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
Future building potential also exists for another two dwellings.
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Nielsen Dinwoodie,
Forbes.com,
4 July 2026
The park service offers educational tours of the dwellings as well as bird-watching, nature walks, and wildlife-viewing tours.
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Josh Laskin,
Travel + Leisure,
3 July 2026
From here the route winds south past the town of Telluride, with its legendary skiing and film, jazz and bluegrass festivals, and out to Mesa Verde National Park, where Puebloan people carved gorgeous cliff dwellings in the buttes and gorges.
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Condé Nast Traveler,
2 July 2026
From grand marble mansions to quaint wooden dwellings, many are increasingly threatened by rising sea levels, according to the WMF.
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Tessa Solomon,
ARTnews.com,
30 June 2026
The rise of dopamine decor has shifted our perspective from designing our homes for others' enjoyment to reimagining our dwellings as havens that spark our own happiness.
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Patricia Shannon,
Better Homes & Gardens,
29 June 2026
For committed buyers now, the market is forcing creative measures, with some choosing tiny homes, opting for real estate in less expensive markets, or joining forces with friends or family to purchase multi-unit dwellings.
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Jackie Cooperman,
Architectural Digest,
16 June 2026
The death toll was so high partly because many people lived in cave dwellings carved into soft loess soil.
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Atharva Gosavi,
Interesting Engineering,
15 June 2026
Most of the grace-and-favour dwellings are going to their current or retired staff, for example.
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Erin Vanderhoof,
Vanity Fair,
12 June 2026
Nielsen Dinwoodie,
Forbes.com,
4 July 2026
The park service offers educational tours of the dwellings as well as bird-watching, nature walks, and wildlife-viewing tours.
—
Josh Laskin,
Travel + Leisure,
3 July 2026
From here the route winds south past the town of Telluride, with its legendary skiing and film, jazz and bluegrass festivals, and out to Mesa Verde National Park, where Puebloan people carved gorgeous cliff dwellings in the buttes and gorges.
—
Condé Nast Traveler,
2 July 2026
From grand marble mansions to quaint wooden dwellings, many are increasingly threatened by rising sea levels, according to the WMF.
—
Tessa Solomon,
ARTnews.com,
30 June 2026
The rise of dopamine decor has shifted our perspective from designing our homes for others' enjoyment to reimagining our dwellings as havens that spark our own happiness.
—
Patricia Shannon,
Better Homes & Gardens,
29 June 2026
For committed buyers now, the market is forcing creative measures, with some choosing tiny homes, opting for real estate in less expensive markets, or joining forces with friends or family to purchase multi-unit dwellings.
—
Jackie Cooperman,
Architectural Digest,
16 June 2026
The death toll was so high partly because many people lived in cave dwellings carved into soft loess soil.
—
Atharva Gosavi,
Interesting Engineering,
15 June 2026
Most of the grace-and-favour dwellings are going to their current or retired staff, for example.
—
Erin Vanderhoof,
Vanity Fair,
12 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for dwellings
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Per The Guardian, Harry specifically requested police protection outside of royal residences to ensure his family's safety.
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All five of the suspects have residences in San Francisco, accoring to police, and the San Francisco Police Department helped corral them in Richmond.
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Best Hotels & Resorts The Promissory Hotel This boutique property is housed in a 1912 bank building with striking neoclassical design and 27 rooms, including loft-style abodes and two-bedroom suites.
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His son, Guy, followed in his footsteps, creating sculptural abodes from Boca Raton to Vail over the past 35 years.
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Along the bay stood a long, busy waterfront, lined with warehouses, shops and trading houses.
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Such offenders will use all different ruses to distract the victim, such as claiming to be utility workers, tree trimmers, or handymen working on neighbors' houses.
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Such strategies include building green roofs and courtyards to help with shading and air circulation, and using dense materials such as concrete or brick that can stabilize indoor temperatures in heat.
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The heat wave sweeping across the country will hit several World Cup locations, including New Jersey, Kansas City, and Philadelphia, where stadiums lack roofs and air-conditioning.
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Cubans strolled along el Paseo del Prado promenade in the inky night, desperate to escape the stifling heat of their homes.
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Advocates say the funds would help build more than 40,000 shovel-ready affordable homes that are unable to move forward because of a financing gap and help preserve thousands of other existing units.
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“Dwellings.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dwellings. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.
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