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
Stefani will also make history as the first woman to headline the Sphere, following residencies by U2, the Eagles, and the Backstreet Boys.
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Jenzia Burgos, StyleCaster, 17 Oct. 2025
Film labs and residencies don’t really encourage you to trust yourself as an artist.
—Joële Walinga, IndieWire, 15 Oct. 2025
Growing up on the same street in Saratoga, the Blocks followed each other to both the East and the West Coasts throughout their residencies and fellowships.
—Nollyanne Delacruz, Mercury News, 14 Oct. 2025
Next up, Conrad is excited to do potential residencies around Whimsy.
—Akili King, Essence, 13 Oct. 2025
Among the 2025 class, members came from the military, private sector, medical residencies, and federal-science agencies.
—Preston Fore, Fortune, 24 Sep. 2025
Created in 2015 to promote emerging talent and delivered in partnership with the Tabakalera-International Centre for Contemporary Culture and the Elías Querejeta Zine Eskola (EQZE) training centre, the initiative offers five residencies to filmmakers each year.
—Rafa Sales Ross, Variety, 21 Sep. 2025
But knowing venues had less than ideal lighting conditions, Rampleman began the project in her own Brooklyn studio and then at several artist residencies across America.
—CNN Money, 20 Sep. 2025
Miami Beach is growing in its reputation, nationally and internationally, as literally the place to be for residencies, events, and businesses.
—Jessica Roiz, Billboard, 18 Sep. 2025
Jenzia Burgos, StyleCaster, 17 Oct. 2025
Film labs and residencies don’t really encourage you to trust yourself as an artist.
—Joële Walinga, IndieWire, 15 Oct. 2025
Growing up on the same street in Saratoga, the Blocks followed each other to both the East and the West Coasts throughout their residencies and fellowships.
—Nollyanne Delacruz, Mercury News, 14 Oct. 2025
Next up, Conrad is excited to do potential residencies around Whimsy.
—Akili King, Essence, 13 Oct. 2025
Among the 2025 class, members came from the military, private sector, medical residencies, and federal-science agencies.
—Preston Fore, Fortune, 24 Sep. 2025
Created in 2015 to promote emerging talent and delivered in partnership with the Tabakalera-International Centre for Contemporary Culture and the Elías Querejeta Zine Eskola (EQZE) training centre, the initiative offers five residencies to filmmakers each year.
—Rafa Sales Ross, Variety, 21 Sep. 2025
But knowing venues had less than ideal lighting conditions, Rampleman began the project in her own Brooklyn studio and then at several artist residencies across America.
—CNN Money, 20 Sep. 2025
Miami Beach is growing in its reputation, nationally and internationally, as literally the place to be for residencies, events, and businesses.
—Jessica Roiz, Billboard, 18 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for residencies
Noun
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Expand access to skilling and transparent hiring in tech and innovation occupations where future growth is concentrated.—
Katica Roy,
Fortune,
15 Oct. 2025
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Among the nearly 70 occupations that qualify are restaurant servers, gig workers, barbers, cosmetologists and golf caddies.—
Levi Sumagaysay,
Mercury News,
13 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Roughly half reached new peak occupancies either in June or July.—
Isabelle Chapman,
CNN Money,
8 Sep. 2025
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“Residencies.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/residencies. Accessed 22 Oct. 2025.
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