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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
Fifteen Folsom residents were displaced Easter Sunday after a duplex fire damaged their building, authorities said. Corey Schmidt, Sacbee.com, 6 Apr. 2026 The neighbor had moved into the duplex roughly 10 days earlier, Aparicio said. Tori Mason, CBS News, 2 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for duplex
Recent Examples of Synonyms for duplex
Adjective
  • Personal Microderm Pro features smooth glide caps, dual speed settings and a full range of exfoliation discs to customize your treatment.
    Tory Johnson, ABC News, 13 Apr. 2026
  • Romvari’s images are distinguished by their dual sense of logical efficacy and aesthetic loft.
    Richard Brody, New Yorker, 12 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • Carey previously offered the triplex for rent, listing it last year at $32,500 a month.
    Katie Schultz, Architectural Digest, 13 Apr. 2026
  • Per the listing, held by Emily Beare and Lexi Alper of CORE Real Estate, the triplex could be reimagined by a developer or used as a single residence.
    Wendy Bowman, Robb Report, 10 Apr. 2026
Adjective
  • In the case of ChatGPT, the study noted, the bot sometimes rejected providing a binary choice, instead recommending both solutions.
    Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 10 Apr. 2026
  • Reluctance to commit to a binary political persuasion also fuels the feisty remarks and damage-control campaigns of Oklahoma’s Zach Bryan and the pressure on Tennessee crossover folk-pop star and rapper Jelly Roll to honor his Grammys promise to state his position on ICE.
    Craig Jenkins, Vulture, 8 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • David Paredes said he's bought a house in South Florida before, and said that buying his first condo could be just as complex.
    Steve Maugeri, CBS News, 13 Apr. 2026
  • The condo, built in 2019, has an interior space of 1,988 square feet.
    Bay Area Home Report, Mercury News, 13 Apr. 2026
Adjective
  • That comes on the heels of the closure of the Phillips 66 twin refinery in the Los Angeles area late last year.
    Rob Nikolewski, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Apr. 2026
  • For years, twin sisters from the Seattle area, Cathy and Jeanne Roiter, have been fixtures in this world — champions, fan favorites, and, until now, teammates.
    Brian Unger, CBS News, 15 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • Its goal is to make the humans, specifically those that remain post-efficiency cuts, actually do their work.
    Solo Ceesay, Rolling Stone, 10 Apr. 2026
  • The trial runs will begin at the demo factory with a specific focus on improving efficiency.
    Alexandra Harrell, Footwear News, 10 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • Mariah Carey has listed her New York City penthouse for $27 million.
    Juliana Ukiomogbe, InStyle, 10 Apr. 2026
  • The residential condos, meanwhile, which range in size from studios to five-bedroom penthouses, are on the 29th to 89th floors.
    Rebecca Johnson, Chicago Tribune, 8 Apr. 2026
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 17 Apr. 2026.

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