flophouses

plural of flophouse

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for flophouses
Noun
  • The babies and toddlers came across the synthetic opioid and its residue in their homes, inside hotel rooms and even at a city park.
    Laura Bauer, Kansas City Star, 7 Sep. 2025
  • The Rooms With 86 rooms and suites spread across nine categories, Grand Hotel Fasano's accommodations range in size from 215 square feet for a standard room to 968 square feet for its suites.
    Susmita Baral, Travel + Leisure, 7 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • On top, there’s a water tower dressed up to look like a 14th-century church tower, which peers over two matching penthouses.
    Adriane Quinlan, Curbed, 22 Aug. 2025
  • From penthouses to villas to movie-famous accommodations, each resort tries to outdo its neighbor with sumptuous design, an array of amenities and impeccable service.
    Melinda Sheckells, Forbes.com, 20 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • 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
  • As the deteriorating tenements emptied, the arson began.
    Daniel Immerwahr, New Yorker, 18 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • Also unseen is how Zwick lived before making it, whereas the seen in Hollywood is the Beverly Hills, Bel-Air, Brentwood mansions that have at least historically housed the very few successes in what is a competitive industry.
    John Tamny, Forbes.com, 2 Sep. 2025
  • From updating Tudor cottages in Tennessee to transforming mid-century mansions in Miami, Bureau works on a wide array of projects across the country, including new construction, renovations, and redesigning existing spaces.
    Elizabeth Stamp, Architectural Digest, 2 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Elsewhere in Kyiv, residential apartments were hit and damaged, with dozens of residents wrapped in blankets gathering on the streets outside to survey the damage to their homes as rescue workers fought to extinguish the flames.
    Lidia Kelly, USA Today, 7 Sep. 2025
  • The nine-story building complex is the former headquarters of the BBC and now houses apartments, restaurants and a television studio, according to BBC News.
    Morgan Winsor, ABC News, 6 Sep. 2025
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“Flophouses.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/flophouses. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.

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