dorm

noun

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as in dormitory

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Recent Examples of dorm Earlier, Khan had posted a public plea on Instagram about the dorm’s elusive toilet paper handles and Rae responded, later inviting her to join them to sing. — Charisma Madarang, Rolling Stone, 28 Aug. 2026 Hollister also dressed dorm rooms this season with its first-ever home collaboration with Target. — Angela Velasquez, Footwear News, 28 Aug. 2026 The 42mm transducer system pumps out breathtaking dynamic range, while Adaptive Noise Cancellation effortlessly silences noisy dorm halls and busy coffee shops. — Juhi Wadia, PC Magazine, 25 Aug. 2026 For his parents, the dorm move-in process has become a family tradition. — Rina Nakano, CBS News, 25 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for dorm
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  1. dormitory
  2. boardinghouse
  3. flophouse
Noun
  • And in August 2018, Braeden Bradforth, 19, was found unconscious in an alley outside his dormitory after the first day of football conditioning at Garden City Community College.
    — Laura Bauer, Kansas City Star, 30 Aug. 2026
  • At the center Tuesday afternoon, about a dozen residents gathered with pets and assorted belongings as a team of volunteers worked to set up a dormitory in the center’s gymnasium.
    — Lillie Davidson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 26 Aug. 2026
Definition of dormitory
Noun
  • Set in 1940s Mexico, the book follows a con artist who becomes intertwined in the schemes of a boardinghouse owner and her niece.
    — Carly Tagen-Dye, PEOPLE, 29 May 2026
  • As always, verisimilitude and the supernatural exist side by side in this tale of the denizens of a boardinghouse in Pittsburgh.
    — Scott Hocker, TheWeek, 15 May 2026
Definition of boardinghouse
Noun
  • Our flophouse in Harlem was growing crowded.
    — Zayd Ayers Dohrn, New Yorker, 28 Mar. 2026
  • Back in the day, the LaSalle Hotel was a flophouse, just about the only place for downtown residents.
    — Doug Ross, Chicago Tribune, 25 Mar. 2026
Definition of flophouse

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