as in residence
a building or group of buildings typically used to house soldiers
The soldier was moved to a different barracks. He was confined to barracks for insubordination.
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Noun
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Espinal-Cantareo was involved in at least three armed home invasions at residences in Irving, Cedar Hill and Frisco, investigators said.—
Landon Mion , Brooke Taylor,
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These colorful, geometric paintings are similar to murals, but instead of adorning urban buildings, the blocks are more of a rural sighting, typically taking residence on barns and sheds.—
Jennifer Prince,
Southern Living,
7 Nov. 2025
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To garrison those vulnerable treasure houses, Britain had to reassign regiments from tours of duty in North America and abandon Philadelphia, the biggest prize the redcoats had taken so far.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
7 Nov. 2025
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But the attacks continue, extending fuel shortages to large swathes of central and southern Mali and isolating garrisons of government forces.—
Tim Lister,
CNN Money,
2 Nov. 2025
Verb
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Bully Ray envisioned a moment where a rival taunts the voiceless Knight.—
Andrew Ravens,
MSNBC Newsweek,
29 Oct. 2025
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Garraty is forced to slap himself across the face to stay awake as Barkovitch taunts him.—
Nick Romano,
Entertainment Weekly,
8 Sep. 2025
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How to prepare before strong winds approach Trim tree branches away from your house and power lines.—
CA Weather Bot,
Sacbee.com,
12 Nov. 2025
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Namely, going after the drug traffickers themselves by raiding Mexican cartel trap houses and robbing their mules, using equipment borrowed from their parents including night-vision goggles and beanbag shotguns.—
Frank Scheck,
HollywoodReporter,
11 Nov. 2025
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Those actions included one of the most audacious early successes of the war at the first Battle of Fort Ticonderoga in upstate New York, where Continentals managed to capture the British fort and its cannons, which then were used to force the British to evacuate occupied Boston.—
Chris Dovi,
USA Today,
11 Nov. 2025
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Located in the heart of Old Delhi, the fort is located just a few kilometers from the Parliament of India.—
Esha Mitra,
CNN Money,
10 Nov. 2025
Verb
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Walls crumble, roofs collapse, and greenery reclaims them.—
Jacqui Palumbo,
CNN Money,
3 Nov. 2025
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School districts purchase iPads while textbooks fall apart and roofs leak.—
Mark Dalton,
Oc Register,
12 Aug. 2025
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If Alt was going to be in the lineup, the Chargers had a chance to piece their front together and potentially contend, even after losing tackle Rashawn Slater for the season because of a training camp knee injury.—
Daniel Popper,
New York Times,
5 Nov. 2025
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In Kakuma, a vast refugee camp near the South Sudan border, starting in spring, our documentary team followed clinicians and families inside the stabilization unit at Clinic 7, where the sickest children come.—
The New Yorker,
New Yorker,
5 Nov. 2025
Verb
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Jigsaw torments blind guys, too.—
Alison Foreman,
IndieWire,
7 Nov. 2025
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Hurricane Melissa torments Jamaica 'There have been loud bangs on the ceiling, and our doors are shaking.—
Nicole Fallert,
USA Today,
29 Oct. 2025
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“Barracks.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/barracks. Accessed 21 Nov. 2025.
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