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
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.
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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
Her cousin becomes suspicious when Levi returns to the boardinghouse alone.
—Oline H. Cogdill, Sun Sentinel, 13 Mar. 2025
True enough, perhaps, but Isabel was not pleased on finding herself in the company of boardinghouse people.
—Charles Portis, Harper's Magazine, 28 Feb. 2025
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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
Her cousin becomes suspicious when Levi returns to the boardinghouse alone.
—Oline H. Cogdill, Sun Sentinel, 13 Mar. 2025
True enough, perhaps, but Isabel was not pleased on finding herself in the company of boardinghouse people.
—Charles Portis, Harper's Magazine, 28 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for boardinghouse
Noun
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My siblings all give generously to food banks and homeless charities, even putting some homeless people up in hotels, which is great.—
Abigail Van Buren,
Boston Herald,
26 Feb. 2026
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Plan your escape to the French Basque seaside town of Biarritz, where a flurry of boutique hotels and buzzy restaurants make for an ideal vacation.—
Nicole Kliest,
Vogue,
26 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Is anyone surprised that Benedict goes straight to the tavern to grab a drink?—
Christina Grace Tucker,
Vulture,
26 Feb. 2026
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The wave of customers who visit the concession stands during intermissions makes speed of service more important for venues than for most stores, restaurants or taverns.—
David Bruce,
USA Today,
24 Feb. 2026
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The two passionately kiss on the dance floor, and end up drunk at Craig’s motel room door.—
Demetrius Patterson,
HollywoodReporter,
25 Feb. 2026
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Samuel Lee Hill Oakland County Sheriff's Office The sheriff's office says Hill was arrested at a Southfield motel by the department's Fugitive Apprehension Team.—
DeJanay Booth-Singleton,
CBS News,
25 Feb. 2026
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