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Recent Examples of dorm
Grossberg fell sick after returning to her dorm at the University of Delaware and needed to be hospitalized.
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Adam Sabes, FOXNews.com, 5 Sep. 2025
The explosion of attention was traumatizing — death threats slipped under her dorm room door, paparazzi combed through her trash, and she was forced off campus with round-the-clock security.
—Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 5 Sep. 2025
Now that dorm rooms are decorated and study sessions have begun, back-to-school is prime time for college students to get savings on a membership at Costco.
—Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 3 Sep. 2025
Wednesday leaves anyway, but Enid chases her because Capri is doing dorm checks, and Enid will NOT miss the Gala.
—Jessica M. Goldstein, Vulture, 3 Sep. 2025
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Adam Sabes, FOXNews.com, 5 Sep. 2025
The explosion of attention was traumatizing — death threats slipped under her dorm room door, paparazzi combed through her trash, and she was forced off campus with round-the-clock security.
—Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 5 Sep. 2025
Now that dorm rooms are decorated and study sessions have begun, back-to-school is prime time for college students to get savings on a membership at Costco.
—Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 3 Sep. 2025
Wednesday leaves anyway, but Enid chases her because Capri is doing dorm checks, and Enid will NOT miss the Gala.
—Jessica M. Goldstein, Vulture, 3 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for dorm
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An individual seen wielding what appeared to be a firearm near a Massachusetts university dormitory, prompting a shelter-in-place order and large law enforcement response, has been identified as a juvenile holding an airsoft replica firearm, police said Thursday.—
Meredith Deliso,
ABC News,
4 Sep. 2025
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The sisters had initially used the mansion as a dormitory for students, but then converted it into a residence for themselves for most of the period of their ownership.—
Chadd Scott,
Forbes.com,
3 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Down the beach Madam LeFleur stood on the porch of her boardinghouse beating slugs off a yak wool rug.—
Charna Flam,
People.com,
25 Aug. 2025
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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 18 Sep. 2025.
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