Thesaurus results for APARTMENTS

apartments

noun

plural of apartment

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 The personal finance company compared the average monthly rents for one-bedroom and two-bedroom apartments between March 2025 and the following March with data from rental marketplace Zumper. —

Julia Hawkins, Idaho Statesman, 20 Apr. 2026 The family lived in rental apartments and motels, with Dabito sharing a single bedroom with his parents and sister. —

Ingrid Abramovitch, Architectural Digest, 20 Apr. 2026 Data from the fire inquiry showed that only half of some 1,700 apartments in the seven buildings were damaged, to varying degrees. —

Kanis Leung, Los Angeles Times, 20 Apr. 2026 Chinamaxxing romanticizes things that feel structurally out of reach at home — compact, affordable-looking apartments; public transit that works; streets safe to walk at night; multigenerational households as an antidote to loneliness; communal meals as an antidote to atomization. —

Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 19 Apr. 2026 Many layouts include kitchens with wine refrigerators, and homeowners can incorporate additional custom wine storage in their apartments. —

Mike Desimone, Robb Report, 19 Apr. 2026 There was significant public opposition at a hearing this winter where Parkers Place outlined its plan to level much of a 7-acre woodlands and build a complex with two-bedroom apartments. —

Don Stacom, Hartford Courant, 19 Apr. 2026 Construction of the 5,500-square-foot park next to the Casa de Sobrato apartments near Fifth Avenue is due to begin later this year. —

Anne Gelhaus, Mercury News, 19 Apr. 2026 The timeline for the Chicago Lawn apartments was not immediately clear. —

Sara Tenenbaum, CBS News, 13 Apr. 2026

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With units ranging from loft-style studios to expansive four-bedroom residences and penthouses, One Wall Street is attracting a wide mix of buyers including young professionals who work in the neighborhood.

— Mike DeSimone, Robb Report, 19 Apr. 2026
The units start at $15 million, but the average falls between $35 and $40 million, with penthouses that could exceed $150 million, Rossely said.

— Colson Thayer, PEOPLE, 17 Apr. 2026