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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
Diana was allowed to keep her apartments at Kensington Palace for life.
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Stylecaster Editors, StyleCaster, 9 Nov. 2025
The city has excellent public schools, top-notch hospitals, and a wide range of housing options, from luxury apartments and small starter homes to large properties fit for big families.
—Amanda Ogle, Travel + Leisure, 8 Nov. 2025
Beyond just apartments, the conversation in many races revolved — and diverged — around candidates’ attitudes toward growth in general.
—Taylor O'Connor, Kansas City Star, 7 Nov. 2025
Bed bugs can be found in a range of settings, including cruise ships, hotels, trains and houses and apartments.
—Nathan Diller, USA Today, 7 Nov. 2025
Residents already live in the single-family homes in the development, and by the end of the year, some residents will be moving into the apartments.
—Khadejeh Nikouyeh, Charlotte Observer, 7 Nov. 2025
The Herald identified residents who had lived in the apartments at the time Ibrahim owned them through eviction filings dating back to 1998.
—Deena Sabry, Miami Herald, 7 Nov. 2025
Whole-home Wi-Fi mesh systems bring wall-to-wall coverage without dead zones, and compact dual-band picks keep apartments fast without overspending.
—PC Magazine, 7 Nov. 2025
Artists making do in their New York apartments is not uncommon, but most do not install a woodworking studio at home.
—Kayla Levy, Curbed, 7 Nov. 2025
Stylecaster Editors, StyleCaster, 9 Nov. 2025
The city has excellent public schools, top-notch hospitals, and a wide range of housing options, from luxury apartments and small starter homes to large properties fit for big families.
—Amanda Ogle, Travel + Leisure, 8 Nov. 2025
Beyond just apartments, the conversation in many races revolved — and diverged — around candidates’ attitudes toward growth in general.
—Taylor O'Connor, Kansas City Star, 7 Nov. 2025
Bed bugs can be found in a range of settings, including cruise ships, hotels, trains and houses and apartments.
—Nathan Diller, USA Today, 7 Nov. 2025
Residents already live in the single-family homes in the development, and by the end of the year, some residents will be moving into the apartments.
—Khadejeh Nikouyeh, Charlotte Observer, 7 Nov. 2025
The Herald identified residents who had lived in the apartments at the time Ibrahim owned them through eviction filings dating back to 1998.
—Deena Sabry, Miami Herald, 7 Nov. 2025
Whole-home Wi-Fi mesh systems bring wall-to-wall coverage without dead zones, and compact dual-band picks keep apartments fast without overspending.
—PC Magazine, 7 Nov. 2025
Artists making do in their New York apartments is not uncommon, but most do not install a woodworking studio at home.
—Kayla Levy, Curbed, 7 Nov. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for apartments
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There are three-bedrooms, including penthouses, which start around $5,800 a month.—
Phillip Molnar,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
30 Dec. 2025
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At Villa Valencia, the three penthouses — including an entire top-floor unit marketed at a price of $15 million — were either unsold, unfinished or both, preventing Kapoor from paying out antsy investors.—
Sarah Blaskey,
Miami Herald,
16 Dec. 2025
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The lodge has 24 rooms, including eight two-bedroom suites that can accommodate up to six people.—
Evie Carrick,
Travel + Leisure,
11 Jan. 2026
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No alternative plans for the tower have emerged in the years that followed, even as former office space is being converted into apartments and is increasingly seen as ripe for much-need hotel rooms.—
Kenneth R. Gosselin,
Hartford Courant,
11 Jan. 2026
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Belle Meade Village's 1 Iris Lane condominiums The residences at Belle Meade Village are set to be spread out between two condominium buildings with 46 units each.—
Molly Davis,
Nashville Tennessean,
16 Oct. 2025
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Staying inside the park is the most convenient option, but most on-site lodgings are pretty basic and only open during the warmer months.—
Evie Carrick,
Travel + Leisure,
27 Dec. 2025
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And Hatter, who was relocated after city officials intervened, can settle into her new lodgings in her new neighborhood and figure out her next steps.—
Essence,
Essence,
26 Nov. 2025
Noun
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New Balance Classics 530 Sneaker Winter-ready Ballet Flats Ballet flats aren’t just for warm weather anymore.—
Erica Paige,
Travel + Leisure,
11 Jan. 2026
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Paltrow's flats didn't feature the traditional strap around the toe, but rather, one that wrapped across the top of the foot.—
Hannah Malach,
InStyle,
9 Jan. 2026
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The property is set to add new luxury suites to its collection in 2026.—
Carley Rojas Avila,
Travel + Leisure,
6 Jan. 2026
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Now, the school is renovating its chemistry and biology buildings, overhauling its Rosen College of Hospitality Building and expanding its football stadium to add more than 60 suites.—
Steven Walker,
The Orlando Sentinel,
4 Jan. 2026
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There’s a row of five-story buildings off Fifth Avenue in Park Slope that seem to fit the neighborhood standard for prewar, working-class tenements — a central staircase divvying up ten dark railroad apartments.—
Adriane Quinlan,
Curbed,
2 Jan. 2026
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The grotty tenements of the Lower East Side — and the distinct fashion within — is as much of a character in A24’s drama as the eponymous ping pong player himself.—
Anna Tingley,
Variety,
27 Dec. 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 12 Jan. 2026.
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