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 organization also offers youth art camps, workshops in libraries and artist residencies in schools across the Twin Cities.
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Kathryn Kovalenko, Twin Cities, 13 Sep. 2025
The late 2025 run will follow-up similar New York residencies by LCD in 2021, 2022, 2023 and 2024.
—Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 12 Sep. 2025
This exhibition, developed during residencies at the McColl Center last fall, offers a study of the symbolic and aesthetic power of white dresses and its intersection with Black female identity.
—Amy Carleton, Charlotte Observer, 11 Sep. 2025
In the East, fishing villages like Seyðisfjörður, a 411-mile drive from the capital along the Ring Road, offer colorful houses between fjords and mountains, with artist residencies and indie cafés adding a creative buzz.
—Ali Wunderman, AFAR Media, 11 Sep. 2025
Art Bridges, a new government initiative from the Visual Arts Commission, will from this month send 10 Saudi artists, curators, and cultural leaders to Japan, Scotland, South Korea, and Spain for weeklong residencies over the next six months.
—Manal Albarakati, semafor.com, 10 Sep. 2025
Then, Lisa had these amazing kind of mini-residencies in my studio.
—Lisa Deaderick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 Aug. 2025
After completing residencies in Minnesota and Ohio, Freeland returned to Waukegan and set up a private practice at Victory Memorial Hospital.
—Stacy St. Clair, Chicago Tribune, 29 Aug. 2025
The Nugget is Telluride’s ambitious new headquarters project, a permanent home in the town’s historic Nugget Building that will house screenings, residencies and education programs year-round.
—Clayton Davis, Variety, 28 Aug. 2025
Kathryn Kovalenko, Twin Cities, 13 Sep. 2025
The late 2025 run will follow-up similar New York residencies by LCD in 2021, 2022, 2023 and 2024.
—Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 12 Sep. 2025
This exhibition, developed during residencies at the McColl Center last fall, offers a study of the symbolic and aesthetic power of white dresses and its intersection with Black female identity.
—Amy Carleton, Charlotte Observer, 11 Sep. 2025
In the East, fishing villages like Seyðisfjörður, a 411-mile drive from the capital along the Ring Road, offer colorful houses between fjords and mountains, with artist residencies and indie cafés adding a creative buzz.
—Ali Wunderman, AFAR Media, 11 Sep. 2025
Art Bridges, a new government initiative from the Visual Arts Commission, will from this month send 10 Saudi artists, curators, and cultural leaders to Japan, Scotland, South Korea, and Spain for weeklong residencies over the next six months.
—Manal Albarakati, semafor.com, 10 Sep. 2025
Then, Lisa had these amazing kind of mini-residencies in my studio.
—Lisa Deaderick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 Aug. 2025
After completing residencies in Minnesota and Ohio, Freeland returned to Waukegan and set up a private practice at Victory Memorial Hospital.
—Stacy St. Clair, Chicago Tribune, 29 Aug. 2025
The Nugget is Telluride’s ambitious new headquarters project, a permanent home in the town’s historic Nugget Building that will house screenings, residencies and education programs year-round.
—Clayton Davis, Variety, 28 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for residencies
Noun
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There was language to distinguish tips from other sorts of income and a limitation to occupations that had customarily and regularly received tips prior to December 31, 2024.—
Peter J Reilly,
Forbes.com,
11 Sep. 2025
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Solar and wind technicians are now the two fastest-growing occupations in the entire economy, projected to grow by about 50 percent over the next decade.—
Brian Deese,
Foreign Affairs,
9 Sep. 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 17 Sep. 2025.
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