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
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.
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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
Those are needed, particularly in older dwellings when outdated building codes did not require them.
—Carolyn Rosenblatt, Forbes.com, 26 Aug. 2025
While 20% of new EV purchasers today live in multi-family dwellings (MFDs) like apartments, townhomes, and condos, just 11% report parking near charging access at their residence.
—PC Magazine, 24 Aug. 2025
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
Those are needed, particularly in older dwellings when outdated building codes did not require them.
—Carolyn Rosenblatt, Forbes.com, 26 Aug. 2025
While 20% of new EV purchasers today live in multi-family dwellings (MFDs) like apartments, townhomes, and condos, just 11% report parking near charging access at their residence.
—PC Magazine, 24 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for dwellings
Noun
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Real estate experts say claiming primary residences on different mortgages at the same time is often legal and rarely prosecuted.—
Robert Faturechi,
ProPublica,
6 Sep. 2025
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In addition, several firearms and drugs were seized from other residences, according to police.—
Jack Moore,
ABC News,
6 Sep. 2025
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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
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The 48 megapixel camera houses a telephoto lens with 1x, 2x, 4x and 8× optical zoom and 8K recording capabilities.—
James Powel,
USA Today,
10 Sep. 2025
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The couple put offers on half a dozen houses.—
Duaa Eldeib,
ProPublica,
10 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Expect wind damage to roofs, siding, and trees.—
NC Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
5 Sep. 2025
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Home improvement impersonators remain a persistent problem, with contractors offering to pave driveways or repair roofs, collecting large advance payments, and then disappearing.—
Jason Phillips,
USA Today,
5 Sep. 2025
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The mass protests erupted on Monday — with some demonstrators setting ablaze government buildings, including the Parliament and the Supreme Court, as well as the homes of top political leaders, NPR previously reported.—
Juliana Kim,
NPR,
10 Sep. 2025
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Local reports and videos shared on social media showed protesters attacking the homes in and around Kathmandu.—
Robert Birsel
Shane Croucher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
9 Sep. 2025
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“Dwellings.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dwellings. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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