apartments

plural of apartment
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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 Azalea Group Palmares' flagship apartments provide a variety of layouts to suit various group sizes for those looking for more room and seclusion. Jeff Goudy, Forbes.com, 29 Aug. 2026 The dueling lawsuits center on the vacant 1920s era Bonita apartments building at 69 Seward Street. John Wisely, Freep.com, 29 Aug. 2026 The resulting blaze caused gas canisters inside the ambulances to explode, and nearby apartments and a synagogue were also damaged by the fire. Los Angeles Times, 28 Aug. 2026 The apartments became vacant after the federal government’s housing department ended its contract with the complex earlier this year over safety and habitability concerns. Kendrick Calfee, Kansas City Star, 28 Aug. 2026 Under his ruling, none of the rapes that took place in Thornden Park or in the student apartments near it will have to be disclosed. Joaquin Sapien, ProPublica, 28 Aug. 2026 The West End redevelopment plan includes 38,000 square feet of retail and 277 apartments along West Bluemound Road. Bridget Fogarty, jsonline.com, 28 Aug. 2026 The project was primarily constructed using a COBOD BOD3 3D printer, which extruded a cement-like mixture from a nozzle to build up the basic structure of the apartments in layers. New Atlas, 28 Aug. 2026 Single stairs allow apartments to span more of a narrow lot and make three-bedroom floor plans practical again. Adam Drakulic, Chicago Tribune, 23 Aug. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for apartments
Noun
  • The residence began as two separate penthouses, but in the mid-1990s they were combined into one home in a project commissioned by investor businessman Billy Getty, according to Christie’s International Real Estate.
    David Caraccio, Sacbee.com, 26 Aug. 2026
  • Wealthy Americans living in luxe California mansions and New York penthouses are now snatching up historic homes abroad.
    Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 25 Aug. 2026
Noun
  • There are rumors about evacuees not being able to secure hotel rooms thanks to out-of-towners.
    Anya Kamenetz, Curbed, 28 Aug. 2026
  • One of the rentable rooms is the bank vault, which still has its six-ton door and reinforced concrete walls.
    Jolene Almendarez, Cincinnati Enquirer, 28 Aug. 2026
Noun
  • 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
Noun
  • Kimberly Schlarman, local history supervisor for the Glenview Public Library and a member of the Glenview History Center Board of Directors, said the Glen View House was a saloon by the 1890s, with lodgings on the second floor.
    Jennifer Johnson, Chicago Tribune, 25 Aug. 2026
  • Along the way, travelers will pass through many towns that offer sleeping accommodations, including guesthouses, lodgings, mountain huts, hotels, hostels, and campsites, according to Thru-Hiking, an online community for long-distance hikers.
    Michael Cappetta, Travel + Leisure, 4 Aug. 2026
Noun
  • For three weeks the world watches cyclists traverse mountains, windswept flats, and chaotic city finishes.
    Harvard Business Review, Harvard Business Review, 27 Aug. 2026
  • In fact, many of the flats that follow bring all the polish of your favorite heels—without leaving you wishing you’d worn them instead.
    Kate Boswell, Southern Living, 27 Aug. 2026
Noun
  • In other words, as the price of long distance, smartphones, information technology, and so much else plummets, the price of hotel suites, Knicks tickets and K-12 tuition goes up.
    John Tamny, Forbes.com, 30 Aug. 2026
  • True to theme, some suites are named after famous botanists like 18th-century garden designer Humphry Repton, while others pay homage to the early gardens that graced the neighborhood like Ashburnham Pavilion.
    Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 29 Aug. 2026
Noun
  • No one wants to go back to the days of tenements and apartments with insufficient ventilation or light.
    Michael Schill, Chicago Tribune, 13 May 2026
  • The novel begins with a deadly fire that destroys two tenements.
    Danielle Parker, CBS News, 21 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • 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 1 Sep. 2026.

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