as in residences
the place where one lives
the simple dwellings in which the Pilgrims spent the first winter at Plymouth
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Recent Examples of dwellings
Drive less than an hour from central Sedona through otherworldly red rocks to the Honanki Heritage Site, where the ancestors of Northern Arizona’s Hopi Tribe lived in sprawling cliff dwellings between the 12th and 14th centuries.
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New York Times, 10 Sep. 2025
Nearly 91% of California’s homes was built before 2010, and there are 2 million dwellings in high-risk wildfire areas.
—Bloomberg, Oc Register, 9 Sep. 2025
Thousands of years ago, the 52,000-plus acres now known as Mesa Verde National Park were home to the Ancestral Pueblo People, who built a series of sophisticated stone dwellings in the cliffs here.
—Cu Fleshman, Travel + Leisure, 7 Sep. 2025
Britain’s equally neoclassical exterior is veiled in charcoal briquettes, clay, and beads, inspired by the manyatta dwellings of the Kenyan Maasai people.
—Kate Wagner, Curbed, 5 Sep. 2025
The name comes from local folklore, which imagined the chambers as dwellings for magical beings.
—Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 4 Sep. 2025
Smoke detectors became required in all multi-unit dwellings in Chicago.
—Kori Rumore, Chicago Tribune, 1 Sep. 2025
Neither will apartment buildings and multi-family dwellings with more than four units, which are already typically served by commercial waste management contractors.
—Ilana Arougheti, Kansas City Star, 30 Aug. 2025
With the cliff dwellings of the ancestral Puebloans all around, there's a timeless feeling.
—Jamie Carter, Space.com, 28 Aug. 2025
New York Times, 10 Sep. 2025
Nearly 91% of California’s homes was built before 2010, and there are 2 million dwellings in high-risk wildfire areas.
—Bloomberg, Oc Register, 9 Sep. 2025
Thousands of years ago, the 52,000-plus acres now known as Mesa Verde National Park were home to the Ancestral Pueblo People, who built a series of sophisticated stone dwellings in the cliffs here.
—Cu Fleshman, Travel + Leisure, 7 Sep. 2025
Britain’s equally neoclassical exterior is veiled in charcoal briquettes, clay, and beads, inspired by the manyatta dwellings of the Kenyan Maasai people.
—Kate Wagner, Curbed, 5 Sep. 2025
The name comes from local folklore, which imagined the chambers as dwellings for magical beings.
—Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 4 Sep. 2025
Smoke detectors became required in all multi-unit dwellings in Chicago.
—Kori Rumore, Chicago Tribune, 1 Sep. 2025
Neither will apartment buildings and multi-family dwellings with more than four units, which are already typically served by commercial waste management contractors.
—Ilana Arougheti, Kansas City Star, 30 Aug. 2025
With the cliff dwellings of the ancestral Puebloans all around, there's a timeless feeling.
—Jamie Carter, Space.com, 28 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for dwellings
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Even today, restaurants are significantly more likely than residences to have dishwashing machines — and use them.—
Jeremy Lott,
The Washington Examiner,
12 Sep. 2025
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Mohd currently has about 100 employees, including a team of architects specialized in the design of environments and interiors, residences, offices, hotels and showrooms to facilitate swift execution of delivery and completion of projects.—
Sofia Celeste,
Footwear News,
12 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Through a succession of job changes, a don’t-open-the-mail approach to bill paying, abrupt moves to and from a string of increasingly cluttered abodes, Uhle recounts with humor and remarkable detail the unstable circumstances of her youth.—
Kristen Kidd,
Denver Post,
30 Aug. 2025
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Those daydreaming of taking in the sweeping sunrise vistas across Middle Harbour just got lucky because one of the most significant abodes on the street just surfaced on market for the first time in over four decades.—
Demetrius Simms,
Robb Report,
27 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Perfume houses might use microencapsulation, putting fragrance oils inside teeny spheres that break down slowly to release the notes over time.—
Megan McIntyre,
Allure,
16 Sep. 2025
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More like the way some younger HNWI’s live in houses where the kitchen is big and comfortable rather than being hidden away.—
Bill Springer,
Forbes.com,
16 Sep. 2025
Noun
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In New York City, local laws now require buildings over a certain size to include green roofs or solar panels.—
Nia Bowers,
USA Today,
12 Sep. 2025
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Over the past three years, the city has begun to address long-overdue repairs, reopening pools, restoring lighting, and fixing building roofs, efforts that were largely neglected during Hernandez’s administration.—
Veronica Egui Brito,
Miami Herald,
12 Sep. 2025
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As demand for electricity surged to power more electric devices in homes and Big Tech's boom in data centers, renewable energy has been the go-to source for the cheapest, fastest way to generate more juice.—
Jeff Young,
MSNBC Newsweek,
17 Sep. 2025
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Our homes are a backdrop to our lives.—
Amanda Lauren,
Forbes.com,
17 Sep. 2025
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“Dwellings.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dwellings. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.
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