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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
Ostrichpillow Go Neck Pillow This memory foam neck pillow has become my most trustworthy travel companion, joining me on flights to Tbilisi and Paris, on train rides to upstate New York, and in rental apartments where the pillows provided don’t quite cut it.
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Sophie Dodd, Travel + Leisure, 28 Sep. 2025
Markets with the biggest influx of new apartments tended to post the largest price declines, according to Chen.
—David McMillin, CNBC, 28 Sep. 2025
That is the address for the Reserve at Stone Hollow apartments, off Mallard Creek Road in northeast Charlotte.
—Joe Marusak, Charlotte Observer, 27 Sep. 2025
The endeavor — which involved bulldozing local slums and replacing them with apartments for poor families — is the brainchild of Anne Guinness and Lady Adelaide Guinness (Ann Skelly), the siblings’ first cousin and Edward’s future wife.
—Lynsey Eidell, PEOPLE, 26 Sep. 2025
Those who earn between 50% and 70% of Waukesha County's median income can qualify to rent 1-, 2-, or 3-bedroom apartments at costs lower than the average Brookfield rent.
—Bridget Fogarty, jsonline.com, 26 Sep. 2025
Arriving officers found a deceased man inside one of the apartments.
—Robert A. Cronkleton, Kansas City Star, 26 Sep. 2025
In order to extinguish the flames, which were well-established in the attic, firefighters had to pull down the ceilings in all second floor apartments, authorities said.
—Caelyn Pender, Mercury News, 26 Sep. 2025
The occupancy rate of downtown apartments is hovering around 90%, several percentage points lower than in recent years.
—Jordan Smith, IndyStar, 26 Sep. 2025
Sophie Dodd, Travel + Leisure, 28 Sep. 2025
Markets with the biggest influx of new apartments tended to post the largest price declines, according to Chen.
—David McMillin, CNBC, 28 Sep. 2025
That is the address for the Reserve at Stone Hollow apartments, off Mallard Creek Road in northeast Charlotte.
—Joe Marusak, Charlotte Observer, 27 Sep. 2025
The endeavor — which involved bulldozing local slums and replacing them with apartments for poor families — is the brainchild of Anne Guinness and Lady Adelaide Guinness (Ann Skelly), the siblings’ first cousin and Edward’s future wife.
—Lynsey Eidell, PEOPLE, 26 Sep. 2025
Those who earn between 50% and 70% of Waukesha County's median income can qualify to rent 1-, 2-, or 3-bedroom apartments at costs lower than the average Brookfield rent.
—Bridget Fogarty, jsonline.com, 26 Sep. 2025
Arriving officers found a deceased man inside one of the apartments.
—Robert A. Cronkleton, Kansas City Star, 26 Sep. 2025
In order to extinguish the flames, which were well-established in the attic, firefighters had to pull down the ceilings in all second floor apartments, authorities said.
—Caelyn Pender, Mercury News, 26 Sep. 2025
The occupancy rate of downtown apartments is hovering around 90%, several percentage points lower than in recent years.
—Jordan Smith, IndyStar, 26 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for apartments
Noun
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Pricing for the penthouses will start at $45 million (AED 165 million) via Aldar.—
Demetrius Simms,
Robb Report,
29 Sep. 2025
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The boutique oceanfront hotel will feature 96 upscale guest rooms including a blend of suites, casitas and one-bedroom penthouses.—
Roger Sands,
Forbes.com,
15 Sep. 2025
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As Florida’s locker room celebration raged on just a few rooms over, Sarkisian and Texas players cautioned against getting caught looking at the big picture too much and instead turned their focus toward the Sooners next week in the annual rivalry game.—
Grace Raynor,
New York Times,
5 Oct. 2025
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Eligible couples will receive a complimentary family celebration in one of its event rooms or restaurants.—
Maureen O'Hare,
CNN Money,
4 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Staying in affordable cabin lodgings has its own romantic charm in many cases.—
Wendy Altschuler,
Forbes.com,
17 Sep. 2025
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All around the world, bold new lodgings are luring discerning travelers in search of beauty, glamour, and the unexpected.—
Sam Cochran,
Architectural Digest,
11 Aug. 2025
Noun
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On Katmai’s wild southeastern coast, however, guests of Natural Habitat Adventures, a partner of World Wildlife Fund, observe brown bears in near solitude on shimmering tidal flats and aqua bays.—
Susan Portnoy,
AFAR Media,
3 Oct. 2025
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There are some carryover shoe trends from the summer to fall back on, one of the biggest ones being crochet flats.—
Stacia Datskovska,
Footwear News,
2 Oct. 2025
Noun
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An annual subscription is common in the realm of antivirus or security suites, but many encryption tools come as a one-time purchase.—
PC Magazine,
PC Magazine,
29 Sep. 2025
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The studio suites will sit in the first row of each business class cabin.—
Michael Cappetta,
Travel + Leisure,
29 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Teachers gravitated to a book in one of our exhibits, Sermons and Addresses by Abraham Lincoln, that originally belonged to Parthenia Lawrence, a Black teenager who lived in the tenements during the Civil War and Reconstruction.—
Annie Polland,
Time,
25 Sep. 2025
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Her novels always burst with a rich historical vibrancy, but The Gilded Heiress in particular brings to life the streets and tenements of the Gilded Age, as well as the burgeoning success of Broadway as industry.—
EW.com,
EW.com,
28 Aug. 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 6 Oct. 2025.
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