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Overcrowded dorms fuel violence, worsen breathing issues, heighten the spread of infection, and turn extreme heat into a deadly threat.
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Darren MacK, New York Daily News, 4 Aug. 2025
Many students visit college campuses through Camp Osprey, a University of North Florida program that helps students experience college dorms and dining halls.
—Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 2 Aug. 2025
Rodgers and Metcalf, who are training-camp dorm mates, formed an instant connection, beginning with a private throwing session in Los Angeles months before the quarterback signed with Pittsburgh.
—Michael Silver, New York Times, 1 Aug. 2025
However, some inmates told IndyStar that the AC was also broken in dorm No. 8 and dorm No. 3's hot temperatures had persisted since last summer.
—Matthew Cupelli, IndyStar, 31 July 2025
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Darren MacK, New York Daily News, 4 Aug. 2025
Many students visit college campuses through Camp Osprey, a University of North Florida program that helps students experience college dorms and dining halls.
—Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 2 Aug. 2025
Rodgers and Metcalf, who are training-camp dorm mates, formed an instant connection, beginning with a private throwing session in Los Angeles months before the quarterback signed with Pittsburgh.
—Michael Silver, New York Times, 1 Aug. 2025
However, some inmates told IndyStar that the AC was also broken in dorm No. 8 and dorm No. 3's hot temperatures had persisted since last summer.
—Matthew Cupelli, IndyStar, 31 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for dorm
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For many, the relationship with tequila ended in their early 20s with promises made to some dormitory deity — often made of porcelain — to end a miserable night’s agony.—
Todd Harmonson,
Oc Register,
4 Aug. 2025
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Inmates live in dormitory style housing with cubicles housing four to eight beds.—
Laura Trujillo,
USA Today,
1 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Mary Surratt’s boardinghouse still stands in Washington, D.C.—
Keith Phipps,
Vulture,
15 Mar. 2024
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Her cousin becomes suspicious when Levi returns to the boardinghouse alone.—
Oline H. Cogdill,
Sun Sentinel,
13 Mar. 2025
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The setting is a dusty town square, bordered on one side by the posh Siete Mares Hotel and on the other by the city’s worst quarter, fronted by the Ritz Men Only, a dangerous flophouse.—
Helen Shaw,
New Yorker,
25 July 2025
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After Chili's twin sister, Jellybean, was found dead in a Kansas City flophouse, Chili began a downward spiral and was eventually caught drinking on the job by Brett.—
Breanne L. Heldman,
People.com,
18 July 2025
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“Dorm.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dorm. Accessed 24 Aug. 2025.
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