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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
Mamdani's program includes a rent freeze on 1 million city apartments, in addition to free buses and childcare.
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Ben Adler, USA Today, 2 Nov. 2025
In a city heavily influenced by Buddhism and Taoism, living in apartments associated with ghastly deaths often stokes fear of bad fortune.
—Chris Lau, CNN Money, 31 Oct. 2025
Two five-star hotels, apartments, town houses and villas, schools, three mosques, a mall, two universities and two world-class museums are part of the project.
—Sofia Celeste, Footwear News, 30 Oct. 2025
Police said 17-year-old Ja'Quan Nolan collapsed in the parking lot of Forest Park Apartments on Highway 70 when Reed fired a gun into one of the apartments.
—Craig Shoup, Nashville Tennessean, 30 Oct. 2025
From the third quarter of 2024 to this year, the Charlotte region added more than 19,754 apartments.
—Desiree Mathurin, Charlotte Observer, 30 Oct. 2025
Recently, Dave Myers, who’s running against Rainey in Ward 3, sent out mailers, which were obtained by The Star, and claimed that Aldridge, Reynolds, Persson and Rainey want to build apartments all over western Shawnee.
—Taylor O'Connor, Kansas City Star, 29 Oct. 2025
The 12-acre property has already been converted into an eco-friendly compound with nine self-sufficient apartments plus a primary residence.
—Tori Latham, Robb Report, 29 Oct. 2025
The development is expected to produce 277 apartments, which will all be offered at market rates, according to Erik Hayden, founder and managing partner with project developer Urban Catalyst.
—George Avalos, Mercury News, 29 Oct. 2025
Ben Adler, USA Today, 2 Nov. 2025
In a city heavily influenced by Buddhism and Taoism, living in apartments associated with ghastly deaths often stokes fear of bad fortune.
—Chris Lau, CNN Money, 31 Oct. 2025
Two five-star hotels, apartments, town houses and villas, schools, three mosques, a mall, two universities and two world-class museums are part of the project.
—Sofia Celeste, Footwear News, 30 Oct. 2025
Police said 17-year-old Ja'Quan Nolan collapsed in the parking lot of Forest Park Apartments on Highway 70 when Reed fired a gun into one of the apartments.
—Craig Shoup, Nashville Tennessean, 30 Oct. 2025
From the third quarter of 2024 to this year, the Charlotte region added more than 19,754 apartments.
—Desiree Mathurin, Charlotte Observer, 30 Oct. 2025
Recently, Dave Myers, who’s running against Rainey in Ward 3, sent out mailers, which were obtained by The Star, and claimed that Aldridge, Reynolds, Persson and Rainey want to build apartments all over western Shawnee.
—Taylor O'Connor, Kansas City Star, 29 Oct. 2025
The 12-acre property has already been converted into an eco-friendly compound with nine self-sufficient apartments plus a primary residence.
—Tori Latham, Robb Report, 29 Oct. 2025
The development is expected to produce 277 apartments, which will all be offered at market rates, according to Erik Hayden, founder and managing partner with project developer Urban Catalyst.
—George Avalos, Mercury News, 29 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for apartments
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Ten penthouses quite literally top it all off.—
Abby Montanez,
Robb Report,
22 Oct. 2025
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Select penthouses also feature cascading string chandeliers, foosball tables, and private Peloton gyms overlooking the Strip.—
David Morris,
Travel + Leisure,
20 Oct. 2025
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Cheaper options or knock-offs tend to come with flimsy sockets, buzzing ballasts, or unreliable switches, which can make rooms look cheap or dated far sooner than expected and even create fire hazards.—
Lauren Bengtson,
Better Homes & Gardens,
25 Oct. 2025
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The Ahwahnee, which has 99 rooms, 24 cottages, a heated outdoor pool, and two on-site restaurants, has been the premier place to stay in Yosemite since its doors opened in 1927.—
Cu Fleshman,
Travel + Leisure,
25 Oct. 2025
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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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Booking travel is expensive these days, from the cost of trains or planes to paying for your luggage, lodgings and more.—
Ryley Amond,
CNBC,
18 Oct. 2025
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Here, the ski-in, ski-out Hoshino Resorts Bandaisan Onsen Hotel offers lodgings at affordable prices and has several room configurations for groups or families.—
Adam H. Graham,
AFAR Media,
14 Oct. 2025
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As in much of McGuane’s fiction, the natural environment—in this case, the vitreous Florida flats, and the angler-tormenting tarpon, permit, and bonefish that populate them—provides the foil.—
Tyler Austin Harper,
The Atlantic,
30 Oct. 2025
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Team it with ballet flats or sneakers for a casual day of apple-picking or tailgating this season, or dress it up with tights and boots for holiday celebrations and other special occasions.—
Clara McMahon,
PEOPLE,
29 Oct. 2025
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While Saks’ Fifth Avenue Club for personal service provides styling suites for all stylists conducting private appointments, the Seller Success program provides each master stylist with their own, personalized suite at a Neiman Marcus or Saks Fifth Avenue Store.—
David Moin,
Footwear News,
27 Oct. 2025
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The hotel, which opened in 2009, has about 170 rooms and suites with ample access to nature.—
Sacbee.com,
Sacbee.com,
26 Oct. 2025
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The second story follows the journey of Tateh (Brandon Uranowitz), the Latvian immigrant and his Little Girl (Tabitha Lawing), from New York’s tenements to factory exploitation in a mill town to his re-invention as a populist filmmaker in a nascent industry.—
Frank Rizzo,
Variety,
17 Oct. 2025
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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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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 4 Nov. 2025.
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