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
The city of Denver, for instance, which collects compost from homes and smaller apartment dwellings, doesn’t take tea bags, coffee filters or certified compostable products such as takeout containers or cups.
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Miguel Otárola, Denver Post, 4 Jan. 2026
Join the tiny home community by adding this Generic Tiny Home to your cart, or keep scrolling to see more move-in-ready dwellings available at Amazon.
—Maggie Horton, PEOPLE, 4 Jan. 2026
São Paulo, the most populous city in the Americas, has become the symbolic epicenter of this housing struggle, if only for the cruel irony of having more vacant dwellings than unsheltered people.
—Michaëla De Lacaze Mohrmann, Artforum, 1 Jan. 2026
Up until now, the region has sparsely used the miniature dwellings to house homeless people and relied mostly on congregate shelters and its motel shelter program.
—Mathew Miranda, Sacbee.com, 29 Dec. 2025
Value boosters like electric vehicle charging stations, energy-efficient appliances, and zero-energy-ready dwellings will continue to surge in popularity throughout the next year as buyers seek out ways to save time and money in their new homes.
—Sophia Beams, Better Homes & Gardens, 23 Dec. 2025
Buckman’s images are not answers but dwellings—spaces where a viewer can sit with contradiction without being shouted at, where a community can insist on its presence without apology.
—Olga Garcia-Mayoral, Miami Herald, 18 Dec. 2025
Over time, new dwellings were built on top of the original homes.
—Ashley Strickland, CNN Money, 7 Dec. 2025
Through these stories, audiences learned to view extravagant dwellings as not just emblems of individual success but portals into a fantasy life.
—Kim Hew-Low, The Atlantic, 10 Nov. 2025
Miguel Otárola, Denver Post, 4 Jan. 2026
Join the tiny home community by adding this Generic Tiny Home to your cart, or keep scrolling to see more move-in-ready dwellings available at Amazon.
—Maggie Horton, PEOPLE, 4 Jan. 2026
São Paulo, the most populous city in the Americas, has become the symbolic epicenter of this housing struggle, if only for the cruel irony of having more vacant dwellings than unsheltered people.
—Michaëla De Lacaze Mohrmann, Artforum, 1 Jan. 2026
Up until now, the region has sparsely used the miniature dwellings to house homeless people and relied mostly on congregate shelters and its motel shelter program.
—Mathew Miranda, Sacbee.com, 29 Dec. 2025
Value boosters like electric vehicle charging stations, energy-efficient appliances, and zero-energy-ready dwellings will continue to surge in popularity throughout the next year as buyers seek out ways to save time and money in their new homes.
—Sophia Beams, Better Homes & Gardens, 23 Dec. 2025
Buckman’s images are not answers but dwellings—spaces where a viewer can sit with contradiction without being shouted at, where a community can insist on its presence without apology.
—Olga Garcia-Mayoral, Miami Herald, 18 Dec. 2025
Over time, new dwellings were built on top of the original homes.
—Ashley Strickland, CNN Money, 7 Dec. 2025
Through these stories, audiences learned to view extravagant dwellings as not just emblems of individual success but portals into a fantasy life.
—Kim Hew-Low, The Atlantic, 10 Nov. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for dwellings
Noun
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The nine occupied residences are uninhabitable following the fire.—
Caelyn Pender,
Mercury News,
11 Jan. 2026
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The blast caused part of the home — including the roof and parts of walls — to collapse, and damaged three other nearby residences, according to ABC News and the BBC.—
Bailey Richards,
PEOPLE,
11 Jan. 2026
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Families would share accommodations, with Rensch recalling sharing beds with other kids across multiple abodes.—
Ben Morse,
CNN Money,
30 Oct. 2025
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But humans aren’t the only creatures who decorate their abodes.—
Andrea Tamayo,
Scientific American,
28 Oct. 2025
Noun
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DiDonato has appeared on catwalks for major fashion houses and has featured in publications such as Vogue, Elle and Harper’s Bazaar.—
Jennifer Weil,
Footwear News,
7 Jan. 2026
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Events across the region are taking place all day at schools, local businesses, houses of worship and burned down local landmarks in various stages of rebuilding.—
David Wilson,
Daily News,
7 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Andy Burke, acoustic consultant director at AEC, also made the point that roofs should be kept as low as safely allowed to ensure supporter noise is consolidated and then channelled towards the pitch.—
Beren Cross,
New York Times,
10 Jan. 2026
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Visitors and locals alike appreciate the Spanish Colonial Revival-style architecture, whitewashed adobe buildings, and red-tile roofs nestled at the foot of the Santa Ynez Mountains, bordering the Pacific Ocean.—
Chantelle Kincy,
Travel + Leisure,
10 Jan. 2026
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Nestled in the green hills of the Pacific Palisades and just miles from the Pacific Ocean, community members gathered for an afternoon service and concert to grieve, heal and remember — remember homes lost, remember their lives before displacement and remember to find hope in recovery.—
Camelia Heins,
Daily News,
8 Jan. 2026
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An analysis by the National Association of Home Builders estimates tens of thousands of homes aren't being completed because there aren't enough workers.—
Kenny Choi,
CBS News,
8 Jan. 2026
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“Dwellings.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dwellings. Accessed 13 Jan. 2026.
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