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as in cottage
an often small house for recreational or seasonal use every summer we rent a small fishing lodge by the lake

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as in clubhouse
the meeting place of an organization the Masons meet at the lodge every Thursday evening

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as in house
the shelter or resting place of a wild animal the family of beavers built a lodge near the narrow point of the river

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lodge

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verb

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as in to house
to provide with living quarters or shelter the landlord can legally lodge up to 20 people in his apartment building at one time

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as in to park
to establish or place comfortably or snugly our pet guinea pig lodged himself in the far corner of his cage and simply refused to come out

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Recent Examples of lodge
Noun
After suiting up as their respective reindeer — complete with antlers — the contestants mill around inside the lodge, nervously waiting for their moment in front of the camera. Kristen Baldwin, Entertainment Weekly, 4 Nov. 2025 Rosewood Schloss Fuschl, meanwhile, is located in the former hunting lodge of the Prince-Archbishops of Salzburg, and its Munich branch sits at the former Bavarian State Bank headquarters and the adjacent Palais Neuhaus-Preysing, originally an aristocratic residence from the 1700s. Tianwei Zhang, Footwear News, 4 Nov. 2025
Verb
Part of a helicopter rotor ended up lodged into the roof of a residential garage, and a paramedic aboard called in a mayday after spotting the aircraft had lost power shortly moments before the helicopter crashed on Highway 50 in Sacramento last month. Rosalio Ahumada, Sacbee.com, 4 Nov. 2025 Le Massif offers a wide range of lodging options. Outside, 4 Nov. 2025 See All Example Sentences for lodge
Recent Examples of Synonyms for lodge
Noun
  • Carriers are required to refund customers whose flights are canceled but not to cover costs such as food and hotels unless a delay or cancellation results from a factor within the control of the airlines, according to the Department of Transportation.
    JOSH FUNK, Arkansas Online, 8 Nov. 2025
  • The harassment described in the second protective order, and also witnessed by McKinsey Glover, was said to have happened in the lobby area of the hotel, where other attendees would have seen Bush's alleged behavior.
    Caroline Beck, IndyStar, 7 Nov. 2025
Noun
  • The 16-room inn, which has seven cottages - all named after the seven presidents born in Virginia - is also owned by Donahue.
    Swapna Venugopal Ramaswamy, USA Today, 9 Nov. 2025
  • Boomhower said the city shouldn’t be limiting development on sites that don’t have contributing resources just because some historic cottages might be nearby.
    David Garrick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Nov. 2025
Noun
  • Once Bugsy Siegel’s apartment, now the industry’s clubhouse, the Tower Bar never disappoints.
    Melinda Sheckells, HollywoodReporter, 11 Nov. 2025
  • As the Association shares in the cost of running the clubhouse restaurant with the golf club, one member shared some concerns about the financial plan and whether it was projected to continue operating at a deficit.
    Karen Billing, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 Nov. 2025
Noun
  • How to prepare before strong winds approach Trim tree branches away from your house and power lines.
    CA Weather Bot, Sacbee.com, 12 Nov. 2025
  • Namely, going after the drug traffickers themselves by raiding Mexican cartel trap houses and robbing their mules, using equipment borrowed from their parents including night-vision goggles and beanbag shotguns.
    Frank Scheck, HollywoodReporter, 11 Nov. 2025
Verb
  • Far fewer people are going camping, a popular activity in the cool fall weather; in some cities, staff are handing out flyers warning picnic-goers not to leave food lying around, NHK reported.
    Jessie Yeung, CNN Money, 7 Nov. 2025
  • Young Ofelia and her pregnant mother have been brought to live in the countryside, where her brutal stepfather Captain Vidal’s job is to wipe out the remaining rebels camped in the local forest.
    Anthony D'Alessandro, Deadline, 5 Nov. 2025
Verb
  • Jeep recall Stellantis, Jeep’s parent company, has recalled 375,000 Jeep SUVs over fire risks and has urged owners to park outside.
    Alexandra Banner, CNN Money, 6 Nov. 2025
  • Stocked with 24 whole-leaf teas that beckon to be opened and enjoyed each day of December before Christmas, the set itself doubles as an objet d’art that will beautify the kitchen, bedroom, or wherever else its recipient chooses to park it for the month.
    Stacia Datskovska, Footwear News, 3 Nov. 2025
Verb
  • As autumn air and soil temperatures cool, perennial plants naturally shift their focus from above-ground to root growth.
    Andy Wilcox, Better Homes & Gardens, 9 Nov. 2025
  • Take 4- to 6-inch cuttings from green, not woody, growth, dip the ends in rooting hormone, and root them in water or soil.
    Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 7 Nov. 2025
Noun
  • The hostel also offers access to ice fishing in huts on the Saguenay Fjord, plus an onsite café that regularly features live music.
    Outside, Outside, 3 Nov. 2025
  • Volunteering opportunities across each of these platforms are as vast and varied as any other form of travel, from hostels seeking receptionists, cleaners and party promoters, to surf schools in need of teachers, to local families looking for childcare workers.
    Georgiana Ralphs, CNN Money, 31 Oct. 2025

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“Lodge.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lodge. Accessed 13 Nov. 2025.

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