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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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The staff’s underground dining room has been converted into a dormitory for parents.—
Amelie Botbol,
FOXNews.com,
2 Mar. 2026
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News Underneath the Shujaiya neighborhood in Gaza City, mattresses once used by Hamas fighters remain on the floor of a dormitory built in a tunnel by the militant group.—
Marissa Martinez,
NBC news,
25 Feb. 2026
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They were allegedly seen in surveillance video hanging out in the dorm lobby when the woman returned to her dorm, then leaving and coming back, having switched clothing with each other.—
WCCO Staff,
CBS News,
6 Mar. 2026
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The restaurant’s walls are jet black and covered in a dorm room-style collage of music posters.—
Jenn Harris,
Los Angeles Times,
5 Mar. 2026
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The number of homeless encampments in San Francisco, along with RVs sheltering the unhoused reached a new low in the latest quarter, Mayor Daniel Lurie's office said.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
4 Mar. 2026
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Some of those were complaints about encampments outside city limits.—
Ariane Lange,
Sacbee.com,
4 Mar. 2026
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“Flophouse.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/flophouse. Accessed 11 Mar. 2026.
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