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.
—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.
—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.
—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.
—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.
—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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Uthmeier reported liabilities that included a $334,792 mortgage on his primary residence, a $221,571 mortgage on the Plaza Tower condominium and a $27,200 auto loan.—
CBS Miami Team,
CBS News,
10 June 2026
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Vance’s chicken coop The vice president’s residence has added a new wing — for chickens.—
Alexandra Banner,
CNN Money,
10 June 2026
Verb
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Visitors passing through the imposing glass doors of FamilySearch Library on Salt Lake City’s Temple Square are likely to pause at the sheer size of the five-story, 135,000-square-foot archive, which houses the largest collection of genealogical data in the world.—
Arati Menon,
Condé Nast Traveler,
7 June 2026
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Wildland Bost and Resnick’s inviting, communal, all-day cafe is housed in a large industrial space that was once a boogie board factory.—
Dyana Lederman,
Travel + Leisure,
7 June 2026
Noun
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Best Hotels & Resorts The Promissory Hotel This boutique property is housed in a 1912 bank building with striking neoclassical design and 27 rooms, including loft-style abodes and two-bedroom suites.—
Julekha Dash,
Travel + Leisure,
6 June 2026
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Inside the sparse, upscale abode, cardboard moving boxes are still scattered across the entryway, and his shelves lack ingredients.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
4 June 2026
Noun
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All three suspects were booked into the Sacramento County Jail and are facing charges of shooting into an inhabited dwelling and negligent discharge of a firearm.—
Cecilio Padilla,
CBS News,
4 June 2026
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The three suspects were charged with shooting into an inhabited dwelling and negligent discharge of a firearm and were booked into the Sacramento County Main Jail.—
Reeti Malhotra,
Sacbee.com,
4 June 2026
Noun
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The roof of the central nave explodes with color, its gables decorated in vibrant ceramics.—
CNN Money,
CNN Money,
8 June 2026
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The interview was interrupted multiple times because of rain pattering against the barn roof where it was being held.—
Emily Chang,
ABC News,
7 June 2026
Noun
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What a Cooking School Vacation Actually Includes A cooking school vacation bundles instruction, lodging and meals into a single trip.—
Lauren Schuster,
Kansas City Star,
9 June 2026
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Tuscookany, by contrast, packages the cooking, lodging and meals together.—
Lauren Schuster,
Miami Herald,
9 June 2026
Noun
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While scouting for a personal mountain home during Covid, the family discovered that the old Aspen Hotel was for sale.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
5 June 2026
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Homeownership feels increasingly out of reach for many Americans, but not for this group of creatures, which slithered into an uninhabited home in Arkansas, much to the chagrin of the realtor trying to sell it.—
Drew Pittock,
USA Today,
5 June 2026
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“Domicile.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/domicile. Accessed 11 Jun. 2026.
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