duplex 1 of 2

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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duplex

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noun

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Recent Examples of duplex
Adjective
Serena Boardman got Len Blavatnik into Woody Johnson’s duplex in the co-op in 2015 after the Ukrainian billionaire was turned down by the boards of 740 Park and 927 Fifth. Kim Velsey, Curbed, 13 Aug. 2025 Right now, even modest housing projects like a duplex or a second-story addition can sit idle for months, stuck in permitting backlogs. Chris Ward, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Aug. 2025
Noun
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 See All Example Sentences for duplex
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Adjective
  • Yet, in a dual-use conundrum, AI can also undermine mental health.
    Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 7 Sep. 2025
  • Fresh off Friday’s soft jobs report, the other side of the Fed’s dual mandate of maximum employment and price stability will take center stage in the coming days.
    Kevin Stankiewicz, CNBC, 7 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • The remaining 149 owners will be people of means who might potentially buy the $59 million Unique triplex penthouse rising from floors 63 to 65.
    Lilian Raji, Forbes.com, 30 Aug. 2025
  • Urban Cottages of Little Rock Stay like a local at Urban Cottages, a 1923 triplex in the Governor's Mansion District with all the architectural charm the area is known for.
    Caroline Eubanks, Travel + Leisure, 30 Aug. 2025
Adjective
  • However, a Minnesota court struck down the binary trigger ban, arguing that the legislature violated the state constitution’s single-subject clause by burying the ban inside a sprawling spending bill.
    Mia Cathell, The Washington Examiner, 4 Sep. 2025
  • Eight of the nine winning filmmakers are women of color, and over 70 percent of all participants are women or non-binary people of color.
    Kirsten Chuba, HollywoodReporter, 3 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • The jury at this trial saw records suggesting that Donna Adelson, who lived with her husband in a luxury Miami condo, had the means to fund the murder plot that cost over $100,000 with their son, who worked with them at the family’s thriving dentistry practice.
    Lauren del Valle, CNN Money, 6 Sep. 2025
  • The condo was built in 1973 and the living area totals 1,574 square feet.
    Bay Area Home Report, Mercury News, 6 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • The couple recently came under much media scrutiny when Abby and her conjoined twin sister, Brittany, both 35, were spotted carrying a newborn baby while running errands last month.
    Toria Sheffield, PEOPLE, 7 Sep. 2025
  • The virus claimed the lives of friends and congregants — and, most painfully, his twin sister.
    Gabrielle Emanuel, NPR, 6 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • According to the statement, with the backing of PAI, Marcolin has broadened its international reach and enhanced operational efficiency, reinforcing itself as a leading player in the wholesale eyewear market.
    Thomas Waller, Footwear News, 5 Sep. 2025
  • By reducing costs, keeping inflation in check, improving efficiency, and enabling greater scale, this will create opportunities for every stakeholder in the retail value chain including farmers, MSMEs, producers, suppliers, kiranas (small stores) and the end-consumers.
    Mayu Saini, Sourcing Journal, 5 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Set entirely in a high-rise penthouse, PH-1 follows promising politician Payton Burnham (Kassen), who is held hostage by an anonymous captor and forced to watch as his life is systematically dismantled in real-time by both social and traditional media.
    Zac Ntim, Deadline, 8 Sep. 2025
  • Equipped with a five-star spa, the MGM resort boasts roomside views of the famous Bellagio fountain, executive-level corner suites, and bookable penthouses.
    Mia Cathell, The Washington Examiner, 7 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Wrightsman moved into her 7,000-square-foot floor-through in the 1950s, filling it with French antiques, and stayed until her death in 2019 at age 99.
    Kim Velsey, Curbed, 13 Aug. 2025
  • Later, after the rest of the city’s inhabitants have been wiped out by a colossal storm, Baucis and Philemon issue their requests to the gods and are granted, first, a floor-through loft in Chinatown.
    Hannah Gold, Harper's Magazine, 19 Feb. 2025

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“Duplex.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/duplex. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.

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