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as in penthouses
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 rooms
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 apartments
Elsewhere in Kyiv, residential apartments were hit and damaged, with dozens of residents wrapped in blankets gathering on the streets outside to survey the damage to their homes as rescue workers fought to extinguish the flames.
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Lidia Kelly, USA Today, 7 Sep. 2025
The nine-story building complex is the former headquarters of the BBC and now houses apartments, restaurants and a television studio, according to BBC News.
—Morgan Winsor, ABC News, 6 Sep. 2025
The new residential tower on Morehead Street will offer mostly studio and one-bedroom apartments, plus two-story penthouse townhouses on the top floors.
—Charlotte Observer, 6 Sep. 2025
Although cars are the main focus, people also use Proofr for Airbnbs, eBay listings, moving into apartments and even documenting valuables.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 6 Sep. 2025
Just this week, plans to remove the wall art were halted at the last minute, after tenants of the building’s apartments at 41st Street and Piedmont Avenue demanded that the history on display be left alone.
—Shomik Mukherjee, Mercury News, 6 Sep. 2025
The Illinois Department of Revenue, which also performs sales ratio studies each year, similarly reported homes, condos and smaller apartments were assessed lower than the comparable sales price.
—A.d. Quig, Chicago Tribune, 5 Sep. 2025
According to Joan Johnson, library director, the apartments and the library are separate and only share a façade.
—Everett Eaton, jsonline.com, 30 Aug. 2025
The apartments were originally meant for senior living, defined by housing officials as for those 62 years and older.
—Leo Bertucci, Louisville Courier Journal, 30 Aug. 2025
Lidia Kelly, USA Today, 7 Sep. 2025
The nine-story building complex is the former headquarters of the BBC and now houses apartments, restaurants and a television studio, according to BBC News.
—Morgan Winsor, ABC News, 6 Sep. 2025
The new residential tower on Morehead Street will offer mostly studio and one-bedroom apartments, plus two-story penthouse townhouses on the top floors.
—Charlotte Observer, 6 Sep. 2025
Although cars are the main focus, people also use Proofr for Airbnbs, eBay listings, moving into apartments and even documenting valuables.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 6 Sep. 2025
Just this week, plans to remove the wall art were halted at the last minute, after tenants of the building’s apartments at 41st Street and Piedmont Avenue demanded that the history on display be left alone.
—Shomik Mukherjee, Mercury News, 6 Sep. 2025
The Illinois Department of Revenue, which also performs sales ratio studies each year, similarly reported homes, condos and smaller apartments were assessed lower than the comparable sales price.
—A.d. Quig, Chicago Tribune, 5 Sep. 2025
According to Joan Johnson, library director, the apartments and the library are separate and only share a façade.
—Everett Eaton, jsonline.com, 30 Aug. 2025
The apartments were originally meant for senior living, defined by housing officials as for those 62 years and older.
—Leo Bertucci, Louisville Courier Journal, 30 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for apartments
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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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On top, there’s a water tower dressed up to look like a 14th-century church tower, which peers over two matching penthouses.—
Adriane Quinlan,
Curbed,
22 Aug. 2025
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The babies and toddlers came across the synthetic opioid and its residue in their homes, inside hotel rooms and even at a city park.—
Laura Bauer,
Kansas City Star,
7 Sep. 2025
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The Rooms With 86 rooms and suites spread across nine categories, Grand Hotel Fasano's accommodations range in size from 215 square feet for a standard room to 968 square feet for its suites.—
Susmita Baral,
Travel + Leisure,
7 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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Keep scrolling to shop more vests, capri’s, and flats inspired by Diane Kruger’s outfit blueprint below.—
Jeaneen Russell,
PEOPLE,
5 Sep. 2025
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Lawrence zhuzhed up the outfit with a pair of black Wayfarer sunglasses, black satin pointy-toe Claudette flats from The Row, and her go-to statement necklaces.—
Hannah Jackson,
Vogue,
5 Sep. 2025
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All staterooms and suites on Le Commandant Charcot feature private balconies or terraces with room for up to 245 guests.—
Katie Nadworny,
Travel + Leisure,
9 Sep. 2025
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The new structure also enables Gill to foster meaningful change at the C-suites with the launch of Executive Search, a new division that provides bespoke talent acquisition solutions to help place diverse leaders in decision-making roles across the luxury and lifestyle industries.—
Tianwei Zhang,
Footwear News,
8 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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As the deteriorating tenements emptied, the arson began.—
Daniel Immerwahr,
New Yorker,
18 Aug. 2025
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By this summer, Knobel owned nine of 19 condos at the Vail Inn and a majority of the condo board’s directors had been appointed by him, according to last month’s lawsuit.—
Justin Wingerter,
Denver Post,
9 Sep. 2025
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“Apartments.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/apartments. Accessed 11 Sep. 2025.
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