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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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 Hebron municipal officials said families had been displaced from nearly 500 apartments in Deir Bahha and surrounding neighborhoods. — Arkansas Online, 26 Oct. 2026 Outrage in Israel Hebron municipal officials said families had been displaced from nearly 500 apartments in Deir Bahha and surrounding neighborhoods. — Melanie Lidman, Los Angeles Times, 25 Oct. 2026 Providence added more apartments in its latest fiscal year than in any year in two decades, 40% of them affordable. — Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN Money, 25 Oct. 2026 Once-barren lots have been excavated to lay foundations for apartments, roadways and restaurants. — Kansas City Star, 24 Oct. 2026 Investors won’t want to build more apartments if socialists might snatch them up. — Editorial Board, Washington Post, 22 Oct. 2026 Karademas said that construction of the East Bank apartments is a sign the city is moving in a good direction. — Addison Wright, Chicago Tribune, 18 Oct. 2026 Residents who lived in separate apartments in the house stood outside, according to the Culpeper Police Department. — Natasha Holt, FOXNews.com, 18 Oct. 2026

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Rooms Las Alcobas offers a moody-luxe atmosphere with a touch of Mexican influence throughout its 35 surprisingly spacious suites and three penthouses, where dark rosewood and fresh, fragile orchids take center stage.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 21 Oct. 2026
South Florida luxury often means oceanfront mansions, private docks and high-rise penthouses.

— Luisa Yanez, Miami Herald, 21 Oct. 2026

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But Shauf is less a mystery author than the proprietor of an intricate dollhouse, making his figurines fight and kiss in cross-sectioned rooms.

— Lily Goldberg, Pitchfork, 21 Oct. 2026
After learning Moore entered campers’ rooms, church officials alerted the Linn County Sheriff’s Office about the incident and the allegations from the year before.

— Jack Harvel, Kansas City Star, 21 Oct. 2026

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There are waterproof Sorel boots for rainy-day exploring, classic Adidas sneakers for casual outfits, and plenty of polished options, from slingback flats and ballet flats to easy slip-on loafers.

— Chaise Sanders, Travel + Leisure, 22 Oct. 2026
High-vamp flats, anywhere-but-the-bedroom slippers, and fashion sneakers are just a few of the season’s standout shoe trends—endorsed by both the runways (Conner Ives, Toteme, and Celine) and the street-style set.

— Laura Jackson, Vogue, 20 Oct. 2026

Definition of flats

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Elbit Systems’ naval portfolio includes unmanned surface vessels, underwater systems, integrated command-and-control (C2) suites, electro-optical and sonar systems, communications and electronic warfare technologies.

— Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 23 Oct. 2026
The Hollywood jet-set (who weren’t already flying private) loved the separate terminal two miles from the airfield with its secluded suites, attentive staff, and the ability to completely bypass LAX’s chaotic check-in and security.

— Laura Dannen Redman, Robb Report, 22 Oct. 2026

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Parks and gardens are woven into every neighborhood; check out the shocking-pink Portland Street micro park spliced between tenements in Yau Ma Tei; Victoria Park in Causeway Bay; and Kowloon Park, which has a lake populated by real-life flamingos.

— Lee Cobaj, Condé Nast Traveler, 20 Oct. 2026
Jet fuel burns as hot as kerosene — twice as hot as wood — and firefighters battle kerosene fires every day in the basements of tenements all over the city.

— Peter Wilkinson, Rolling Stone, 11 Sep. 2026

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