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Definition of duplexnext
as in dual
consisting of two members or parts that are usually joined a duplex apartment with all of the bedrooms on the second floor

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noun

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Recent Examples of duplex
Adjective
The project consists of 10 duplex-style homes of 1,300 square feet apiece, with three bedrooms, attached two-car garages and private yards. Joe Tash, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 Dec. 2022 For the penthouses, Herzog and de Meuron worked alongside structural engineers AKT to create the unique features within each duplex penthouse and interior designer Tom Dixon’s Design Research Studio to create lovely homes. Emma Reynolds, Robb Report, 17 Nov. 2022
Noun
The North Beach residential complex features four duplex penthouses, 350 feet of ocean frontage, and over 60,000 square feet of amenities. Demetrius Simms, Robb Report, 11 Dec. 2025 Upon arrival at the residence, Cvetan said officers discovered Spillner and Mills with gunshot wounds in the living room of the lower unit of a duplex. Drake Bentley, jsonline.com, 10 Dec. 2025 See All Example Sentences for duplex
Recent Examples of Synonyms for duplex
Adjective
  • The central bank must balance a dual mandate to keep inflation under control and maximize employment.
    Max Zahn, ABC News, 13 Jan. 2026
  • To give yourself more storage for holding all of your vacation must-haves, simply snap both bags together to create a dual compartment design.
    Michelle Baricevic, Travel + Leisure, 13 Jan. 2026
Noun
  • While the apartment is part of a triplex, the other units were not affected, according to the outlet.
    Natalia Senanayake, PEOPLE, 9 Jan. 2026
  • Shot at family home Ehnes-Giles lived upstairs in a triplex with Jones and their children, and other family members lived downstairs.
    Mara H. Gottfried, Twin Cities, 29 Dec. 2025
Adjective
  • For Masaana Egede, editor of Greenlandic newspaper Sermitsiaq, the rhetoric from the US is pushing a binary choice that no one in Greenland agrees with.
    Jamie Timson, TheWeek, 9 Jan. 2026
  • This is true, too, of trans and non-binary patients.
    Annalisa Merelli, STAT, 8 Jan. 2026
Noun
  • The condo was built in 1988 and the living area totals 1,284 square feet.
    Bay Area Home Report, Mercury News, 13 Jan. 2026
  • Village trustees in La Grange approved plans for a new condo building where the Jackson Square Antique Mall stands.
    Noel Brennan, CBS News, 13 Jan. 2026
Adjective
  • One thing Johnson — who shares the starting lineup with his twin brother, Jonah — has always had is toughness, which is consistently on display on his drives to the basket.
    Steve Millar, Chicago Tribune, 10 Jan. 2026
  • Nelson is seen in the video sitting on the floor with one of her twin daughters opposite her in a baby chair.
    Escher Walcott, PEOPLE, 10 Jan. 2026
Noun
  • The aim is to significantly increase the power density and efficiency of water electrolysis to produce green hydrogen based on noble metal-free catalysts in comparison to current systems.
    Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 11 Jan. 2026
  • Though designers will still prioritize efficiency, the triangle might not always be the default layout to achieve what a homeowner wants.
    Kristina McGuirk, Better Homes & Gardens, 10 Jan. 2026
Noun
  • According to the lawsuit, the condo association told Verizon in August that the weight of its antennas had damaged exterior masonry walls on a rooftop penthouse.
    David Hudnall, Kansas City Star, 6 Jan. 2026
  • The hotel now has new club-level accommodations and a sprawling two-bedroom penthouse Residence Suite, as well as the largest spa in the city.
    AFAR Media, AFAR Media, 30 Dec. 2025
Noun
  • The place had belonged to a former photography director of this magazine, Jordan Schaps, who started renting the 700-square-foot floor-through for $135 a month in 1975.
    Wendy Goodman, Curbed, 1 Nov. 2025
  • With its floor-through dwellings, celebrity penthouse, secret passageways, and camaraderie (begrudging or otherwise) between residents both longtime and new, the Arconia is a world within itself.
    Scarlett Harris, Architectural Digest, 8 Sep. 2025

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“Duplex.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/duplex. Accessed 14 Jan. 2026.

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