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Recent Examples of flophouse
Authorities belatedly removed the girl from the flophouse, which did not go over well with Ronald Joseph.
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Howie Carr, Boston Herald, 2 Apr. 2025
One regular, Milt, lived in the Whitehouse Hotel, a flophouse around the corner.
—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
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Howie Carr, Boston Herald, 2 Apr. 2025
One regular, Milt, lived in the Whitehouse Hotel, a flophouse around the corner.
—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
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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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Dozens of new buildings, including what experts believe to be new dormitories and production facilities, have been rapidly taking shape since the winter snow melted this year.—
Clare Sebastian,
CNN Money,
25 July 2025
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The bathroom next to the dormitory contained four showerheads above an open, tiled floor.—
Literary Hub
July 8,
Literary Hub,
8 July 2025
Noun
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Sánchez Bezos shared a photo Saturday of large blue bags that appeared filled with dorm essentials, sitting in front of framed comic book artwork.—
Stephanie Giang-Paunon,
FOXNews.com,
12 Aug. 2025
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Nevertheless, dorm life really is a blast from the past for the players, but that is one reason why coach Andy Reid likes having camp in St. Joseph.—
Pete Grathoff,
Kansas City Star,
8 Aug. 2025
Noun
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As part of her apparent outreach, Bowser removed the Black Lives Matter mural near the White House and multiple homeless encampments in D.C., including one near the State Department.—
Naomi Lim,
The Washington Examiner,
6 Aug. 2025
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Hogsett on homelessness Mayor Joe Hogsett's administration just recently announced a policy shift in its response to homeless encampments: make sure everyone has access to housing before closing one.—
Kayla Dwyer,
IndyStar,
2 Aug. 2025
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“Flophouse.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/flophouse. Accessed 20 Aug. 2025.
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