as in apartments
a room or set of rooms in a private house or a block used as a separate dwelling place
had to take on a third roommate in order to afford the bigger flat
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Recent Examples of flats
Wear them on the plane and straight on to your plans for the day—the soft, stretchy ponte fabric is comfortable enough to wear for hours, and the flirty kick-flare looks fantastic with sneakers, flats, and everything in between.
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Sophie Dodd, Travel + Leisure, 12 Mar. 2026
Another example is the award-winning Larkin Center, which incorporated apartments, duplexes and flats within an existing single-family residential neighborhood.
—Gloria Casas, Chicago Tribune, 12 Mar. 2026
Calling all flats girls—these Tory Burch slingbacks will take your rotation to the next level.
—Olivia Cigliano, InStyle, 12 Mar. 2026
Disco, Occasionally—and a pair of black leather ballet flats.
—Ana Serrano, Glamour, 10 Mar. 2026
For more of the best ballet flats and loafers to wear this year, check out our top picks below.
—Caley Sturgill, Southern Living, 5 Mar. 2026
Keep scrolling to shop more ballet sneaker flats for spring now.
—Alyssa Grabinski, People.com, 15 Mar. 2025
This romantic number takes design direction from a field of blooming cornflowers and is a pitch-perfect match for ballet flats, a treasured pair of kitten heels, or even sturdy and dependable white sneakers — looking flawless in each and every context.
—Stacia Datskovska, WWD, 15 Mar. 2025
In the latest video demonstrating the robot's capabilities, the team has chosen to focus on wheeling around – not just over the flats, but also hopping over hurdles, climbing irregular steps and zipping down regular ones, and stepping over obstacles.
—Paul Ridden, New Atlas, 15 Mar. 2025
Sophie Dodd, Travel + Leisure, 12 Mar. 2026
Another example is the award-winning Larkin Center, which incorporated apartments, duplexes and flats within an existing single-family residential neighborhood.
—Gloria Casas, Chicago Tribune, 12 Mar. 2026
Calling all flats girls—these Tory Burch slingbacks will take your rotation to the next level.
—Olivia Cigliano, InStyle, 12 Mar. 2026
Disco, Occasionally—and a pair of black leather ballet flats.
—Ana Serrano, Glamour, 10 Mar. 2026
For more of the best ballet flats and loafers to wear this year, check out our top picks below.
—Caley Sturgill, Southern Living, 5 Mar. 2026
Keep scrolling to shop more ballet sneaker flats for spring now.
—Alyssa Grabinski, People.com, 15 Mar. 2025
This romantic number takes design direction from a field of blooming cornflowers and is a pitch-perfect match for ballet flats, a treasured pair of kitten heels, or even sturdy and dependable white sneakers — looking flawless in each and every context.
—Stacia Datskovska, WWD, 15 Mar. 2025
In the latest video demonstrating the robot's capabilities, the team has chosen to focus on wheeling around – not just over the flats, but also hopping over hurdles, climbing irregular steps and zipping down regular ones, and stepping over obstacles.
—Paul Ridden, New Atlas, 15 Mar. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for flats
apartments
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Yowell said that number is rising, but will change once other kinds of homes and apartments are built within Goodland.—
Neal Franklin,
Dallas Morning News,
9 Mar. 2026
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Crews have begun clearing debris from the site, which will become a 14-story building designed to provide affordable apartments specifically for artists, along with space for live creative performances.—
Loureen Ayyoub,
CBS News,
8 Mar. 2026
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“Flats.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/flats. Accessed 15 Mar. 2026.
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