Thesaurus results for DWELLINGS

dwellings

noun

plural of dwelling

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 landscape was inspired by the inland town of Ioulida, a hilltop village with cascading residential dwellings and winding paths (no car-worthy roads), and a church perched at the precipice. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Oct. 2026 Rising in hexagonal or octagonal forms amidst low-rise dwellings, these pagodas stand as emotional anchors of hometown memory. — Footwear News, 6 Oct. 2026 By night, several slapdash dwellings stood ready for occupancy. — Daniel Immerwahr, New Yorker, 28 Sep. 2026 But these charming dwellings aren’t just found in the worlds of soon-to-be princesses or daring adventurers. — Elizabeth Stamp, Architectural Digest, 25 Sep. 2026 Enormous dwellings with hundreds of rooms dot this desert canyon. — R. Scott Rappold, Denver Post, 25 Sep. 2026 The collapse last week wasn’t the first involving unsafe dwellings in the Gaza Strip, but the high death toll underscored the dangers in a territory where the vast majority of the population lacks adequate shelter. — Wafaa Shurafa, Los Angeles Times, 20 Sep. 2026 And was later divided into two separate, single-room slave dwellings. — Lesley Stahl, CBS News, 6 Sep. 2026 They are legally protected in all these countries, but given their remote mountain habitat and inaccessible high‑elevation dwellings, their conservation did not gain urgency until recently. — Literary Hub, 3 Sep. 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for dwellings

Noun

The new residences are located in Huixquilucan, and boast views of a golf course, other greenery and the Mexico City skyline.

— Miles Socha, Footwear News, 9 Oct. 2026
For buyers who aren’t quite in the market for a whole island, Corn also has an allocation of four beachfront residences at the development.

— Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 8 Oct. 2026

Definition of residences

Noun

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.

— Julekha Dash, Travel + Leisure, 6 June 2026
His son, Guy, followed in his footsteps, creating sculptural abodes from Boca Raton to Vail over the past 35 years.

— Demetrius Simms, Robb Report, 2 June 2026

Definition of abodes

Noun

The hotel has a total of 59 rooms and suites, residences, villas, and houses for guests to choose from, including a few options in the original farmhouse, or stancija.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 13 Oct. 2026
The king tides came knocking Then, in August, came the first big king tide that sent punishing waves slamming into houses along the boardwalk.

— Jack Dolan, Los Angeles Times, 13 Oct. 2026

Definition of houses

Noun

On the roof deck, 360-degree views give you unobstructed river views, as well as an opposing view, down on glittering, red-and-gold tiled temple roofs of the Wat Po complex.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 7 Oct. 2026
The Keller school district hasn’t held a bond election in seven years and is facing significant needs for repairs and upgrades at 34 campuses, including replacing HVAC units and aging roofs.

— Elizabeth Campbell, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 7 Oct. 2026

Definition of roofs

Noun

Officials are also continuing to monitor coastal homes that were red- and yellow-tagged during the weekend onslaught.

— Deborah Vankin, Los Angeles Times, 12 Oct. 2026
The production took its time finding homes that felt lived in and signaled the class of the families inside them.

— Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 12 Oct. 2026