domiciles 1 of 2

noun

plural of domicile
as in residences
the place where one lives welcome to my domicile, humble though it may be

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domiciles

2 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of domicile
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
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
  1. residences
  2. houses
  3. dwellings
  4. shelters
  5. abodes
  6. roofs
  7. homes
Noun
  • Properties are primarily based in cities, and Mallorca feels like a fresh and exciting new arm to its impressive portfolio, which now spans 46 hotels as well as private residences.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 7 Nov. 2026
  • These executive residences tend to be grand in style and scale, often possessing a long, rich history—even some haunted ones.
    — Katie Schultz, Architectural Digest, 6 Nov. 2026
Definition of residences
Verb
  • For specialized medical needs, the center also houses a 24-hour nursery, a respiratory ward, and a complete surgical suite with a recovery room.
    — Virginia Chamlee, PEOPLE, 4 Nov. 2026
  • Astra then developed the enclosure, which houses the device’s internal components.
    — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 3 Nov. 2026
Definition of houses
Noun
  • By 2024, RealPage controlled roughly 80 percent of the real estate revenue management market for multifamily dwellings and held the keys to datasets from approximately sixteen million rental units nationwide.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 14 Oct. 2026
  • After a tumultuous childhood, Crawford’s adult life was filled with dwellings that offered some comfort and stability amid a personal life that was rife with difficulties, ranging from alcoholism to unhappy relationships.
    — Megan Johnson, Architectural Digest, 14 Oct. 2026
Definition of dwellings
Verb
  • Made up of vast mangrove forests, brackish marshlands, and tons of tiny islands, the refuge shelters a wide variety of animals, including American alligators and crocodiles, Florida panthers, manatees, river otters, bottle-nosed dolphins, and more than 200 species of migratory birds.
    — Elizabeth Rhodes, Travel + Leisure, 23 June 2026
  • The film centers on Cheng Jun, a Chinese international student working the night shift at a 24-hour convenience store who forms an unlikely bond with a homeless elderly woman who shelters there each night.
    — Jenny S. Li, Variety, 15 June 2026
Definition of shelters
Noun
  • There are 1,775 square feet of green spaces, including aromatic plants, trees, flowers and fruits nodding to those found in Dior’s former abodes.
    — Jennifer Weil, Footwear News, 15 Oct. 2026
  • 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
Definition of abodes
Noun
  • Early results indicate that the four-college district may soon have the money to repair roofs, modernize classrooms, upgrade heating and cooling systems, improve security and construct new buildings.
    — Tarini Mehta, Sacbee.com, 4 Nov. 2026
  • With four manufacturing plants across China and one in Vietnam, the company specializes in products that bind components found in a range of retail products, from vehicle roofs to semiconductors in smartphone, according to its website.
    — Chris Lau, CNN Money, 4 Nov. 2026
Definition of roofs
Noun
  • The town square is speckled with Southern Colonial Revival and neoclassical homes that have been beautifully preserved.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 2 Nov. 2026
  • The neighborhood’s nineteenth-century commercial lofts were losing the manufacturing uses for which they had been built; artists were moving into them illegally as studios and homes.
    — Julian Rose, Artforum, 1 Nov. 2026
Definition of homes

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“Domiciles.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/domiciles. Accessed 7 Nov. 2026.

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