Thesaurus results for GRANNY FLAT

granny flat

noun

Definition of granny flat

chiefly British

as in railroad flat

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Recent Examples of granny flat They've been called granny flats, carriage houses, or mother-in-law suites. — Lee Cowan, CBS News, 17 May 2026 Other elements of the package would legalize statewide accessory dwelling units, also known as granny flats or ADUs, without additional restrictions beyond those required for single-family homes. — Olivia Olander, Chicago Tribune, 12 Apr. 2026 The bill also loosens rules around building increasingly popular accessory dwelling units (ADUs) — such as granny flats, in-law suites or backyard cottages — alongside existing structures. — Bob Woods, CNBC, 29 Mar. 2026 The bill aims to increase the state's housing supply by opening the door to two single-family homes, duplexes and, in some cases, accessory dwelling units, otherwise known as granny flats, in areas of the state zoned as residential. — Kaitlin Lange, IndyStar, 25 Feb. 2026 See All Example Sentences for granny flat

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Noun

Their first place had been a railroad flat, four flights up, three avenues over on Columbus, amid the drug dealers and the prostitutes, the opera singers and the social workers, fine for newlyweds starting out.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 9 July 2025
Shelton moved with her five kids to a railroad flat on Blake Street in Berkeley.

— Sam Whiting, San Francisco Chronicle, 23 Mar. 2022

Definition of railroad flat

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The proposal is for one building that would contain three studio apartment homes, 35 one-bedroom apartment homes, and 36 two bedroom apartment homes.

— Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 13 Aug. 2026
There, guards forced her and the other Azov women onto the ground and told them to crawl across the concrete floor and into their cell, a basement smaller than a studio apartment, with a sliver of window just above ground level.

— Joshua Yaffa, New Yorker, 10 Aug. 2026

Definition of studio apartment

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Pretty in Pink is one way to refer to this historic garden apartment—built in 1875.

— Bailey Berg, Architectural Digest, 25 Nov. 2025
The result tees up a vote today by the full City Council, when aldermen could give a green light clearing the way for new garden apartments, attic-to-housing conversions and coach housing.

— Chicago Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 16 July 2025

Definition of garden apartment

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Local processors have the opportunity to dramatically increase mineral recovery rates and improve final output quality with high-efficiency refining capabilities such as advanced sorting and critical minerals recovery technologies.

— Rob Kaplan, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2026
Lower taxes, cheaper borrowing, technological efficiencies all play a role.

— Michael Santoli, CNBC, 17 Aug. 2026

Definition of efficiency

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Griffin also recently paid $38 million for a duplex apartment up the block from where Mamdani shot the video, according to the Wall Street Journal.

— Catherina Gioino, Fortune, 16 Apr. 2026
After meeting his girlfriend, İlkay, the couple moved into a furnished two-bedroom, two-and-a-half bathroom duplex apartment in the Kadıköy neighborhood of Istanbul.

— Celia Fernandez, CNBC, 19 Aug. 2025

Definition of duplex apartment

Noun

Guthrie responded to the catastrophic damage brought by hurricanes Idalia, Helene and Milton, and to other crises like the Surfside condo collapse.

— Michael Van Sickler, Miami Herald, 18 Aug. 2026
Continue reading … LIZ PEEK — Marxist streamer raking in millions from his West Hollywood condo wants your vote.

— , FOXNews.com, 18 Aug. 2026

Definition of condo

Noun

Reportedly Bezos has just bought a six-bedroom, 17,000-square-foot penthouse condo at the Aman Beverly Hills, a new super-luxe residence and hotel complex close to Rodeo Drive.

— Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 14 Aug. 2026
Suites, guest rooms with fireplaces, balconies are available, as well as a three-bedroom penthouse of 2,100 square feet that sleeps six.

— Pamela McLoughlin, Hartford Courant, 14 Aug. 2026

Definition of penthouse

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