residences

plural of residence

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of residences Beyond the fact that the guest rooms are full-fledged residences, a make-yourself-at-home atmosphere is prevalent thanks to how the private and public spaces have been dressed by Gilles & Boissier. — Matt Ortile, Vogue, 30 Oct. 2026 Restaurants, residences and retail would spring up in its place, turning a lifeless office park into a destination for the community. — Savannah Sicurella, AJC.com, 29 Oct. 2026 With its interiors designed by Ken Fulk, the three residences and vineyard provide easy access to the Russian River. — Kat Tran october 29, Sacbee.com, 29 Oct. 2026 OCVibe will also offer office space, residences and two hotels. — Todd Martens, Los Angeles Times, 29 Oct. 2026 And like owners of multiple homes, many students are able to choose which of their residences to be that somewhere for registering to vote. — Hansi Lo Wang, NPR, 28 Oct. 2026 The ship sold permanent residences starting at about $120,000, as well as five-year residences, a three-year voyage and short-term rentals. — Hannah Sampson, Washington Post, 28 Oct. 2026 The controversial project calls for eight 30-story towers, all 300 feet tall, with a total of 3,144 residences. — Susannah Bryan, Sun Sentinel, 22 Oct. 2026 The private residences include a duplex with gardens and panoramic rooftops, single-level residences with terraces, private gardens and pools. — Sofia Celeste, Footwear News, 22 Oct. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for residences
Noun
  • By 2024, RealPage controlled roughly 80 percent of the real estate revenue management market for multifamily dwellings and held the keys to datasets from approximately sixteen million rental units nationwide.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 14 Oct. 2026
  • After a tumultuous childhood, Crawford’s adult life was filled with dwellings that offered some comfort and stability amid a personal life that was rife with difficulties, ranging from alcoholism to unhappy relationships.
    — Megan Johnson, Architectural Digest, 14 Oct. 2026
Noun
  • There are 1,775 square feet of green spaces, including aromatic plants, trees, flowers and fruits nodding to those found in Dior’s former abodes.
    — Jennifer Weil, Footwear News, 15 Oct. 2026
  • Best Hotels & Resorts The Promissory Hotel This boutique property is housed in a 1912 bank building with striking neoclassical design and 27 rooms, including loft-style abodes and two-bedroom suites.
    — Julekha Dash, Travel + Leisure, 6 June 2026
Noun
  • These are houses that agents have secured listing contracts but aren’t ready to be seen by the public.
    — Lew Sichelman, Miami Herald, 27 Oct. 2026
  • Publishing houses have tried to crack down on AI usage by authors, inserting strict clauses into book deals and leaning on Pangram to vet manuscripts.
    — The Week US, TheWeek, 27 Oct. 2026
Noun
  • Many rural communities rely on diesel for electricity and to heat their homes.
    — Becky Bohrer, Los Angeles Times, 25 Oct. 2026
  • Early microwave ovens were large and expensive, but later designs brought the technology into homes and commercial kitchens.
    — Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 25 Oct. 2026
Noun
  • Were those outbreaks traced to flooding from unusually heavy rainfall, leaking roofs, inadequate humidity control or some combination of factors?
    — Chicago Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 28 Oct. 2026
  • Strong building codes, effective enforcement, stronger roofs, protected openings and sound roof-to-wall connections can interrupt the expensive cycle of destruction and reconstruction.
    — Kevin M. McCarty, Sun Sentinel, 27 Oct. 2026
Noun
  • Those are places where many voters look skeptically, even scornfully, upon big cities and the people who run them.
    — Bill Barrow, Los Angeles Times, 28 Oct. 2026
  • The volumes insist that Jewish communities be remembered not solely as sites of death but as places where people lived, argued, worked and celebrated.
    — Jennifer Rich, The Conversation, 28 Oct. 2026

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“Residences.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/residences. Accessed 1 Nov. 2026.

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