dormitory

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Recent Examples of dormitory At least one person was killed, and 15 were wounded in Kyiv, where residential buildings, warehouses, a supermarket, and a dormitory were damaged, Mayor Vitali Klitschko said on Telegram on Sunday. Anniek Bao,lim Hui Jie, CNBC, 20 July 2026 The strikes sparked fires in five districts of the city, damaging residential buildings, office and industrial sites, a dormitory and vehicles, according to Ukraine’s State Emergency Service. ABC News, 19 July 2026 Ballistic missile strikes are more frequent The strikes on Kyiv sparked fires in five districts, damaging residential buildings, office and industrial sites, a dormitory and vehicles, according to Ukraine’s State Emergency Service. Los Angeles Times, 19 July 2026 If the tower is built, Southwestern, a community college, would tie with UC San Diego for having the tallest dormitory in Southern California. Gary Robbins, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for dormitory
Recent Examples of Synonyms for dormitory
Noun
  • Time spent away from home for education is treated as a temporary absence, so living in a dorm or apartment ordinarily does not prevent a student from meeting the requirement to live with a parent for more than half the year.
    Kelly Phillips Erb, Forbes.com, 15 Aug. 2026
  • Among the most popular dorm decor ideas is the bed upgrade, proving that college life and comfort aren’t mutually exclusive.
    Amelia Mularz, Architectural Digest, 14 Aug. 2026
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
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

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“Dormitory.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dormitory. Accessed 21 Aug. 2026.

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