as in residences
the place where one lives
welcome to my domicile, humble though it may be
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as in houses
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 domiciles
Charles Selle, Chicago Tribune, 25 Mar. 2026
Noun
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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for domiciles
Noun
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Investigators said the suspects conducted extensive surveillance, using GPS trackers to monitor victims’ movements and cameras to watch their residences.—
Stephen Sorace,
FOXNews.com,
9 Apr. 2026
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Plans feature a blend of housing types, affordable and market-rate, and industrial space aimed at creating approximately 1,000 jobs and 1,000 residences.—
Frederick Melo,
Twin Cities,
9 Apr. 2026
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After this initial collision, the white SUV veered to the right and struck a Chicago Transit Authority bus shelter in front of the Belmont Avenue side of the building that houses Garfield's Beverage.—
Adam Harrington,
CBS News,
13 Apr. 2026
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There was a lot to like under the hood, from strength in its most consequential segment, which houses its investment banking operations, to encouraging scores on key banking metrics (more on those in a moment).—
Zev Fima,
CNBC,
13 Apr. 2026
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The first thing that stands out about the film’s quaint locale is that its scant dwellings are made up only of exterior flats.—
Siddhant Adlakha,
Variety,
12 Apr. 2026
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From residences that date back to the 19th century to more modern dwellings, these listings capture Southern living at its best.—
Kelsey Mulvey,
Vogue,
12 Apr. 2026
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Remove firewood, bricks, boards, tarps, or vegetation up against the house, which shelters insects that provide food for spiders, says Gray.—
Arricca Elin SanSone,
Southern Living,
2 Apr. 2026
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Though Brigitta despises him, Maria shelters him.—
Encyclopedia Britannica,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
1 Apr. 2026
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Indeed, the only black-and-white to be found here is on David Zinn’s thought-provoking set, which washes the abodes of the younger characters in funereal black right down to Suzanna’s hotel bed.—
Greg Evans,
Deadline,
6 Apr. 2026
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Stroll or bike the roughly 22-mile Geneva Lake Shore Path, offering up-close views of the Gilded Age estates and modern abodes that hug the water.—
Katy Spratte Joyce,
Midwest Living,
31 Mar. 2026
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Other residents reported minor damage to their roofs, gutters and awnings.—
Sofia Saric,
Miami Herald,
8 Apr. 2026
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According to a Lake County representative, the county itself currently has a single solar project in development, installing a 165kW system on multiple roofs at the county building in Waukegan.—
Joseph States,
Chicago Tribune,
7 Apr. 2026
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Unlike the blue plaques affixed to residences in London, which indicate where notable figures once lived, or the Stolpersteine (or stumbling stones) embedded in the sidewalks of German cities to mark the former homes of Holocaust victims, Bucharest’s red disks are not commemorative but predictive.—
Rebecca Mead,
New Yorker,
13 Apr. 2026
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Dozens of homes stood abandoned until they were razed and replaced with signs saying to keep out.—
Stephanie Armour,
CBS News,
13 Apr. 2026
Cite this Entry
“Domiciles.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/domiciles. Accessed 16 Apr. 2026.
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