as in dormitory
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Recent Examples of dorm
In the run-up to evening events, the hotel’s long hallways had the vibe of a college dorm, with barefoot teens pattering from room to room.
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Dionne Searcey, New York Times, 25 Mar. 2025
Others on social media recognized Foreman for the grill, which was a common sight in home kitchens and college dorm rooms alike in its heyday.
—Phil Helsel, NBC news, 22 Mar. 2025
The agency demolished a dorm at McMurdo years ago, and still hasn’t rebuilt it.
—Ross Andersen, The Atlantic, 28 Feb. 2025
By working on a sequel, 1047 Games has been able to build a more impactful experience than their first attempt, while remaining true to the dorm room experimentation that initially became their vision.
—Echo Apsey, Rolling Stone, 26 Feb. 2025
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Dionne Searcey, New York Times, 25 Mar. 2025
Others on social media recognized Foreman for the grill, which was a common sight in home kitchens and college dorm rooms alike in its heyday.
—Phil Helsel, NBC news, 22 Mar. 2025
The agency demolished a dorm at McMurdo years ago, and still hasn’t rebuilt it.
—Ross Andersen, The Atlantic, 28 Feb. 2025
By working on a sequel, 1047 Games has been able to build a more impactful experience than their first attempt, while remaining true to the dorm room experimentation that initially became their vision.
—Echo Apsey, Rolling Stone, 26 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for dorm
Noun
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Sprawling dormitory resorts like Fregene and Ladispoli are up next: seaside cities that double as Rome’s seaside.—
Lee Marshall,
Travel + Leisure,
15 Apr. 2025
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The plaintiff further claims that the school hired Rabbi Ephraim Shapiro in 1972 as a dormitory counselor, a former employee who had been forced to retire years before because of child abuse allegations.—
Glynis Kazanjian,
Baltimore Sun,
7 Apr. 2025
Noun
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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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True enough, perhaps, but Isabel was not pleased on finding herself in the company of boardinghouse people.—
Charles Portis,
Harper's Magazine,
28 Feb. 2025
Noun
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Authorities belatedly removed the girl from the flophouse, which did not go over well with Ronald Joseph.—
Howie Carr,
Boston Herald,
2 Apr. 2025
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One regular, Milt, lived in the Whitehouse Hotel, a flophouse around the corner.—
Zach Helfand,
The New Yorker,
10 Mar. 2025
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“Dorm.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dorm. Accessed 2 May. 2025.
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