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Recent Examples of flophouse
Many of the locals worked in factories and slept in flophouses.
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Literary Hub, 31 Oct. 2025
The setting is a dusty town square, bordered on one side by the posh Siete Mares Hotel and on the other by the city’s worst quarter, fronted by the Ritz Men Only, a dangerous flophouse.
—Helen Shaw, New Yorker, 25 July 2025
After Chili's twin sister, Jellybean, was found dead in a Kansas City flophouse, Chili began a downward spiral and was eventually caught drinking on the job by Brett.
—Breanne L. Heldman, People.com, 18 July 2025
Decrepit office buildings and flophouse hotels have been remade into pricey lofts and townhouses, the coolest address being where prizefighters Depp and Heard went at it tooth and nail, an art deco masterpiece called the Eastern Guardian Building, with its eerie clock tower and greenish glow.
—David Weiss, Forbes.com, 19 May 2025
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Literary Hub, 31 Oct. 2025
The setting is a dusty town square, bordered on one side by the posh Siete Mares Hotel and on the other by the city’s worst quarter, fronted by the Ritz Men Only, a dangerous flophouse.
—Helen Shaw, New Yorker, 25 July 2025
After Chili's twin sister, Jellybean, was found dead in a Kansas City flophouse, Chili began a downward spiral and was eventually caught drinking on the job by Brett.
—Breanne L. Heldman, People.com, 18 July 2025
Decrepit office buildings and flophouse hotels have been remade into pricey lofts and townhouses, the coolest address being where prizefighters Depp and Heard went at it tooth and nail, an art deco masterpiece called the Eastern Guardian Building, with its eerie clock tower and greenish glow.
—David Weiss, Forbes.com, 19 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for flophouse
Noun
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Platter came from Basel, Switzerland, where his father ran a school, four boardinghouses, a farm, and a printing press.—
Dan Piepenbring,
Harpers Magazine,
27 Jan. 2026
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Restaurant options include the classic Paesano; Henry’s Hi-Life, located in a former boardinghouse; and the Littlest Little Italy, which comprises several eateries and a wine shop.—
Sal Pizarro,
Mercury News,
19 Jan. 2026
Noun
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In an interview, Miguel, a carpenter who has lived in the area for 11 years, said the men worked and lived on his property, with four of them staying in a small dormitory.—
Eduardo Cuevas,
USA Today,
25 Mar. 2026
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The James Stukel Towers are four-tower a dormitory with for, five, and eight-person suites.—
Adam Harrington,
CBS News,
23 Mar. 2026
Noun
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And cold enough that his parents had to buy him heated gloves to protect his hands on the walk from dorm to gym, a distance of about five minutes.—
Ken Sugiura,
AJC.com,
18 Mar. 2026
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Suddenly the Shaggs were an ’80s dorm-room favorite, and suddenly — a personal aside here — fans like me were actually naming their cats Foot Foot.—
Chris Willman,
Variety,
15 Mar. 2026
Noun
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That's when people without permanent housing started living in a tent encampment in a downtown church parking lot.—
Emily Bollinger,
NPR,
25 Mar. 2026
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Students erected encampments at more than 100 schools.—
Rose Horowitch,
The Atlantic,
25 Mar. 2026
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“Flophouse.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/flophouse. Accessed 27 Mar. 2026.
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