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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
Back were the villas and the apartments, the chauffeurs and the mistresses swaddled in foreign luxury.
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Julia Ioffe, New Yorker, 19 Oct. 2025
The Oceanside City Council approved an eight-story, mixed-use development with 273 apartments and 4,000 square feet of ground-floor retail shops Wednesday for a vacant lot on Mission Avenue just west of Oceanside High School.
—Phil Diehl, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 Oct. 2025
Audrey Hepburn plays a blind woman who manages to thwart intruders by shutting off all the lights in her apartment.
—Emma Specter, Vogue, 19 Oct. 2025
In 1993 it was declared a historic landmark by the City and County of Denver’s Preservation Commission, which has helped anchor it to Grant Street even as other historic buildings have fallen around it, some replaced with apartment high-rises.
—John Wenzel, Denver Post, 19 Oct. 2025
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Julia Ioffe, New Yorker, 19 Oct. 2025
The Oceanside City Council approved an eight-story, mixed-use development with 273 apartments and 4,000 square feet of ground-floor retail shops Wednesday for a vacant lot on Mission Avenue just west of Oceanside High School.
—Phil Diehl, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 Oct. 2025
Audrey Hepburn plays a blind woman who manages to thwart intruders by shutting off all the lights in her apartment.
—Emma Specter, Vogue, 19 Oct. 2025
In 1993 it was declared a historic landmark by the City and County of Denver’s Preservation Commission, which has helped anchor it to Grant Street even as other historic buildings have fallen around it, some replaced with apartment high-rises.
—John Wenzel, Denver Post, 19 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for apartment
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The penthouse is currently available at just under $17 million with Lourdes Alatriste of Douglas Elliman.—
Mark David,
Robb Report,
13 Oct. 2025
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The only reason the penthouse wasn't sold out was because [the developer] was looking for the right consumer.—
Morgan Korn,
ABC News,
12 Oct. 2025
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Kevin sneaks his way into a room at the Plaza Hotel and gets up to his usual shenanigans in the building, which was owned in real life by Donald at the time, with Ivana serving as the property's president.—
Lauren Huff,
Entertainment Weekly,
15 Oct. 2025
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Now let’s get the wide receiver room healthy.—
Cole Sullivan,
MSNBC Newsweek,
15 Oct. 2025
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Booking travel is expensive these days, from the cost of trains or planes to paying for your luggage, lodgings and more.—
Ryley Amond,
CNBC,
18 Oct. 2025
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Here, the ski-in, ski-out Hoshino Resorts Bandaisan Onsen Hotel offers lodgings at affordable prices and has several room configurations for groups or families.—
Adam H. Graham,
AFAR Media,
14 Oct. 2025
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Finally, one measure requires notice to be provided 90 days before a homeowners’ association or condominium board lien starts foreclosure action for unpaid common charges, assessments, fines or fees.—
Giulia Carbonaro,
MSNBC Newsweek,
17 Oct. 2025
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Some of the money was allegedly used to pay for two Yorba Linda mansions and a waterfront condominium in Huntington Beach, the indictment alleges.—
City News Service,
Oc Register,
16 Oct. 2025
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The emirate recently awarded a design contract for Shams Studios, a five-soundstage complex that will include post-production suites, creative offices, and hospitality facilities.—
Essie Assibu,
Variety,
17 Oct. 2025
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Elsewhere is a one-bedroom, one-bath guest suite, plus a design studio/office and a wellness room with a sauna and Himalayan salt wall.—
Wendy Bowman,
Robb Report,
17 Oct. 2025
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The chunky knit and slightly slouchy fit feels just right for layering—try it with jeans and suede ballet flats for a monochromatic brown moment, or over a white tee for slight contrast.—
Rosie Marder,
Travel + Leisure,
18 Oct. 2025
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Wear them to the office with a sweater vest layered over a button-down shirt and ballet flats, or dress them up with a blouse and kitten-heel boots.—
Emily Weaver,
PEOPLE,
18 Oct. 2025
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The second story follows the journey of Tateh (Brandon Uranowitz), the Latvian immigrant and his Little Girl (Tabitha Lawing), from New York’s tenements to factory exploitation in a mill town to his re-invention as a populist filmmaker in a nascent industry.—
Frank Rizzo,
Variety,
17 Oct. 2025
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Miller begins at the beginning, the 1910 Sicilian migration to America where the Scorseses settled in a Soho tenement.—
Stephen Schaefer,
Boston Herald,
13 Oct. 2025
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Those former customers must now work with private haulers, which already handle trash pickup for businesses and larger apartment and condo complexes.—
David Garrick,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
19 Oct. 2025
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The $3 million project, however, is coming to an end as Wertenteil and Powders finally move into their master condo inside the eight-unit Capitol Hill home.—
John Wenzel,
Denver Post,
19 Oct. 2025
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“Apartment.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/apartment. Accessed 21 Oct. 2025.
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