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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
The largest of these projects is the People’s Park Supportive by UC Berkeley, an $8 million 1,100-unit development with below-market rate student housing and an additional 100 supportive apartments for formerly homeless individuals.
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Kyle Martin, Mercury News, 2 Mar. 2026
Matthew Wylie, principal with Eckenhoff Saunders, said the new synagogue would not resemble the surrounding apartments.
—Brian J. Rogal, Chicago Tribune, 2 Mar. 2026
Less than one in five apartments are occupied.
—Albee Zhang, Fortune, 2 Mar. 2026
Neighboring Westminster continues to build out its downtown project — with new shops, eateries and apartments on a 102-acre site that was once home to the Westminster Mall, which was demolished in 2011.
—John Aguilar, Denver Post, 2 Mar. 2026
Now owned by Goldenrod Companies, plans call for more upgrades, including a hotel, office space and apartments.
—Sarah Blaskovich, Dallas Morning News, 2 Mar. 2026
Inside, the building holds 337 apartments and also includes two internal shopping streets and a hotel.
—Katherine McLaughlin, Architectural Digest, 2 Mar. 2026
What the researchers found was that the new housing freed up older, cheaper apartments, which, in turn, became occupied by people leaving behind still-cheaper homes elsewhere in the city, and so on.
—Henry Grabar, The Atlantic, 23 Feb. 2026
Fire officials said eight apartments were heavily damaged, and 24 units are now considered uninhabitable.
—Cbs News Atlanta Digital Team, CBS News, 23 Feb. 2026
Kyle Martin, Mercury News, 2 Mar. 2026
Matthew Wylie, principal with Eckenhoff Saunders, said the new synagogue would not resemble the surrounding apartments.
—Brian J. Rogal, Chicago Tribune, 2 Mar. 2026
Less than one in five apartments are occupied.
—Albee Zhang, Fortune, 2 Mar. 2026
Neighboring Westminster continues to build out its downtown project — with new shops, eateries and apartments on a 102-acre site that was once home to the Westminster Mall, which was demolished in 2011.
—John Aguilar, Denver Post, 2 Mar. 2026
Now owned by Goldenrod Companies, plans call for more upgrades, including a hotel, office space and apartments.
—Sarah Blaskovich, Dallas Morning News, 2 Mar. 2026
Inside, the building holds 337 apartments and also includes two internal shopping streets and a hotel.
—Katherine McLaughlin, Architectural Digest, 2 Mar. 2026
What the researchers found was that the new housing freed up older, cheaper apartments, which, in turn, became occupied by people leaving behind still-cheaper homes elsewhere in the city, and so on.
—Henry Grabar, The Atlantic, 23 Feb. 2026
Fire officials said eight apartments were heavily damaged, and 24 units are now considered uninhabitable.
—Cbs News Atlanta Digital Team, CBS News, 23 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for apartments
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Designed by eccentric furniture designer Max Lamb, these monastically narrow and profoundly uncomfortable seats are the kind of pieces that fill penthouses and palazzos all over the world.—
Rachel Tashjian,
CNN Money,
3 Mar. 2026
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Accommodations range from Garden, Pool, and Ocean View suites to sprawling one- to three-bedroom residences and a handful of penthouses.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
26 Feb. 2026
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From the living rooms, views sweep across Tokyo Bay to the east and out over the city's sprawl to the south and west, with Tokyo Tower front and center and, on a clear day, Mount Fuji in the distance.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
27 Feb. 2026
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Red carpets span the rooms, whose walls are filled with screens prominently displaying the Games.—
Katie Gunderman,
SELF,
26 Feb. 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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Overnighting in rustic backcountry lodgings adds another layer of appeal to such trips.—
Sacbee.com,
Sacbee.com,
28 Feb. 2026
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The road to get to the cabin lodgings of Dunton Hot Springs, the 1800s ghost town turned resort tucked in the San Juan Mountains of the Colorado Rockies, is paved with bad WiFi.—
Fiorella Valdesolo,
Vogue,
25 Feb. 2026
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Pair it with a blazer and flats for a business casual style, or wear it with heels and your favorite jewelry for date night, dinner with friends, or events.—
Caley Sturgill,
Southern Living,
26 Feb. 2026
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But many locals want to see the entire area — including its islands, wetlands and shallow bay flats — left untouched.—
Ryan Ballogg
Updated February 26,
Miami Herald,
26 Feb. 2026
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The rooms There are 217 rooms located between the 36th and 42nd floors, including 29 suites.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
27 Feb. 2026
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The Delfins Beach Resort Bonaire, Tapestry Collection by Hilton is a good home for families with one- to three-bedroom suites with kitchens, multiple dining options, and easy access to water and land-based activities.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
27 Feb. 2026
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More than half a million residents live in NYCHA development plagued by chronic mold, broken elevators, and heating failures; others reside in subpar tenements run by crooked landlords.—
Darius Jones,
New York Daily News,
15 Feb. 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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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 4 Mar. 2026.
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