Thesaurus results for RESIDENCES

residences

noun

plural of residence

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the place where one lives police stopped by his residence to question him

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Recent Examples of residences The stroll-type landscape garden features traditional Japanese buildings, such as refined residences and chaya teahouses, each with its own unique architectural design. — Hiroshige Yazawa Japan News, Arkansas Online, 19 July 2026 In Old Town, the West Burton Place Historic District encompasses a former artists’ colony where artists and craftspeople redesigned old 19th century buildings and converted them into residences during the Great Depression. — Rachel Freundt, Chicago Tribune, 17 July 2026 The organization typically provides services and shelter to people in crisis in need of emergency housing, but these homes are for long-term residences. — Julianna Mejia july 16, Kansas City Star, 16 July 2026 Leaders envision a campus that will eventually include a larger church, classrooms, residences for priests and teaching sisters, a cemetery and a school. — Nora O'Neill, Charlotte Observer, 15 July 2026 Dating to around 1940, La Posada is the more traditional of the two residences, spanning about 14,200 square feet on more than two acres overlooking Pollensa Bay. — Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 15 July 2026 But as e-commerce started to grow, the number of stops at residences started to go up. — Fortune Editors, Fortune, 15 July 2026 Multi-room residences and penthouses can sleep anywhere from two to 12 people. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 14 July 2026 Per The Guardian, Harry specifically requested police protection outside of royal residences to ensure his family's safety. — Chanel Vargas, InStyle, 5 July 2026

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Noun

The analysis prepared for The Courant by SmartMLS, the statewide multiple listing service, includes single-family houses, condos and one-to-four family dwellings.

— Kenneth R. Gosselin, Hartford Courant, 19 July 2026
Both sites are considered sacred by Native Americans, marked by cliff dwellings, petroglyphs and scenic canyons, as well as by burial sites and ancestral villages.

— News Desk, Artforum, 14 July 2026

Definition of dwellings

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

Definition of abodes

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Some in anthropology take this further, describing houses and homes as social and symbolic spaces rather than merely physical structures.

— Belonging Forum, Forbes.com, 22 July 2026
Though California is home to some of the worst cities for first-time homebuyers, there are still houses for as low as $285,000.

— Sacbee.com, Sacbee.com, 22 July 2026

Definition of houses

Noun

In Uvalde — where the scars of the 2022 Robb Elementary School shooting remain impossible to ignore — one person was killed and dozens of homes were destroyed, compounding years of the community’s collective grief.

— Alaa Elassar, CNN Money, 20 July 2026
Some homes were eerily frozen in time, with bowls still filled with food.

— New York Times, New York Times, 20 July 2026

Definition of homes

Noun

Some of the most pressing needs include replacing roofs and HVAC systems.

— Elizabeth Campbell, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 24 July 2026
Two separate three-bed guest houses, one with its own pool, offer privacy within privacy, while the commanding 1,300-square-meter (13,993 square feet) six-bed main house spreads the double wings of its terracotta roofs in sheltering fashion.

— Donna Hardie-Scott, Forbes.com, 22 July 2026

Definition of roofs

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Public school officials have said the decline is linked to fewer newly arriving immigrants from other countries, declining birth rates, and families leaving for more affordable places.

— Lauren Costantino, Miami Herald, 25 July 2026
For decades, these iconic places and many others have graced the UNESCO World Heritage List, a collection of the planet’s most treasured natural and cultural sites.

— Drew Kann, AJC.com, 25 July 2026

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