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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 timeline for the Chicago Lawn apartments was not immediately clear.
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Sara Tenenbaum, CBS News, 13 Apr. 2026
This fire burns always The family believes their three-story home used to be apartments long before the fire, with each floor representing a residence.
—Kansas City Star, 12 Apr. 2026
While it was converted into apartments in the 1970s, the motel recently has been restored and is accepting reservations for May 29, 2026 and beyond.
—Ginger Crichton, Midwest Living, 12 Apr. 2026
Jones was pronounced dead at The Nolan apartments in the 6600 block of South Hulen Street, according to police.
—Shambhavi Rimal, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 12 Apr. 2026
These are on location in tiny Montreal apartments, there’s like a hundred people in one room, everyone’s sweating.
—Glenn Garner, Deadline, 11 Apr. 2026
Instead, the shut-off forced her out, leaving the tenants living in apartments upstairs without heat too.
—Margie Mason, Los Angeles Times, 11 Apr. 2026
Residents within 800 feet (244 meters) of the building were asked to stay inside their apartments during the blast with windows and doors closed.
—ABC News, 11 Apr. 2026
Tenants were left to live in apartments that, in some cases, were literally falling apart.
—Clio Chang, Curbed, 6 Apr. 2026
Sara Tenenbaum, CBS News, 13 Apr. 2026
This fire burns always The family believes their three-story home used to be apartments long before the fire, with each floor representing a residence.
—Kansas City Star, 12 Apr. 2026
While it was converted into apartments in the 1970s, the motel recently has been restored and is accepting reservations for May 29, 2026 and beyond.
—Ginger Crichton, Midwest Living, 12 Apr. 2026
Jones was pronounced dead at The Nolan apartments in the 6600 block of South Hulen Street, according to police.
—Shambhavi Rimal, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 12 Apr. 2026
These are on location in tiny Montreal apartments, there’s like a hundred people in one room, everyone’s sweating.
—Glenn Garner, Deadline, 11 Apr. 2026
Instead, the shut-off forced her out, leaving the tenants living in apartments upstairs without heat too.
—Margie Mason, Los Angeles Times, 11 Apr. 2026
Residents within 800 feet (244 meters) of the building were asked to stay inside their apartments during the blast with windows and doors closed.
—ABC News, 11 Apr. 2026
Tenants were left to live in apartments that, in some cases, were literally falling apart.
—Clio Chang, Curbed, 6 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for apartments
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The residential condos, meanwhile, which range in size from studios to five-bedroom penthouses, are on the 29th to 89th floors.—
Rebecca Johnson,
Chicago Tribune,
8 Apr. 2026
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The apartments would range from one-bedroom to three-bedroom units, including 16 penthouses.—
Madison Iszler,
San Antonio Express-News,
7 Apr. 2026
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The house was partially framed, with Eastern white pine outlining the shape of the rooms.—
Emma Green,
New Yorker,
17 Apr. 2026
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Featuring powerhouse voices from Netflix’s upcoming 2026 slate, the conversation will explore the craft, culture, and community shaping a new era of Black television from writers’ rooms and directors’ chairs to unforgettable on screen performances.—
Marcus Jones,
IndieWire,
16 Apr. 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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With 46 acres of sweeping panoramas and 10 private lodgings, The Yurtopian Dripping Springs provides visitors dawn and dusk views from private rooftop decks.—
Kaitlyn Yarborough,
Southern Living,
10 Apr. 2026
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But Tuchel loves the lodgings in Prairie Village.—
Pete Grathoff,
Kansas City Star,
7 Apr. 2026
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Once in a while, black flats compress the space, framing a single character’s face, bathed in a bleaching white light, as if their vulnerabilities were being scanned by an MRI.—
Emily Nussbaum,
New Yorker,
16 Apr. 2026
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These shoes have the classic look of a low-profile tennis shoe with the cute straps and details of a pair of flats.—
Caroline Hughes,
Travel + Leisure,
16 Apr. 2026
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Dorsia also offers suites at Coachella’s main stage that start at $70,000 per weekend and accommodate 10 guests who will get backstage access, dedicated service and premium amenities.—
Cerys Davies,
Los Angeles Times,
10 Apr. 2026
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The dispute centers on owners who rent out suites and junior suites for profit.—
Larry Seward,
CBS News,
10 Apr. 2026
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German Jews—my people—were far less numerous, most of them came to the United States earlier, and their typical first occupation was peddling, which entailed wandering through non-Jewish areas, not living in tenements.—
Adam Kirsch,
The Atlantic,
23 Mar. 2026
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The tenements featured in Marty Supreme of course replicated those from the 1950s.—
India Roby,
Architectural Digest,
27 Feb. 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 17 Apr. 2026.
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