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Recent Examples of flophouse
One regular, Milt, lived in the Whitehouse Hotel, a flophouse around the corner.
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Zach Helfand, The New Yorker, 10 Mar. 2025
Sometimes flophouse management compromises by allowing microwaves in the common food area.
—Howie Carr, Boston Herald, 15 May 2024
Voodoo is the least of what’s been going on in the flophouses.
—Howie Carr, Boston Herald, 2 Apr. 2025
The film follows 12-year-old Mikal, who shares a small room in a cheap hotel, commonly known as a flophouse, with his parents and their cat, Smokey.
—Leo Barraclough, Variety, 26 Mar. 2025
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Zach Helfand, The New Yorker, 10 Mar. 2025
Sometimes flophouse management compromises by allowing microwaves in the common food area.
—Howie Carr, Boston Herald, 15 May 2024
Voodoo is the least of what’s been going on in the flophouses.
—Howie Carr, Boston Herald, 2 Apr. 2025
The film follows 12-year-old Mikal, who shares a small room in a cheap hotel, commonly known as a flophouse, with his parents and their cat, Smokey.
—Leo Barraclough, Variety, 26 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for flophouse
Noun
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Mary Surratt’s boardinghouse still stands in Washington, D.C.—
Keith Phipps,
Vulture,
15 Mar. 2024
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Her cousin becomes suspicious when Levi returns to the boardinghouse alone.—
Oline H. Cogdill,
Sun Sentinel,
13 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Guests can opt for a premium room with en suite bathroom and ocean views, book a bunk bed in a dormitory, or reserve space to roll out a sleeping bag in a common area.—
AFAR Media,
AFAR Media,
9 July 2025
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Bahamians and Black Southerners who had been living near the University of Miami were pushed out to make way for student dormitories.—
Jimena Romero,
Miami Herald,
19 May 2025
Noun
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When coveted outlets are few and far between in a dorm room, the portable PureZone Mini comes to the rescue.—
Cheryl Fenton,
Parents,
19 July 2025
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That’s why this hanging organizer is an optimal pick for dorms.—
Jacqueline Tempera,
People.com,
18 July 2025
Noun
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Homeless advocates and experts say California’s unprecedented investments in homelessness programs likely prevented a larger spike, though that’s done little to assuage boiling public frustration over encampments statewide.—
Ethan Varian,
Mercury News,
11 July 2025
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Leftist lawmakers want to make homeless encampments a nationwide crisis.—
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FOXNews.com,
11 July 2025
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“Flophouse.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/flophouse. Accessed 24 Jul. 2025.
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