgings rented for six months or less in Orange County.—
Zoey Thomas,
The Orlando Sentinel,
5 Aug. 2025
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Miami police on Tuesday arrested the father of a teen who was stabbed to death inside a Brickell condominium in June on a charge of violating a domestic violence injunction, his attorneys said.—
David Goodhue,
Miami Herald,
3 Sep. 2025
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Flay lives in the Morris Adjmic–designed Sterling Mason, a condominium composed of a 1905 red brick warehouse adjoined with a newer, metallic mirror image.—
Keith Flanagan,
Architectural Digest,
2 Sep. 2025
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The best way to sum up his time as United manager is his decision to live in a luxury suite at The Lowry Hotel, rather than a more permanent home in the area.—
Carl Anka,
New York Times,
5 Sep. 2025
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There are plenty of accommodation options, from multiroom suites to generously sized one-king or two-double-bed rooms.—
Kate Kassin,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
5 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Opt for Dream Pairs Loafers for a touch of hardware or Vionic Uptown Loafers for a sneaker-meets-flats construction.—
Amber Cardullo,
Travel + Leisure,
7 Sep. 2025
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In this sequel to The Ice Road that trades Canadian ice flats for cliff-edge drop-offs and hairpin passes, Neeson’s grieving character Mike McCann heads to the Himalayas to scatter his brother’s ashes.—
Travis Bean,
Forbes.com,
6 Sep. 2025
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The film is set within a decaying Khmer Rouge–era tenement in Phnom Penh.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
5 Sep. 2025
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Her novels always burst with a rich historical vibrancy, but The Gilded Heiress in particular brings to life the streets and tenements of the Gilded Age, as well as the burgeoning success of Broadway as industry.—
EW.com,
EW.com,
28 Aug. 2025
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The jury at this trial saw records suggesting that Donna Adelson, who lived with her husband in a luxury Miami condo, had the means to fund the murder plot that cost over $100,000 with their son, who worked with them at the family’s thriving dentistry practice.—
Lauren del Valle,
CNN Money,
6 Sep. 2025
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The condo was built in 1973 and the living area totals 1,574 square feet.—
Bay Area Home Report,
Mercury News,
6 Sep. 2025
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“Apartment.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/apartment. Accessed 11 Sep. 2025.
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