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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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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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Bertha runs a Pittsburgh boardinghouse with her husband, Seth, played by Cedric the Entertainer, in 1911 and is part of an ensemble of Black characters a generation removed from enslavement.—
Zak Cheney-Rice,
Vulture,
13 May 2026
Noun
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The money will also support development of a new dormitory.—
Eric Berger,
ArsTechnica,
18 May 2026
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She was held in a dormitory-style room with 58 other women, mostly mothers.—
Jade le Deley,
Los Angeles Times,
12 May 2026
Noun
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The event allows students to gather free dorm essentials, from clothes to small furniture.—
Brittney Melton,
NPR,
22 May 2026
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Called Great Ideas Start Here, the campaign spotlights three student founders - Gaurav, Ananya, and Kabeer, who are building startups straight from their dorm rooms.—
Prakhar Khanna,
Forbes.com,
22 May 2026
Noun
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The city has converted several former hotels into shelters and added a handful of tiny home microcommunities to move people indoors from encampments.—
Elliott Wenzler,
Denver Post,
20 May 2026
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That's nearly a thousand fewer people living in encampments or vehicles.—
John Ramos,
CBS News,
20 May 2026
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“Flophouse.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/flophouse. Accessed 24 May. 2026.
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