flophouses

plural of flophouse

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for flophouses
Noun
  • As Florida’s locker room celebration raged on just a few rooms over, Sarkisian and Texas players cautioned against getting caught looking at the big picture too much and instead turned their focus toward the Sooners next week in the annual rivalry game.
    Grace Raynor, New York Times, 5 Oct. 2025
  • Eligible couples will receive a complimentary family celebration in one of its event rooms or restaurants.
    Maureen O'Hare, CNN Money, 4 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Pricing for the penthouses will start at $45 million (AED 165 million) via Aldar.
    Demetrius Simms, Robb Report, 29 Sep. 2025
  • The boutique oceanfront hotel will feature 96 upscale guest rooms including a blend of suites, casitas and one-bedroom penthouses.
    Roger Sands, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Teachers gravitated to a book in one of our exhibits, Sermons and Addresses by Abraham Lincoln, that originally belonged to Parthenia Lawrence, a Black teenager who lived in the tenements during the Civil War and Reconstruction.
    Annie Polland, Time, 25 Sep. 2025
  • Her novels always burst with a rich historical vibrancy, but The Gilded Heiress in particular brings to life the streets and tenements of the Gilded Age, as well as the burgeoning success of Broadway as industry.
    EW.com, EW.com, 28 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • The housing situation is a far cry from how Combs was living at his mansions in Star Island in Miami Beach and Los Angeles.
    Madeleine Marr, Miami Herald, 23 Sep. 2025
  • From cozy cottages to impressive stone mansions, the best Airbnbs in Big Sur make for a great home base.
    Elly Leavitt, Vogue, 20 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Adults and children alike were pulled from their apartments, crying and screaming during the raid, which led to the arrests of 37 undocumented immigrants.
    Whitney Wild, CNN Money, 4 Oct. 2025
  • Nine of the apartments will be market rate, starting at $1,057 a month.
    Everett Eaton, jsonline.com, 4 Oct. 2025
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“Flophouses.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/flophouses. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.

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