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
Sanders, who has lived in the same Johnson County duplex since 2008, declined to specify exactly how much money that meant to American Shaman and Shaman Botanicals’ bottom line. Kansas City Star, 16 Sep. 2025 On average, builders in metro Denver paid $67,896 to local governments for a detached or standalone home, and $52,065 for a new duplex, condo or townhome, according to the study. Aldo Svaldi, Denver Post, 15 Sep. 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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for duplex
Adjective
  • There are six different armaments that be unlocked, ranging from a staff, axe, and dual blades to explosive skulls and a straight up mini-mech suit.
    Christopher Cruz, Rolling Stone, 27 Sep. 2025
  • The dual point of view is perfect, the banter and pacing are excellent and the cover is absolutely gorgeous.
    Audrey Goldberg Ruoff, PEOPLE, 27 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Last year, for example, a seven-bedroom triplex hit the market for $30 million, and a few months later, a nearby penthouse listed for $25 million, with all the proceeds going toward philanthropic efforts in Africa.
    Tori Latham, Robb Report, 23 Sep. 2025
  • Electric triplex and walk-behind mowers keep the greens tournament ready without fuel or noise pollution.
    Erik Matuszewski, Forbes.com, 18 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • Phil Klotzbach, senior research scientist at Colorado State University, said the effect — also called binary interaction by the scientists who study such things — occurs when two systems are within 800 miles of each other.
    Alex Harris Updated September 24, Miami Herald, 24 Sep. 2025
  • In May 2021, the singer came out as non-binary.
    Charna Flam, PEOPLE, 19 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Then, in July, with a separate lender, for an Atlanta condo.
    Samantha Delouya, CNN Money, 25 Sep. 2025
  • Local condo prices climbed 60% over the same period.
    Max Klaver, Miami Herald, 25 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • Earhart was traveling with her navigator, Fred Noonan, in a twin-engine Lockheed Electra when the duo vanished while in flight from New Guinea to Howland Island during Earhart's attempt to make history as the first female pilot to fly across the globe.
    Angel Saunders, PEOPLE, 27 Sep. 2025
  • The Cooper City High School alum has four kids, 30-year-old twin sons with ex-husband, former football player Matt Martinez, and two teenagers with current husband, NASCAR great Burney Lamar.
    Madeleine Marr, Miami Herald, 26 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • When your adductors can’t adequately support your pelvis, this entire system becomes compromised, leading to compensations that can create lower back tension and reduced movement efficiency.
    Dana Santas, CNN Money, 26 Sep. 2025
  • Chain operators dominate stalls once run by families, and many dishes are perfected for efficiency rather than charm or character.
    Clarissa Wei, Travel + Leisure, 26 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Near the penthouse level, a balcony stretches across the building, offering a swimming pool and a vertiginous view of the city.
    Jon Lee Anderson, New Yorker, 29 Sep. 2025
  • Click here for more images of the Abu Dhabi penthouse.
    Demetrius Simms, Robb Report, 29 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • 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
  • 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

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“Duplex.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/duplex. Accessed 2 Oct. 2025.

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