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Recent Examples of landlady
Hamilton initially debuted as the landlady in the seventh episode of Sanford and Son before being upgraded to Fred’s love interest.
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Marc Berman, Forbes.com, 21 June 2025
Round Corner has had a couple of flashes of notoriety over the decades: For a period of time in 1982, Dorothea Puente, the midtown landlady later convicted of killing three people, ran the bar’s kitchen, and one morning in March of 1986, a van crashed through the wall and into the bar.
—Annika Merrilees, Sacbee.com, 19 June 2025
They are joined by Pulp Fiction star Maria de Medeiros as the bar’s eccentric landlady who stumbles in on their plotting.
—Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 9 May 2025
Vance was suggested for the role of landlady Ethel Mertz (who would often concoct schemes with the titular character) by director Marc Daniels.
—Virginia Chamlee, People.com, 10 May 2025
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Marc Berman, Forbes.com, 21 June 2025
Round Corner has had a couple of flashes of notoriety over the decades: For a period of time in 1982, Dorothea Puente, the midtown landlady later convicted of killing three people, ran the bar’s kitchen, and one morning in March of 1986, a van crashed through the wall and into the bar.
—Annika Merrilees, Sacbee.com, 19 June 2025
They are joined by Pulp Fiction star Maria de Medeiros as the bar’s eccentric landlady who stumbles in on their plotting.
—Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 9 May 2025
Vance was suggested for the role of landlady Ethel Mertz (who would often concoct schemes with the titular character) by director Marc Daniels.
—Virginia Chamlee, People.com, 10 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for landlady
Noun
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Newsweek covered a post detailing a young tenant's dispute with their landlord over a security-deposit deduction that went viral on Reddit.—
Thomas Westerholm,
MSNBC Newsweek,
15 Aug. 2025
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The Maryland Supreme Court opinion concluded that more analysis will be needed to decide if the landlord’s minimum-income rule disproportionately (and illegally) hurts voucher holders under the state’s Housing Opportunities Made Equal Act.—
Jeff Kauflin,
Forbes.com,
15 Aug. 2025
Noun
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The letter placed at his door Friday admonished him for that vote and called on him to vote against cuts to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development and public education when Congress returns to Washington, D.C., in September.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
16 Aug. 2025
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The letters were signed by HJC chairman Rep. Jim Jordan (R-OH) and Rep. Scott Fitzgerald (R-WI), the latter of whom chairs the subcommittee on the administrative state, regulatory reform and antitrust.—
Anthony Crupi,
Sportico.com,
15 Aug. 2025
Noun
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There are lessor productions that folded tents and walked away and this one didn't.—
Jeff Spry,
Space.com,
26 July 2025
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As things work today, banks finance the aviation industry in two ways: through general purpose loans to airlines, lessors, and aerospace companies, and through dedicated loans that bankroll specific aircraft leases and purchases.—
Oliver Wyman,
Forbes,
5 Sep. 2024
Noun
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Also, new changes to North Dakota regs allow landowners to post their property electronically, so pay attention to both physical and digital property boundaries.—
Natalie Krebs,
Outdoor Life,
30 July 2025
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Some became vacation houses for wealthy landowners with big families, while others started a slow process of deterioration, Pereira explains.—
Aileen Weintraub,
Smithsonian Magazine,
23 July 2025
Noun
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The program has helped tens of thousands of renters and landlords since its inception in 2020.—
Lizzie Kane,
Chicago Tribune,
15 Aug. 2025
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That’s the dollars outstanding divided across all residents – owners, renters and their entire households.—
Jonathan Lansner,
Oc Register,
15 Aug. 2025
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“Landlady.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/landlady. Accessed 21 Aug. 2025.
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