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Recent Examples of dormitory
Across the facility’s different dormitories, other detainees heard the noise.
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Claire Healy, Miami Herald, 5 June 2025
Guests can opt for a premium room with en suite bathroom and ocean views, book a bunk bed in a dormitory, or reserve space to roll out a sleeping bag in a common area.
—AFAR Media, 9 July 2025
Bahamians and Black Southerners who had been living near the University of Miami were pushed out to make way for student dormitories.
—Jimena Romero, Miami Herald, 19 May 2025
The stabbing occurred after a fight broke out in the dormitory between a group of people.
—Corin Cesaric, People.com, 18 May 2025
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Claire Healy, Miami Herald, 5 June 2025
Guests can opt for a premium room with en suite bathroom and ocean views, book a bunk bed in a dormitory, or reserve space to roll out a sleeping bag in a common area.
—AFAR Media, 9 July 2025
Bahamians and Black Southerners who had been living near the University of Miami were pushed out to make way for student dormitories.
—Jimena Romero, Miami Herald, 19 May 2025
The stabbing occurred after a fight broke out in the dormitory between a group of people.
—Corin Cesaric, People.com, 18 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for dormitory
Noun
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At Moody, the theology major found purpose leading weekly devotionals in her dorm, guiding her peers in prayer.—
Kate Armanini,
Chicago Tribune,
1 Aug. 2025
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In the last episode, Jeremiah officially gets down on one knee and proposes to Belly with a tiny engagement ring in his dorm room.—
Monica Mercuri,
Forbes.com,
29 July 2025
Noun
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Mary Surratt’s boardinghouse still stands in Washington, D.C.—
Keith Phipps,
Vulture,
15 Mar. 2024
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Her cousin becomes suspicious when Levi returns to the boardinghouse alone.—
Oline H. Cogdill,
Sun Sentinel,
13 Mar. 2025
Noun
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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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The place had opened a year and half before on the ground floor of a notorious Bowery flophouse called, with perfect New York irony, the Palace Hotel.—
Rolling Stone,
Rolling Stone,
16 June 2025
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“Dormitory.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dormitory. Accessed 4 Aug. 2025.
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