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Recent Examples of railroad flat
Their first place had been a railroad flat, four flights up, three avenues over on Columbus, amid the drug dealers and the prostitutes, the opera singers and the social workers, fine for newlyweds starting out.
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Literary Hub, 9 July 2025
The apartment’s railroad flat configuration is a plus.
—Joanne Kaufman, New York Times, 31 July 2024
Shelton moved with her five kids to a railroad flat on Blake Street in Berkeley.
—Sam Whiting, San Francisco Chronicle, 23 Mar. 2022
Shortly after Howe was born, in 1940, her family moved from Buffalo to a railroad flat near Harvard Square, in Cambridge, Massachusetts.
—Dan Chiasson, The New Yorker, 30 Sep. 2019
Literary Hub, 9 July 2025
The apartment’s railroad flat configuration is a plus.
—Joanne Kaufman, New York Times, 31 July 2024
Shelton moved with her five kids to a railroad flat on Blake Street in Berkeley.
—Sam Whiting, San Francisco Chronicle, 23 Mar. 2022
Shortly after Howe was born, in 1940, her family moved from Buffalo to a railroad flat near Harvard Square, in Cambridge, Massachusetts.
—Dan Chiasson, The New Yorker, 30 Sep. 2019
Recent Examples of Synonyms for railroad flat
- studio apartment
- garden apartment
- duplex apartment
- efficiency apartment
- granny flat
- efficiency
- condo
- duplex
Noun
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The property offers accommodations for all types of groups, from three-bedroom seaside cottages to studio apartments perfect for two.—
Tara Massouleh McCay,
Southern Living,
20 Jan. 2026
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While preserving the building in accordance with State Historical Preservation Office regulations, the developer will build nine studio apartments, 15 one-bedroom apartments and 15 two-bedroom apartments.—
Taylor O'Connor,
Kansas City Star,
8 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Pretty in Pink is one way to refer to this historic garden apartment—built in 1875.—
Bailey Berg,
Architectural Digest,
25 Nov. 2025
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The result tees up a vote today by the full City Council, when aldermen could give a green light clearing the way for new garden apartments, attic-to-housing conversions and coach housing.—
Chicago Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
16 July 2025
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Instead of flashy lights, a giant LED screen, or a carousel of giant stage props, Carpenter’s set design mirrored an extravagant modern duplex apartment, complete with a slinky boudoir, classy bathroom, and cozy conversation pit.—
Alex Rigotti,
Architectural Digest,
16 Dec. 2025
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No, the family’s duplex apartments weren’t connected.—
Charlotte Observer,
Charlotte Observer,
13 Nov. 2025
Noun
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Life on the outside Price now lives in a modest efficiency apartment in Milwaukee.—
Mario Koran,
jsonline.com,
8 Oct. 2025
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Listen to this article The owner of a low-cost motel near I-84 is looking to convert it into 65 efficiency apartments, the kind of repurposing that Connecticut housing advocates have been pushing for in the General Assembly.—
Don Stacom,
Hartford Courant,
16 May 2025
Noun
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Another guideline would be reducing restrictions on accessory dwelling units, often referred to as granny flats or in-law suites.—
Joseph Lawler,
The Washington Examiner,
3 Nov. 2025
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The move to expand the use of granny flats and other ADUs is long overdue.—
David Greising,
Chicago Tribune,
1 Aug. 2025
Noun
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For 2026, the current-generation Prius returns with the same basic formula — excellent efficiency — wrapped in a design that’s finally not so frumpy.—
Brian Moody,
AJC.com,
30 Jan. 2026
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Big names like Washington’s Bobby Wagner, New Orleans’ Demario Davis, Green Bay’s Quay Walker and Cleveland’s Devin Bush are durable, effective leaders in the middle who would provide day one efficiency.—
Nick Harris,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
30 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Curiously, recent gains in condo prices have been far more muted.—
Jonathan Lansner,
Oc Register,
26 Jan. 2026
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Le did not have information about how many homes were evacuated but noted that all 12 units in the condo complex were evacuated as well as some surrounding houses.—
Caelyn Pender,
Mercury News,
26 Jan. 2026
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Last year McLean asked for permission to build 52 new homes duplex homes that would range from 1,600 to 2,200 square feet.—
Don Stacom,
Hartford Courant,
23 Jan. 2026
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Miller offered an amendment to the bill to make some changes to the fee rate charges and duplex qualifications.—
Alexandra Kukulka,
Chicago Tribune,
20 Jan. 2026
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“Railroad flat.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/railroad%20flat. Accessed 1 Feb. 2026.
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