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 locals didn’t always welcome Trump’s plans—a woman who owned a boardinghouse near one site would not sell, sparking a feud.
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Dan Alexander, Forbes, 8 Feb. 2025
At the boardinghouse, proprietress Fräulein Schneider and her Jewish tenant, Herr Schultz, who owns a fruit store, begin a serious romance with plans to marry.
—Oline Cogdill, Sun Sentinel, 3 Apr. 2024
Blackpool, sweeping the planks of his mother’s boardinghouse while listening to a staticky radio broadcast.
—Chloe Schama, Vogue, 3 Sep. 2024
After resorting to desperate measures by burning down a boardinghouse and stealing money and a palomino horse, Tom and Polly set out for San Francisco.
—Malcolm Forbes, Washington Post, 7 July 2024
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Dan Alexander, Forbes, 8 Feb. 2025
At the boardinghouse, proprietress Fräulein Schneider and her Jewish tenant, Herr Schultz, who owns a fruit store, begin a serious romance with plans to marry.
—Oline Cogdill, Sun Sentinel, 3 Apr. 2024
Blackpool, sweeping the planks of his mother’s boardinghouse while listening to a staticky radio broadcast.
—Chloe Schama, Vogue, 3 Sep. 2024
After resorting to desperate measures by burning down a boardinghouse and stealing money and a palomino horse, Tom and Polly set out for San Francisco.
—Malcolm Forbes, Washington Post, 7 July 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for boardinghouse
Noun
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Other stars, including Sydney Sweeney, Orlando Bloom, Tom Brady, Kim Kardashian, Leonardo DiCaprio, Kylie Jenner and others, boarded water taxis at various hotels in Venice ahead of the couple's extravagant welcome party.—
Stephanie Giang-Paunon,
FOXNews.com,
9 July 2025
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Travel + Leisure announced its 2025 World’s Best Awards on Tuesday, marking the 30th year for the list that spans top destinations, hotels, airlines, cruise lines and more.—
Kathleen Wong,
USA Today,
9 July 2025
Noun
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Cunningham said the difference is a nightclub imposes a cover charge on all patrons while a tavern offering entertainment does not.—
Steve Sadin,
Chicago Tribune,
19 June 2025
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The Main Street block is known as the scene of an 1887 shootout where Wild West gambler and tavern owner Luke Short gunned down detective and former city marshal Jim Courtright, who was stepping onto the street near what is now Riscky’s.—
Bud Kennedy,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
13 June 2025
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The two men had been involved in an altercation at a local motel when officers detained them and called in Border Patrol.—
Amanda Castro
Billal Rahman,
MSNBC Newsweek,
11 July 2025
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Investigators took several electronics from the motel for forensic analysis, the police department said.—
Angie DiMichele,
Sun Sentinel,
2 July 2025
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The jet barely reached 625 feet in altitude before descending rapidly and crashing into a hostel for medical students.—
Shane Croucher
John Feng,
MSNBC Newsweek,
16 June 2025
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The death toll includes medical students who were in a college hostel when the plane hit the building, said Vidhi Chaudhary, a top state police officer in the northwestern city.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
13 June 2025
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“Boardinghouse.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/boardinghouse. Accessed 18 Jul. 2025.
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