as in hotel
a building where people pay to live and have daily meals
a onetime boardinghouse that is now the site of the town's historical museum
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Recent Examples of boardinghouse
Platter came from Basel, Switzerland, where his father ran a school, four boardinghouses, a farm, and a printing press.
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Dan Piepenbring, Harpers Magazine, 27 Jan. 2026
Restaurant options include the classic Paesano; Henry’s Hi-Life, located in a former boardinghouse; and the Littlest Little Italy, which comprises several eateries and a wine shop.
—Sal Pizarro, Mercury News, 19 Jan. 2026
Down the beach Madam LeFleur stood on the porch of her boardinghouse beating slugs off a yak wool rug.
—Charna Flam, People.com, 25 Aug. 2025
Brosnan was shuttled between relatives and lived for a time in a boardinghouse.
—G. Allen Johnson, San Francisco Chronicle, 18 Dec. 2023
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Dan Piepenbring, Harpers Magazine, 27 Jan. 2026
Restaurant options include the classic Paesano; Henry’s Hi-Life, located in a former boardinghouse; and the Littlest Little Italy, which comprises several eateries and a wine shop.
—Sal Pizarro, Mercury News, 19 Jan. 2026
Down the beach Madam LeFleur stood on the porch of her boardinghouse beating slugs off a yak wool rug.
—Charna Flam, People.com, 25 Aug. 2025
Brosnan was shuttled between relatives and lived for a time in a boardinghouse.
—G. Allen Johnson, San Francisco Chronicle, 18 Dec. 2023
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for boardinghouse
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Skytrax awarded Grand Hyatt Hotel at SFO the title of best airport hotel in North America.—
Dobrina Zhekova,
Travel + Leisure,
22 Apr. 2026
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Built in the 1990s and opened to the public in 2002, Landoll’s was originally envisioned to be a barn; Marta Landoll eventually convinced her husband, Jim, to expand their dreams and turn the property into a hotel.—
Jacqueline Kehoe,
Midwest Living,
22 Apr. 2026
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Others say that the two bits contributed were to help Poinsett himself keep the lights on (so to speak, of course, this would've been a couple hundred years pre-electricity) in his own tavern.—
Mary Catherine McAnnally Scott,
Southern Living,
17 Apr. 2026
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As the vessel toured Baja California, Diana Sanders of Vacaville sampled tequila shots — 14 or 15 in total — from six ship taverns, tequileras and pubs, according to court documents.—
Andrew J. Campa,
Los Angeles Times,
17 Apr. 2026
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Desai, whose family owns a motel near the future Knight Riders stadium, said he was thrilled to hear about a world-class cricket venue almost in his backyard.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
23 Apr. 2026
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In one case outlined by prosecutors, two men allegedly killed a victim at an Anaheim motel in 2025 in an effort to gain status within the gang.—
Stepheny Price,
FOXNews.com,
23 Apr. 2026
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“Boardinghouse.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/boardinghouse. Accessed 29 Apr. 2026.
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