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Recent Examples of flophouse
Back in the day, the LaSalle Hotel was a flophouse, just about the only place for downtown residents.
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Doug Ross, Chicago Tribune, 25 Mar. 2026
In one stunning moment, Marty, trying to take a shower in a flophouse, ends up falling through the ceiling and onto a shady man (Abel Ferrara) trying to give his dog a bath in the unit below.
—Sarah Shachat, IndieWire, 14 Jan. 2026
In a recurring theme, an unmarried female Haitian in the flophouse is pregnant.
—Howie Carr, Boston Herald, 27 Dec. 2025
What was built was a 29-story baby-poop brown block of a building that looked like a cheap heating unit jutting out of a wall in a flophouse apartment.
—Culture Critic, San Francisco Chronicle, 4 Nov. 2016
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Doug Ross, Chicago Tribune, 25 Mar. 2026
In one stunning moment, Marty, trying to take a shower in a flophouse, ends up falling through the ceiling and onto a shady man (Abel Ferrara) trying to give his dog a bath in the unit below.
—Sarah Shachat, IndieWire, 14 Jan. 2026
In a recurring theme, an unmarried female Haitian in the flophouse is pregnant.
—Howie Carr, Boston Herald, 27 Dec. 2025
What was built was a 29-story baby-poop brown block of a building that looked like a cheap heating unit jutting out of a wall in a flophouse apartment.
—Culture Critic, San Francisco Chronicle, 4 Nov. 2016
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for flophouse
Noun
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Set in 1940s Mexico, the book follows a con artist who becomes intertwined in the schemes of a boardinghouse owner and her niece.—
Carly Tagen-Dye,
PEOPLE,
29 May 2026
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As always, verisimilitude and the supernatural exist side by side in this tale of the denizens of a boardinghouse in Pittsburgh.—
Scott Hocker,
TheWeek,
15 May 2026
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Future needs The new temporary jail is expected to provide about 100 beds across cells and dormitory-like areas.—
Dylan Lysen
June 16,
Kansas City Star,
16 June 2026
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In addition to the six lewd act counts, the suspect, Quaylin Wesley, of Vallejo, was also charged with two counts of first degree residential burglary, as the alleged crimes happened at two different times in the girl’s room at a university dormitory, the records say.—
Harry Harris,
Mercury News,
16 June 2026
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Getty Images Hollister is taking its biggest step yet beyond apparel, teaming up with Target on a new home and dorm collection as the Abercrombie & Fitch-owned brand looks to capitalize on the fast-growing back-to-college living market.—
Mark Faithfull,
Forbes.com,
19 June 2026
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The new owners have gut-renovated the residence, resulting in eight suites and a children’s dorm.—
Todd Plummer,
Robb Report,
19 June 2026
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Bowser tussled with Trump for much of 2025 over deploying the National Guard and briefly taking over the city's police department while cooperating with the White House on other matters such as clearing homeless encampments.—
Phillip M. Bailey,
USA Today,
17 June 2026
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Caltrans reported removing more than 25,000 encampments on state right-of-ways and collecting approximately 450,000 cubic yards of litter and debris since 2021.—
Nollyanne Delacruz,
Mercury News,
17 June 2026
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“Flophouse.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/flophouse. Accessed 21 Jun. 2026.
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