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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At its peak, Edgewater was home to 200-300 residents, living in 20 to 30 houses, with the company store housing a post office, hotel/boardinghouse and general store, along with a blacksmith shop, horse barn and school, Heiman said.
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Jenna Prestininzi, Freep.com, 31 Oct. 2025
The daughter of a widowed boardinghouse keeper, Mary moved with her mother to Manhattan and, as a teenager, began working behind the counter at John Anderson’s Liberty Street Cigar Shop in Lower Manhattan.
—Christina Coulter, PEOPLE, 4 Oct. 2025
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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Jenna Prestininzi, Freep.com, 31 Oct. 2025
The daughter of a widowed boardinghouse keeper, Mary moved with her mother to Manhattan and, as a teenager, began working behind the counter at John Anderson’s Liberty Street Cigar Shop in Lower Manhattan.
—Christina Coulter, PEOPLE, 4 Oct. 2025
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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While the daily hustle is just beginning for many, evidenced by the amount of foot traffic spotted passing by through the glass windows of the hotel’s restaurant, Jeff Peterson settles in to momentarily enjoy the Hornets’ metamorphosis and enthusiasm engulfing the franchise.—
Roderick Boone,
Charlotte Observer,
9 Apr. 2026
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Fort Worth’s luxury Bowie House hotel opened with a beef-heavy menu.—
Bud Kennedy,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
8 Apr. 2026
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Named for a ferry operator and tavern along the Schuylkill River, Grays Ferry straddles the river, just below University City.—
Kaitlyn McCormick,
USA Today,
9 Apr. 2026
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Taverna Platanos Lachania Under the shade of giant green platanos trees, tuck into Greek tavern classics like pastitsio and moussaka at Taverna Platanos Lachania, located on the island’s western tip.—
Sarah Souli,
Travel + Leisure,
8 Apr. 2026
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After June falls asleep, Daisy slips out of the motel room and climbs through Justin’s window.—
Amanda Whiting,
Vulture,
8 Apr. 2026
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The motel’s aesthetic mixes Florida and the far north.—
CNN Money,
CNN Money,
8 Apr. 2026
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“Boardinghouse.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/boardinghouse. Accessed 11 Apr. 2026.
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