residences

plural of residence

Example Sentences

Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to show current usage. Read More Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
Recent Examples of residences The regulations list possibilities including guest houses, caretaker residences, cabanas, gyms, libraries, pool houses, boat houses and detached garages. Luisa Yanez updated September 3, Miami Herald, 3 Sep. 2026 The four-bedroom, seven-bathroom dwelling is unlike the couple’s other residences in that this one is considered Hillary’s property. Katie Schultz, Architectural Digest, 2 Sep. 2026 The wife took inspiration from both mountain cabins and traditional suburban residences, combining the two for a sort of southern-style mountain retreat. Tori Latham, Robb Report, 2 Sep. 2026 At night, few lights are turned on inside these beautiful slabs; of the twelve units in each building, only one or two are illuminated, meaning that most people with residences there live elsewhere in the city. Jonathan Flint, Harpers Magazine, 1 Sep. 2026 These amenities, geared explicitly toward privacy and security, coupled with the building’s sheer size, are why 443 remains one of the most popular celebrity residences of the last decade. Bridget Read, Curbed, 1 Sep. 2026 The Rooms The five Wine Barrel Guest Homes are billed as a micro-resort within the property where several multi-bedroom residences are also available for rent. Brian Cicioni, Travel + Leisure, 1 Sep. 2026 Why are only wealthy owners with two residences asked to pay more to support the mayor’s agenda? Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 28 Aug. 2026 In November, Florida voters will have the chance to create a pathway to drastically change how local governments are budgeted by increasing the homestead exemption on primary residences from $50,000 currently to $250,000 by 2028. Cindy Krischer Goodman, Sun Sentinel, 27 Aug. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for residences
Noun
  • As the fire raged, mother and son used garden hoses to defend their property as nearby dwellings were torched.
    Steve Lopez, Los Angeles Times, 1 Sep. 2026
  • Amenities and experiences The name Anasazi refers to the Native American civilization that once inhabited the Four Corners region, renowned for their cliff dwellings and recognized as the ancestors of today's Pueblo peoples.
    Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 24 Aug. 2026
Noun
  • 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
  • His son, Guy, followed in his footsteps, creating sculptural abodes from Boca Raton to Vail over the past 35 years.
    Demetrius Simms, Robb Report, 2 June 2026
Noun
  • Experimenting with narrative will continue across a number of Halloween Horror Nights houses.
    Todd Martens, Los Angeles Times, 1 Sep. 2026
  • ProgCore Press is what happens when two fiercely independent creative houses decide to make some noise together.
    Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 1 Sep. 2026
Noun
  • Overlapping features and houses built directly next to one another indicate the settlement developed in two phases, officials said — with its footprint shifting as new homes were constructed.
    Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 6 Sep. 2026
  • Zumthor’s discussion of creating inner security and safety for me immediately evokes for me the specter of its opposite, the unsafe spaces, the spaces of destruction, the homes flattened in Ukraine, Yemen, Lebanon and Gaza.
    Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 6 Sep. 2026
Noun
  • When that temperature surpassed 86 degrees, the roofs would be activated and players would be granted a ten-minute stoppage.
    Aaron Short, Curbed, 3 Sep. 2026
  • Copper’s unusual early oxidation Copper gradually develops an oxide layer when exposed to oxygen, eventually producing the familiar green patina seen on old copper roofs.
    Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 3 Sep. 2026
Noun
  • In her 2015 memoir, Steinem recounts her dynamic, nomadic career as a writer and activist, and pays vivid homage to the people, places, and conversations that shaped her.
    Mary Lawrence Ware, semafor.com, 4 Sep. 2026
  • The home country is hostile, literally and culturally, so the characters often turn to America and England, places that are marginally safer but only just.
    Tembe Denton-Hurst, Vulture, 4 Sep. 2026

Browse Nearby Words

Cite this Entry

“Residences.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/residences. Accessed 7 Sep. 2026.

Love words? Need even more definitions?

Subscribe to America's largest dictionary and get thousands more definitions and advanced search—ad free!

More from Merriam-Webster