as in occupations
the act or fact of residing in a place
as much as I've enjoyed my residency in this state, it may be time to move on
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Recent Examples of residencies
The film, co-written with Delphine Agut, was developed at labs and residencies including Cannes’ La Fabrique Cinéma, the Marrakech Film Festival’s Atlas Workshops and the Ouaga Film Lab.
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Christopher Vourlias, Variety, 14 May 2026
Farrugia earned his medical degree from the Royal University of Malta & Medical School in 1987 and completed internal medicine and gastroenterology residencies at Mayo Clinic.
—Dené K. Dryden, Twin Cities, 13 May 2026
Their touring schedule will take them around the country, while other boy bands like Backstreet Boys and New Kids on the Block hunker down in Las Vegas with residencies at Sphere and Dolby Live at Park MGM, respectively.
—Rachel Desantis, PEOPLE, 11 May 2026
It’s used for cross-disciplinary artist residencies.
—Deborah Vankin, Los Angeles Times, 10 May 2026
For some, the day got even better with a visit to the island of San Giacomo, in the Northern Lagoon, where ARTnews Top 200 collector Patrizia Sandretto Re Rebaudengo today inaugurated a new art site that will serve as a home for exhibitions, performances, and residencies.
—Brian Boucher, ARTnews.com, 7 May 2026
There are reports that some Iranians who spent decades in the UAE had their residencies revoked while abroad, despite holding golden visas that only need to be renewed once a decade.
—Mohammed Sergie, semafor.com, 7 May 2026
Sugar announced its reunion last October with the first of two new songs and plans to stage residencies in New York and London’s O2 Forum Kentish Town.
—Jonathan Cohen, SPIN, 5 May 2026
The band recently completed residencies in both New York and Chicago.
—Kiana Mickles, Pitchfork, 24 Apr. 2026
Christopher Vourlias, Variety, 14 May 2026
Farrugia earned his medical degree from the Royal University of Malta & Medical School in 1987 and completed internal medicine and gastroenterology residencies at Mayo Clinic.
—Dené K. Dryden, Twin Cities, 13 May 2026
Their touring schedule will take them around the country, while other boy bands like Backstreet Boys and New Kids on the Block hunker down in Las Vegas with residencies at Sphere and Dolby Live at Park MGM, respectively.
—Rachel Desantis, PEOPLE, 11 May 2026
It’s used for cross-disciplinary artist residencies.
—Deborah Vankin, Los Angeles Times, 10 May 2026
For some, the day got even better with a visit to the island of San Giacomo, in the Northern Lagoon, where ARTnews Top 200 collector Patrizia Sandretto Re Rebaudengo today inaugurated a new art site that will serve as a home for exhibitions, performances, and residencies.
—Brian Boucher, ARTnews.com, 7 May 2026
There are reports that some Iranians who spent decades in the UAE had their residencies revoked while abroad, despite holding golden visas that only need to be renewed once a decade.
—Mohammed Sergie, semafor.com, 7 May 2026
Sugar announced its reunion last October with the first of two new songs and plans to stage residencies in New York and London’s O2 Forum Kentish Town.
—Jonathan Cohen, SPIN, 5 May 2026
The band recently completed residencies in both New York and Chicago.
—Kiana Mickles, Pitchfork, 24 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for residencies
Noun
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This list compiles some of the odd jobs and mundane occupations of famous scribes.—
René Ostberg,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
7 May 2026
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Exemptions were made for people with certain occupations.—
USA Today,
USA Today,
6 May 2026
Noun
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The regulations are part of the village’s larger process to produce a comprehensive plan that outlines zoning and applicable business uses for land development and commercial business occupancies.—
Addison Wright,
Chicago Tribune,
6 May 2026
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Roughly half reached new peak occupancies either in June or July.—
Isabelle Chapman,
CNN Money,
8 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Wild elephants often stray into human habitations this time of year, when rice fields are ready for harvesting.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
20 Dec. 2025
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Such defensive settlements became the norm in areas vulnerable to slave-raiding, with individual houses and collective habitations undergoing significant transformations.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
5 Dec. 2025
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“Residencies.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/residencies. Accessed 18 May. 2026.
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