as in residence
the place where one lives
welcome to my domicile, humble though it may be
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as in to house
to provide with living quarters or shelter
the university domiciles students in a variety of buildings in and around its urban campus
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Recent Examples of domicile
Ruth Marcus,
New Yorker,
1 Apr. 2026
Surely, there are circumstances when children need to be taken from their parental domiciles and placed in safer environments because of abuse.
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Charles Selle,
Chicago Tribune,
25 Mar. 2026
Ben Paviour,
Sacbee.com,
28 Mar. 2026
Under pressure from the European Union, Luxembourg’s secrecy is now being whittled away with the publication of corporate records revealing once-private information on companies domiciled in the country.
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Miami Herald,
7 Nov. 2025
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Noun
Justice Brett Kavanaugh, who spoke relatively little, asked about immigration laws, enacted in 1940 and 1952, that accepted the common understanding that Wong Kim Ark had established birthright citizenship for the children of migrants, regardless of domicile.
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Ruth Marcus,
New Yorker,
1 Apr. 2026
Surely, there are circumstances when children need to be taken from their parental domiciles and placed in safer environments because of abuse.
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Charles Selle,
Chicago Tribune,
25 Mar. 2026
Verb
Many private equity and hedge funds are domiciled in places like Bermuda or the Cayman Islands, jurisdictions known for levying little or no taxes at the fund level.
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Ben Paviour,
Sacbee.com,
28 Mar. 2026
Under pressure from the European Union, Luxembourg’s secrecy is now being whittled away with the publication of corporate records revealing once-private information on companies domiciled in the country.
—
Miami Herald,
7 Nov. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for domicile
Noun
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The woman called police as Houston left the residence.
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The players are on their water break as Canada finally takes up residence in the attacking third.
Verb
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About 150 miles from SoFi Stadium, south of the Mexican border, sits the hotel housing Iran’s World Cup team for its games at the Inglewood venue.
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This space houses a stone alcove bed, additional sleeping space, a generous kitchen, and a beautiful bathroom of stone and cocciopesto.
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There, with the help of Cassandre Bonhomme, who has been working with the Anthony family as an event planner and designer for about a decade, the basketball star turned his 13,000-square-foot Westchester County abode into a home that matches his unique and eclectic taste.
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This humble abode is the product of a new Keller ISD program that encourages students to gain real-world skills before entering the working world.
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The French château-style dwelling was built in 1990 and featured a two-story library, wine cellar, tennis court, pool, and home theater.
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The death toll was so high partly because many people lived in cave dwellings carved into soft loess soil.
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The company leases the roof to a third-party solar company that operates and maintains the solar array.
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Two roofs collapsed at the Park Place Apartments in the town of Newburgh, trapping a woman who had to be rescued by emergency officials, Wilder said.
Noun
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The launch includes five solution categories—Restaurant Assistant, Packer, Picker, Folder, and Host—targeting persistent labor shortages in sectors such as industrial operations, logistics, healthcare, food services, lodging, and experiential venues.
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With its identical setup, Not Suitable For Work is inevitably triggering Friends comparisons, along with similar criticism the NBC sitcom faced about people in entry-level jobs — or actors auditioning as is the case with Friends‘ Joey and NSFW‘s Kel — being able to afford such expensive lodging.
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The home and core ranges reflected strong loyalty between these areas less than 258 miles apart.
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Playing in Guadalajara, Mexico will have home-field advantage.
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“Domicile.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/domicile. Accessed 25 Jun. 2026.
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