as in apartment
a room or set of rooms in a private house or a block used as a separate dwelling place
I've rented lodgings in the old boardinghouse downtown
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Recent Examples of lodgings
Today, the sprawling property encompasses a working cattle and bison ranch along with a range of luxury lodgings, including the adults-only accommodations Green O (named after the distinct green O that Greenough’s sheep were branded with in the 19th century), which debuted in 2021.
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Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 23 Jan. 2026
Hosting this on an earlier day can give guests who aren’t in this group the option to spend less on lodgings.
—Shelby Wax, Vogue, 20 Jan. 2026
Providence is a half hour drive from the GilletteStadium in Foxborough, Massachusetts, and visiting NFL teams tend to prefer the city’s convenient location and price point over Boston lodgings.
—Nish Kohli, The Providence Journal, 19 Jan. 2026
After hours of dancing and drinking, Ramírez was dropped off back at his lodgings.
—Literary Hub, 16 Jan. 2026
The Oliver Inn Just blocks from downtown, the 10-room Oliver Inn offers homemade breakfasts and spacious lodgings in a stately 19th-century Queen Anne home.
—Sarah Cahalan, Travel + Leisure, 11 Jan. 2026
And Hatter, who was relocated after city officials intervened, can settle into her new lodgings in her new neighborhood and figure out her next steps.
—Essence, 26 Nov. 2025
Visitors can stay in historic lodgings with period furnishings.
—Chris Kenning, USA Today, 25 Nov. 2025
Pampered Hollywood executives and A-list directors will also likely be seduced by Georgia’s famously warm hospitality culture — including historic villas converted into high-end lodgings.
—Dan Bilefsky, HollywoodReporter, 12 Nov. 2025
Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 23 Jan. 2026
Hosting this on an earlier day can give guests who aren’t in this group the option to spend less on lodgings.
—Shelby Wax, Vogue, 20 Jan. 2026
Providence is a half hour drive from the GilletteStadium in Foxborough, Massachusetts, and visiting NFL teams tend to prefer the city’s convenient location and price point over Boston lodgings.
—Nish Kohli, The Providence Journal, 19 Jan. 2026
After hours of dancing and drinking, Ramírez was dropped off back at his lodgings.
—Literary Hub, 16 Jan. 2026
The Oliver Inn Just blocks from downtown, the 10-room Oliver Inn offers homemade breakfasts and spacious lodgings in a stately 19th-century Queen Anne home.
—Sarah Cahalan, Travel + Leisure, 11 Jan. 2026
And Hatter, who was relocated after city officials intervened, can settle into her new lodgings in her new neighborhood and figure out her next steps.
—Essence, 26 Nov. 2025
Visitors can stay in historic lodgings with period furnishings.
—Chris Kenning, USA Today, 25 Nov. 2025
Pampered Hollywood executives and A-list directors will also likely be seduced by Georgia’s famously warm hospitality culture — including historic villas converted into high-end lodgings.
—Dan Bilefsky, HollywoodReporter, 12 Nov. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for lodgings
apartment
Noun
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After The Odd Couple — also created by Garry Marshall — ended its run in 1975, the apartment set from that series was modified to become Laverne and Shirley’s Milwaukee residence.—
Marc Berman,
Forbes.com,
27 Jan. 2026
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The Hope Way project plans for 240 affordable apartment units on 11 acres of vacant land along Penryn Road.—
Ashley Sharp,
CBS News,
27 Jan. 2026
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“Lodgings.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lodgings. Accessed 28 Jan. 2026.
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