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 council asked the city manager to come back with recommendations for an ordinance related to the dwellings.
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Stacy Brandt, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 Nov. 2025
Thirteen different dwellings, a few not much more than a room with a spare foldout couch or futon, and none were dependable.
—Stephanie Land, Time, 30 Oct. 2025
Jackson returned in 2009 to film The Hobbit trilogy, leaving 44 reconstructed Hobbit dwellings that tourists and newlyweds continue to enjoy.
—Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 28 Oct. 2025
In the five years just before war set in, these were among the dwellings that had beguiled Heinz Gaube (1940–2022), a German academic at the Oriental Seminar of the Eberhard Karls University of Tübingen.
—JSTOR Daily, 25 Oct. 2025
In multiunit dwellings, secondhand smoke can seep in from many places, including vents and cracks in walls or floors.
—Maria Azzurra Volpe, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Oct. 2025
At Mesa Verde, visitors are unable to access cultural sites, including the cliff dwellings, according to the National Park Service.
—Lauren Penington, Denver Post, 23 Oct. 2025
The annual phenomenon sees millions of crimson-red crustaceans clattering across roads from their forest dwellings to the island's shores to spawn their eggs.
—Rachel Raposas, PEOPLE, 22 Oct. 2025
More than seventy dwellings have been completed so far.
—Ingfei Chen, New Yorker, 22 Oct. 2025
Stacy Brandt, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 Nov. 2025
Thirteen different dwellings, a few not much more than a room with a spare foldout couch or futon, and none were dependable.
—Stephanie Land, Time, 30 Oct. 2025
Jackson returned in 2009 to film The Hobbit trilogy, leaving 44 reconstructed Hobbit dwellings that tourists and newlyweds continue to enjoy.
—Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 28 Oct. 2025
In the five years just before war set in, these were among the dwellings that had beguiled Heinz Gaube (1940–2022), a German academic at the Oriental Seminar of the Eberhard Karls University of Tübingen.
—JSTOR Daily, 25 Oct. 2025
In multiunit dwellings, secondhand smoke can seep in from many places, including vents and cracks in walls or floors.
—Maria Azzurra Volpe, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Oct. 2025
At Mesa Verde, visitors are unable to access cultural sites, including the cliff dwellings, according to the National Park Service.
—Lauren Penington, Denver Post, 23 Oct. 2025
The annual phenomenon sees millions of crimson-red crustaceans clattering across roads from their forest dwellings to the island's shores to spawn their eggs.
—Rachel Raposas, PEOPLE, 22 Oct. 2025
More than seventy dwellings have been completed so far.
—Ingfei Chen, New Yorker, 22 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for dwellings
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Ingoglia and DeSantis want Florida voters to mandate tax cuts through constitutional amendments next year, which could include eliminating property taxes on primary residences.—
Douglas Hanks,
Miami Herald,
24 Oct. 2025
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With only nine residences in total, the building remains one of Manhattan’s most discreet examples of high architecture in a neighborhood defined by it, surrounded by works from Frank Gehry, Jean Nouvel, and Bjarke Ingels.—
Abby Montanez,
Robb Report,
24 Oct. 2025
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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
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When houses go dark and demand dips, power prices often nosedive.—
Sophie Hartley,
IndyStar,
4 Nov. 2025
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With Mercury retrograde stirring your third and fourth houses, misunderstandings at home or with loved ones could test your patience.—
Valerie Mesa,
PEOPLE,
4 Nov. 2025
Noun
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Rainwater harvesting systems collect water from the roofs of nearby homes, while solar panels power the irrigation system.—
Kathleen Toner,
CNN Money,
24 Oct. 2025
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Their roofs were in fairly good condition.—
Paul Rogers,
Mercury News,
19 Oct. 2025
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In 2024, the wind energy started flowing not to homes, but to a Google data center in Mesa.—
Shaun McKinnon,
AZCentral.com,
4 Nov. 2025
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Matilda, a recent high school graduate, has grown up with a flighty mother and a revolving door of homes.—
Clare Mulroy,
USA Today,
4 Nov. 2025
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“Dwellings.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dwellings. Accessed 8 Nov. 2025.
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