flats

plural of flat, chiefly British

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Recent Examples of flats Layer it under a faux-fur coat and boots when temps drop or wear it solo with ballet flats for a warm autumn afternoon. Rosie Marder, Travel + Leisure, 24 Oct. 2025 Rodrigo went for a layered footwear look with green ballet flats and bright white knee socks. Jaden Thompson, Footwear News, 24 Oct. 2025 Heawish Pointed-Toe Faux Suede Ballet Flats Kate Middleton also recently turned to suede flats this season. Emily Weaver, PEOPLE, 24 Oct. 2025 In tandem, Molly wears a Mango jacket, pink Charlie Beads bloomers, pale pink Hereu flats, and an APC demi-lune bag the color of the pincushion stems in the reference photo. Julia Harrison, Architectural Digest, 23 Oct. 2025 Eco is the starting point for motor assistance, making for an easier ride on the flats. New Atlas, 22 Oct. 2025 It can also be spread indirectly through manure, equipment, vehicles, egg flats, crates, clothing and shoes, water and, potentially, feed. Katie Wiseman, IndyStar, 17 Oct. 2025 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
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apartments
Noun
  • Over the decades, luxury apartments and gleaming skyscrapers rose around the restaurant as Phoenix’s downtown developed.
    Reia Li, AZCentral.com, 26 Oct. 2025
  • By the 1970s, Colma's western edge attracted car dealerships and later big box stores, a rail transit station and apartments.
    Chris Kenning, USA Today, 25 Oct. 2025

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