variants or lodgement
Definition of lodgmentnext
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as in lodging
a place to sleep and related amenities for the temporary use of a tourist or traveler dismayed at the shabby lodgments that were the only option of cross-country travelers at the time

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Recent Examples of lodgment Advancing up to a mile in a month or so and seizing a lodgment in the Ukrainian defenses surrounding Pokrovsk, the Russians are now in a position to exploit this gain. David Axe, Forbes.com, 5 May 2025 Typically, the bike troops lead an assault, speeding into new positions to secure safe lodgments for follow-on forces including increasingly precious tanks and other armored vehicles. David Axe, Forbes, 6 Mar. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for lodgment
Noun
  • Food safety experts say that the accumulation of outbreaks this summer is striking but that tracking the number of outbreaks — or recalls, for that matter — isn’t the best way to capture the risk from foodborne pathogens.
    Deidre McPhillips, CNN Money, 13 Aug. 2026
  • The measurements showed spin accumulation at the chiral copper surface, supporting the idea that the helical structure was creating spin polarization.
    Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 10 Aug. 2026
Noun
  • Participants may face costs for travel to the trial site, parking, lodging, childcare or taking time off work.
    Michelle Andrews, USA Today, 15 Aug. 2026
  • Nationally, visitors spent a record US$29 billion at the parks themselves and $56 billion for lodging, gas, groceries and other goods and services in gateway communities.
    Nancy Forster-Holt, The Conversation, 14 Aug. 2026
Noun
  • The collection will soon expand their operations beyond Spain, however, with properties planned in Namibia and Venice too.
    Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 20 Aug. 2026
  • And if a debt collector knows or has reason to know your employer prohibits personal debt collection communications at work, the debt collector generally can't contact you there.
    Angelica Leicht, CBS News, 19 Aug. 2026
Noun
  • Blending Southwestern aesthetics with space-travel inspiration, this accommodation sports colonial-style French doors that open directly onto a private patio overlooking the terrace garden and pool.
    Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 13 Aug. 2026
  • Travelers may encounter issues like unclean accommodations and higher flight cancellation rates.
    Christopher Elliott, USA Today, 13 Aug. 2026
Noun
  • Unfortunately, pandemic restrictions on public gatherings meant there was no championship parade, and the title proved to be the lone triumph of James’ Lakers era.
    Law Murray, New York Times, 19 Aug. 2026
  • Pat is a little bit like an inappropriate uncle at a family gathering in the 1970s.
    Sheena McKenzie, CNN Money, 19 Aug. 2026
Noun
  • Add the sugar and date molasses to the brown butter and use a hand mixer (or whisk by hand) until the sugar dissolves and the mixture turns pale.
    ABC News, ABC News, 18 Aug. 2026
  • The team used a mixture of zinc chloride and lithium bromide salts to dissolve the cellulose.
    Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 18 Aug. 2026

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“Lodgment.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lodgment. Accessed 20 Aug. 2026.

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