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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
Prices for the duplex units could start in the upper $500,000s or $600,000, Predovich said. Michelle Mullins, Chicago Tribune, 29 Jan. 2026 Last year McLean asked for permission to build 52 new homes duplex homes that would range from 1,600 to 2,200 square feet. Don Stacom, Hartford Courant, 23 Jan. 2026 See All Example Sentences for duplex
Recent Examples of Synonyms for duplex
Adjective
  • The car livery is a dual-color white-and-black design, with the sides of the cars different colors.
    Madeline Coleman, New York Times, 9 Feb. 2026
  • According to Tripp Stimson, who holds the dual titles of chief of distillery operations and chief whiskey scientist, certain components were finished in French oak casks with specific levels of toasting for between three and 26 months.
    Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 8 Feb. 2026
Noun
  • Highland Theatre owner Dan Akarakian confirmed to the Los Angeles Times on March 1, 2024, that he was forced to shut his doors as business at his triplex never fully bounced back from pre-2020 times.
    Chris Gardner, HollywoodReporter, 4 Feb. 2026
  • But nearly 30% also cover people acquiring a duplex, triplex or four-plex.
    Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 15 Jan. 2026
Adjective
  • This concert by the award-winning ensemble Tonality, led by founder and Artistic Director Alexander Lloyd Blake, honors and shares the stories of transgender and non-binary individuals.
    Jessica Gelt, Los Angeles Times, 6 Feb. 2026
  • The method translates digital image or texture data into binary patterns that are printed directly into the hydrogel.
    Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 6 Feb. 2026
Noun
  • The place was used for wild beast hunts, public executions, and gladiator fights for several hundred years, then became a condo of sorts as medieval Romans made their homes in the hulking ruins.
    Katie Parla, Condé Nast Traveler, 9 Feb. 2026
  • Adventurers can park and crash in virtually any vehicle, but the TBX is more like a vacation condo you park at the water's edge or trail head.
    New Atlas, New Atlas, 8 Feb. 2026
Adjective
  • The Egg Nebula, so-named for its yolk (the star) surrounded by egg white (clouds of dust and gas), is extraordinarily dynamic, with twin beams of light punching through a series of rippling arcs.
    Stefanie Waldek, Space.com, 11 Feb. 2026
  • By mid-July, agents executed twin search warrants — one at Youngblood’s house and another at James Holloway’s.
    Matthew Bremner, Rolling Stone, 11 Feb. 2026
Noun
  • This allows vehicles to maintain responsiveness and usable power in environments that typically reduce efficiency and drivability, reports CATL.
    Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 6 Feb. 2026
  • In May 2024, Under Armour unveiled a restructuring plan to improve financial and operational efficiency.
    Jean E. Palmieri, Footwear News, 6 Feb. 2026
Noun
  • Each penthouse owner will get a car, the cost of which is included in the price of the condo, David said.
    Catherine Odom, Miami Herald, 6 Feb. 2026
  • The Setai has 91 Art Deco rooms inside the landmark building, as well as 57 ocean suites, three pool villas, and one four-bedroom penthouse suite, which are all in the newer Setai tower.
    Devorah Lev-Tov, Robb Report, 5 Feb. 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 13 Feb. 2026.

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