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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
These vacation rentals range from cozy stays for a couple to more spacious apartments fit for a family; all right in the center of the city, all with their own take on its rich history of art and architecture.
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Elly Leavitt, Vogue, 9 Feb. 2026
Pedestal sinks are especially common in historic homes and apartments, or in homes designed to evoke a vintage feel.
—Sarah Lyon, The Spruce, 8 Feb. 2026
The 544-unit complex has had mold and other issues in recent years, and the town at one point sued JRK and closed several apartments to expedite repairs.
—Don Stacom, Hartford Courant, 7 Feb. 2026
Phase one includes 85 one-, two-, and three-bedroom family apartments.
—Tori Mason, CBS News, 7 Feb. 2026
Of these residential units, 373 would be affordable apartments, and 71 would be for-sale townhome condominiums.
—George Avalos, Mercury News, 6 Feb. 2026
The Tudor-style building contains the apartments of Princess Anne, Princess Alexandra, and Princess Beatrice.
—Emma Banks, InStyle, 6 Feb. 2026
In 2024, developers built nearly 20,000 new apartments, almost doubling the recent historical average.
—Elliott Wenzler, Denver Post, 6 Feb. 2026
The Longs of Mission Hills, Kansas, are also the principal forces behind a 10-year, $1 billion development along the revitalized riverfront to include hundreds of apartments, as well as bars, shops, restaurants and businesses in an area known as Current Landing.
—Eric Adler, Kansas City Star, 6 Feb. 2026
Elly Leavitt, Vogue, 9 Feb. 2026
Pedestal sinks are especially common in historic homes and apartments, or in homes designed to evoke a vintage feel.
—Sarah Lyon, The Spruce, 8 Feb. 2026
The 544-unit complex has had mold and other issues in recent years, and the town at one point sued JRK and closed several apartments to expedite repairs.
—Don Stacom, Hartford Courant, 7 Feb. 2026
Phase one includes 85 one-, two-, and three-bedroom family apartments.
—Tori Mason, CBS News, 7 Feb. 2026
Of these residential units, 373 would be affordable apartments, and 71 would be for-sale townhome condominiums.
—George Avalos, Mercury News, 6 Feb. 2026
The Tudor-style building contains the apartments of Princess Anne, Princess Alexandra, and Princess Beatrice.
—Emma Banks, InStyle, 6 Feb. 2026
In 2024, developers built nearly 20,000 new apartments, almost doubling the recent historical average.
—Elliott Wenzler, Denver Post, 6 Feb. 2026
The Longs of Mission Hills, Kansas, are also the principal forces behind a 10-year, $1 billion development along the revitalized riverfront to include hundreds of apartments, as well as bars, shops, restaurants and businesses in an area known as Current Landing.
—Eric Adler, Kansas City Star, 6 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for apartments
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For those in search of ultimate privacy, the top floor duplex 7,000 square-foot Quintessence Suite comes with four ensuite bedrooms, a 41-foot private swimming pool, projection space, panoramic terrace and a hefty price tag– as should be expected from one of the largest penthouses in Paris.—
Kasia Dietz,
Condé Nast Traveler,
9 Feb. 2026
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Pagani’s penthouses and their accompanying multimillion-dollar cars are part of a wave of development transforming the small city along the 79th Street Causeway.—
Catherine Odom,
Miami Herald,
6 Feb. 2026
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The most affordable rooms are in the Garden House, while the Coach House has deluxe rooms and suites only.—
Sarah Leigh Bannerman,
Condé Nast Traveler,
5 Feb. 2026
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The health beat takes her inside operating rooms, laboratories and clinics to tell the story of health care from a human perspective.—
Nicole Villalpando,
Austin American Statesman,
5 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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Historically, lodgings outside the capital have contented themselves with hosting the budget-conscious backpacker crowd.—
John Bowe,
Travel + Leisure,
1 Feb. 2026
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Likewise, Four Seasons Hotel San Francisco provides posh lodgings all year long.—
Forbes Travel Guide,
Forbes.com,
26 Jan. 2026
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Swap boots for flats, ditch the tights, and the same dress takes on a lighter feel as temperatures rise.—
Rosie Marder,
Travel + Leisure,
5 Feb. 2026
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Route 908 and Freeport Road near the Walmart are a few of the places drivers have run over these things, but Route 28 North in that area is the place where most of the flats are occurring.—
Ross Guidotti,
CBS News,
5 Feb. 2026
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The Jerome also offers private residential suites, available for nightly or weekly rentals.—
Jessica Chapel,
Condé Nast Traveler,
6 Feb. 2026
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Premium suites are also available.—
Mars Salazar,
Austin American Statesman,
5 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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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 11 Feb. 2026.
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