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
Upstairs, another bathroom and two main bedrooms provide spacious lodgings for up to nine guests.
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Audrey Lee, Architectural Digest, 23 Apr. 2026
For families Sao Lourenco’s cottages provide comfortable lodgings for families of up to six, although cots or futons for under 13s (the latter costing €80 a night) can be added to individual rooms.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 20 Apr. 2026
The company is also clarifying that no users' physical addresses were accessed, suggesting address information for lodgings was compromised instead.
—Michael Kan, PC Magazine, 13 Apr. 2026
With 46 acres of sweeping panoramas and 10 private lodgings, The Yurtopian Dripping Springs provides visitors dawn and dusk views from private rooftop decks.
—Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 10 Apr. 2026
But Tuchel loves the lodgings in Prairie Village.
—Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 7 Apr. 2026
Patrick retreated to his lodgings to pray.
—Maureen O'Hare, CNN Money, 17 Mar. 2026
The eroding mud-brick buildings at Tizkmoudine, untended for decades, sat vacant apart from a few rooms converted into tourist lodgings.
—Kevin West, Travel + Leisure, 10 Mar. 2026
Overnighting in rustic backcountry lodgings adds another layer of appeal to such trips.
—Sacbee.com, 28 Feb. 2026
Audrey Lee, Architectural Digest, 23 Apr. 2026
For families Sao Lourenco’s cottages provide comfortable lodgings for families of up to six, although cots or futons for under 13s (the latter costing €80 a night) can be added to individual rooms.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 20 Apr. 2026
The company is also clarifying that no users' physical addresses were accessed, suggesting address information for lodgings was compromised instead.
—Michael Kan, PC Magazine, 13 Apr. 2026
With 46 acres of sweeping panoramas and 10 private lodgings, The Yurtopian Dripping Springs provides visitors dawn and dusk views from private rooftop decks.
—Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 10 Apr. 2026
But Tuchel loves the lodgings in Prairie Village.
—Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 7 Apr. 2026
Patrick retreated to his lodgings to pray.
—Maureen O'Hare, CNN Money, 17 Mar. 2026
The eroding mud-brick buildings at Tizkmoudine, untended for decades, sat vacant apart from a few rooms converted into tourist lodgings.
—Kevin West, Travel + Leisure, 10 Mar. 2026
Overnighting in rustic backcountry lodgings adds another layer of appeal to such trips.
—Sacbee.com, 28 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for lodgings
apartment
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After leaving Kochiyama’s apartment, Tsuchida, the Writer, and the Reporter wander into Smalls Paradise, a Harlem night club, and debate Malcolm X’s politics.—
Hua Hsu,
New Yorker,
20 Apr. 2026
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According to SmartAsset, the average one-bedroom apartment in Boise costs $1,330 a month to rent, while a two-bedroom apartment costs $1,450 on average.—
Julia Hawkins,
Idaho Statesman,
20 Apr. 2026
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“Lodgings.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lodgings. Accessed 27 Apr. 2026.
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