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Recent Examples of dormitory
The staff’s underground dining room has been converted into a dormitory for parents.
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Amelie Botbol, FOXNews.com, 2 Mar. 2026
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
New College would gain USFSM’s 11 campus buildings, including the new 100,000 square-foot Atala Hall — USFSM’s first on-campus dormitory.
—Carter Weinhofer, The Orlando Sentinel, 24 Feb. 2026
McNutt housed some 700 kids — about one-third of the population of French Lick — and Bird found the campus outside the dormitory walls bewildering.
—Keith O'Brien, Rolling Stone, 22 Feb. 2026
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Amelie Botbol, FOXNews.com, 2 Mar. 2026
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
New College would gain USFSM’s 11 campus buildings, including the new 100,000 square-foot Atala Hall — USFSM’s first on-campus dormitory.
—Carter Weinhofer, The Orlando Sentinel, 24 Feb. 2026
McNutt housed some 700 kids — about one-third of the population of French Lick — and Bird found the campus outside the dormitory walls bewildering.
—Keith O'Brien, Rolling Stone, 22 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for dormitory
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Andrew McCollum, a co-founder of Facebook who led the company for 11 years and spearheaded its transition from college dorm service to commercial provider, last week handed the CEO baton to Mike Keyserling.—
Dade Hayes,
Deadline,
10 Mar. 2026
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The space was retrofitted to include individual dorm rooms, but there wasn't enough space for doors.—
Christa Swanson,
CBS News,
8 Mar. 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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“Dormitory.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dormitory. Accessed 19 Mar. 2026.
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