variants
or lodgements
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as in accumulations
a mass or quantity that has piled up or that has been gathered over a period of time
the lodgment of a week's worth of newspapers in the doorway was a telltale sign that the family was away
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as in accommodations
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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Noun
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Hundreds of motorists were stranded on Rhode Island roads, trapped by accumulations measured in feet — more than 3 feet in northern parts of the state.—
Lynne Sullivan,
The Providence Journal,
22 Feb. 2026 -
Städdag prevents those slow accumulations from turning into all-day cleaning projects.—
Mary Cornetta,
Better Homes & Gardens,
22 Feb. 2026
Noun
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This is a volcanic island with steep hills, unpaved trails, and accommodations scattered across a ridge accessible primarily by golf cart.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
25 Feb. 2026
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All accommodations come with private patios, fire pits, and stylish interiors.—
Patricia Doherty,
Travel + Leisure,
25 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Once fully operational, the hotel plans to invite local DJs to share selections from their personal collections on the weekends.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
26 Feb. 2026
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Her Meryll Rogge collections are full of color, wit, and sophistication, but always with a dash of the unexpected.—
Nicole Phelps,
Vogue,
25 Feb. 2026
Noun
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The challenges lie mostly in the big difference between gasoline and diesel engine designs; specifically compression ratios and fuel mixtures.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
23 Feb. 2026
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Without aluminum alloys and other metallic mixtures, assembly lines churning out modern tanks, trucks and airplanes would grind to a halt.—
Thomas Robertson,
Fortune,
17 Feb. 2026
Noun
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The city still lay in ruin, filled with piles of rubble and half-destroyed buildings.—
Nicholas Lemann,
New Yorker,
21 Feb. 2026
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Behold his corpse presented in front of two enormous piles of bottles, as green and resplendent as Christmas trees.—
Sophie Gilbert,
The Atlantic,
21 Feb. 2026
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There’s also a huge ballroom, complete with its own working fireplace that allows for large-scale gatherings in stylish surroundings, something that is lacking elsewhere in Edinburgh.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
24 Feb. 2026
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The clubhouse is available for private rentals, offering a setting for weddings, anniversaries, business meetings and community gatherings.—
Debby Rice,
Mercury News,
24 Feb. 2026
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“Lodgments.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lodgments. Accessed 26 Feb. 2026.
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