cohousing

Definition of cohousingnext

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Recent Examples of cohousing Some people live on their own, while others opt for cohousing. Ryan Kellman, NPR, 10 June 2025 Today, a variety of retirement homes geared toward them exists around the U.S. A cohousing complex with 28 single-story homes stands in Durham, North Carolina. Riley Robinson, The Christian Science Monitor, 10 Mar. 2025 Now aged 68 and 72, the two are living together again in Heartwood Commons, a cohousing community in Oklahoma. David Faris, Newsweek, 29 Dec. 2024 The Happy Home Shared by 26 Women (Anita Chaudhuri, The Guardian, August 2023) New Ground, the UK’s first cohousing community solely for women over the age of 50, is a testament to endurance. Christine Ro, Longreads, 17 Sep. 2024 For those wanting their own space, but seeking the benefits of community and camaraderie, cohousing is a viable alternative. Jamie Gold, Forbes, 19 July 2022 Spevak, who owns Orange Splot, which designs and builds cohousing and other small communities, spoke of the mismatch between houses and resident needs. oregonlive, 7 Sep. 2021 Despite this affinity and more than a decade of work, the root system of North American Jewish cohousing remains shallow. Rachelle Stein-Wotten, sun-sentinel.com, 18 Nov. 2020
Recent Examples of Synonyms for cohousing
Noun
  • The tippy-top of the market saw serious traction too, with condo sales above $20 million rising 30 percent, albeit at slightly lower average prices.
    Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 4 Apr. 2026
  • Buy a condo, get a pair of World Cup tickets.
    Catherine Odom, Miami Herald, 4 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • The property — a 1930s duplex featuring a two-bedroom, one-bath main house with a Spanish barrel tile roof and a towering mango tree, plus two separate efficiencies — is one of many sites affected by gas leak contamination that became endemic during the 1980s.
    Ashley Miznazi, Miami Herald, 9 Apr. 2026
  • Highlights include a duplex library, a state-of-the-art gym, a basketball court, a yoga studio, a PGA Tour golf simulator, a private club, and a private dining room.
    Demetrius Simms, Robb Report, 8 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • The condominium has three bedrooms and two bathrooms.
    Bay Area Home Report, Mercury News, 4 Apr. 2026
  • Mayor Ellen Zoppo-Sassu is convening a conference of condominium associations from around the city for Wednesday evening to share ideas on what — if anything — the city can do to ease the financial pressure.
    Don Stacom, Hartford Courant, 1 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • Its goal is to make the humans, specifically those that remain post-efficiency cuts, actually do their work.
    Solo Ceesay, Rolling Stone, 10 Apr. 2026
  • The trial runs will begin at the demo factory with a specific focus on improving efficiency.
    Alexandra Harrell, Footwear News, 10 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • That’s the period during which Hollywood’s monolithic studio system broke up, as a result of a 1948 antitrust decree and of commercial pressures that included the growing popularity of television and a shift toward suburban life styles.
    Richard Brody, New Yorker, 6 Apr. 2026
  • More collectors want to visit studios, meet artists, and engage with museums…not just acquire things, but build something.
    Daniel Cassady, ARTnews.com, 6 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • The place had belonged to a former photography director of this magazine, Jordan Schaps, who started renting the 700-square-foot floor-through for $135 a month in 1975.
    Wendy Goodman, Curbed, 1 Nov. 2025
  • With its floor-through dwellings, celebrity penthouse, secret passageways, and camaraderie (begrudging or otherwise) between residents both longtime and new, the Arconia is a world within itself.
    Scarlett Harris, Architectural Digest, 8 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Pretty in Pink is one way to refer to this historic garden apartment—built in 1875.
    Bailey Berg, Architectural Digest, 25 Nov. 2025
  • The result tees up a vote today by the full City Council, when aldermen could give a green light clearing the way for new garden apartments, attic-to-housing conversions and coach housing.
    Chicago Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 16 July 2025
Noun
  • Instead of flashy lights, a giant LED screen, or a carousel of giant stage props, Carpenter’s set design mirrored an extravagant modern duplex apartment, complete with a slinky boudoir, classy bathroom, and cozy conversation pit.
    Alex Rigotti, Architectural Digest, 16 Dec. 2025
  • No, the family’s duplex apartments weren’t connected.
    Charlotte Observer, Charlotte Observer, 13 Nov. 2025

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“Cohousing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cohousing. Accessed 11 Apr. 2026.

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