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 Just over half a mile east from the Caraballeda towers stands another complex built by the special office and comprised of nearly 700 apartments. — Avery Schmitz, CNN Money, 8 Nov. 2026 Bike lanes, housing voucher, new apartments, a new police chief and lots of data crunching. — James Rainey, Los Angeles Times, 7 Nov. 2026 Construction is underway on the first phase of Link 56, which includes a 150,799-square-foot Target store, 215 apartments, 170 townhomes and additional retail space. — Jessica Alvarado Gamez, Denver Post, 7 Nov. 2026 Within the couples’ apartments, Heggessey suggested Channel 4 could install CCTV, use individual safe words and panic buttons, and provide lockable ensuite bathrooms. — Max Goldbart, Deadline, 5 Nov. 2026 On November 3, 40 gendarmes searched two apartments and found the works in the process. — Alex Greenberger, ARTnews.com, 5 Nov. 2026 Advertisement Article continues below this ad Broader plans for Bastrop West include apartments, townhomes, senior housing, offices, parks and trails. — Julianna Duennes Russ, Austin American Statesman, 5 Nov. 2026 Willowgrove would include 197 low-density homes, 515 medium-density units and 538 high-density units, such as apartments and condominiums. — Daniel Lempres, Sacbee.com, 4 Nov. 2026 The apartments Svetlana cleaned belonged to people in their thirties who didn’t seem to leave the house much—there was trash from Amazon and Uber Eats everywhere. — Olivia Kan-Sperling, Artforum, 1 Nov. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for apartments
Noun
  • The residential tower will contain 106 private homes, including seven penthouses.
    — Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 2 Nov. 2026
  • Miguel said the building will still have the trappings of a luxury hotel, including a restaurant, a spa and fitness center, and a rooftop with a pool deck, bar, and private pools for the penthouses.
    — Sydney Lake, Fortune, 29 Oct. 2026
Noun
  • Early guests could enjoy a taste of what was to come in the comfort of their rooms, with a menu that taps into Kyoto’s status as the birthplace of reiki.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 5 Nov. 2026
  • In the accompanying film, a woman in gold walks through the lobby as other guests also make their way through the space, taking phone calls in their rooms, stopping at the front desk, pouring tea and waiting for something — or someone — to happen.
    — Maggie Clancy, Footwear News, 4 Nov. 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
  • These notorious ghosts appear in The Philosopher’s Stone alongside the Fat Lady, who, if given the correct password, lets the Gryffindors into their lodgings.
    — Max Goldbart, Deadline, 30 Oct. 2026
  • Amenities such as kitchens, sometimes not available in hotels or hospital lodgings, give the option to cook patients' favorite foods.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 29 Oct. 2026
Noun
  • Thankfully for all of us, this is no bubble skirt or tabi flats—these babies are notoriously easy to wear, even on your laziest days, and will stay in style for years to come.
    — Kelsey Stiegman, Glamour, 6 Nov. 2026
  • One of my favorite hacks for packing light is to keep a pair of foldable flats handy.
    — Sophie Dodd, Travel + Leisure, 5 Nov. 2026
Noun
  • The rooms Each of the 45 suites carries the name of a prominent figure connected to East African travel, exploration or conservation.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Nov. 2026
  • The guest bedrooms, including two junior suites with dressing rooms and en suites, sprawl across the next two levels.
    — Demetrius Simms for Robb Report, ARTnews.com, 6 Nov. 2026
Noun
  • 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
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 11 Nov. 2026.

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