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One involved agents bursting into his Capitol Hill office and in the other one, ICE agents used false pretense to arrest a student in her dorm at Columbia University, Nadler said.
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Christopher Cann, USA Today, 4 Mar. 2026
Federal immigration agents came looking for her at her parents’ home and searched her Columbia dorm, according to a lawsuit filed in federal court.
—Zoe Sottile, CNN Money, 3 Mar. 2026
From his dorm in tiny Sterling, Colorado, Ondrej Vank visualized his plan of attack against the world’s greatest player.
—Kyle Newman, Denver Post, 2 Mar. 2026
Each chaperon would be staying with six or seven children in a dorm room outfitted with bunk beds; there were four showers to be shared among the adults and children.
—Yiyun Li, New Yorker, 1 Mar. 2026
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Christopher Cann, USA Today, 4 Mar. 2026
Federal immigration agents came looking for her at her parents’ home and searched her Columbia dorm, according to a lawsuit filed in federal court.
—Zoe Sottile, CNN Money, 3 Mar. 2026
From his dorm in tiny Sterling, Colorado, Ondrej Vank visualized his plan of attack against the world’s greatest player.
—Kyle Newman, Denver Post, 2 Mar. 2026
Each chaperon would be staying with six or seven children in a dorm room outfitted with bunk beds; there were four showers to be shared among the adults and children.
—Yiyun Li, New Yorker, 1 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for dorm
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The staff’s underground dining room has been converted into a dormitory for parents.—
Amelie Botbol,
FOXNews.com,
2 Mar. 2026
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News Underneath the Shujaiya neighborhood in Gaza City, mattresses once used by Hamas fighters remain on the floor of a dormitory built in a tunnel by the militant group.—
Marissa Martinez,
NBC news,
25 Feb. 2026
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Platter came from Basel, Switzerland, where his father ran a school, four boardinghouses, a farm, and a printing press.—
Dan Piepenbring,
Harpers Magazine,
27 Jan. 2026
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Restaurant options include the classic Paesano; Henry’s Hi-Life, located in a former boardinghouse; and the Littlest Little Italy, which comprises several eateries and a wine shop.—
Sal Pizarro,
Mercury News,
19 Jan. 2026
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In one stunning moment, Marty, trying to take a shower in a flophouse, ends up falling through the ceiling and onto a shady man (Abel Ferrara) trying to give his dog a bath in the unit below.—
Sarah Shachat,
IndieWire,
14 Jan. 2026
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In a recurring theme, an unmarried female Haitian in the flophouse is pregnant.—
Howie Carr,
Boston Herald,
27 Dec. 2025
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“Dorm.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dorm. Accessed 11 Mar. 2026.
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