flophouses

plural of flophouse

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for flophouses
Noun
  • Avoid basements or rooms where water has submerged electrical outlets or cords.
    NC Weather Bot, Charlotte Observer, 9 Nov. 2025
  • The lodge has an indoor water park, an on-site restaurant (The Little Gem), and a variety of accommodation styles, ranging from classic rooms to family cabins and seasonal rustic cabins.
    Lydia Mansel, Travel + Leisure, 8 Nov. 2025
Noun
  • The 121 residences include a handful of penthouses, with a two-story version hitting the market a year ago for $65 million.
    Tori Latham, Robb Report, 5 Nov. 2025
  • Select penthouses also feature cascading string chandeliers, foosball tables, and private Peloton gyms overlooking the Strip.
    David Morris, Travel + Leisure, 20 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • The second story follows the journey of Tateh (Brandon Uranowitz), the Latvian immigrant and his Little Girl (Tabitha Lawing), from New York’s tenements to factory exploitation in a mill town to his re-invention as a populist filmmaker in a nascent industry.
    Frank Rizzo, Variety, 17 Oct. 2025
  • 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
Noun
  • Lebanon's border villages are a mixture of simple concrete houses and multistory stone mansions built for extended families often with money made from years of working abroad.
    Jane Arraf, NPR, 3 Nov. 2025
  • There are mega mansions all over the country — California, Florida, Las Vegas and elsewhere.
    TJ Macias, Sacbee.com, 30 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Diana was allowed to keep her apartments at Kensington Palace for life.
    StyleCaster Editors, StyleCaster, 9 Nov. 2025
  • The city has excellent public schools, top-notch hospitals, and a wide range of housing options, from luxury apartments and small starter homes to large properties fit for big families.
    Amanda Ogle, Travel + Leisure, 8 Nov. 2025
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“Flophouses.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/flophouses. Accessed 14 Nov. 2025.

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