as in occupancy
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 residency
Aspirational fitness lore and new sounds (for Styles) notwithstanding, Disco feels deliberately designed to make sure that his six months of Together, Together residencies this year feel light and bouncy.
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Craig Jenkins, Vulture, 6 Mar. 2026
The film is currently part of a theatrical residency at 180 Studios in London.
—Zac Ntim, Deadline, 6 Mar. 2026
Controversy aside, at LA farmers markets, inside restaurants, during food deliveries, the Noma residency is all anyone can talk about.
—Emily Wilson, Bon Appetit Magazine, 6 Mar. 2026
Metallica co-founder/drummer Lars Ulrich said in the initial news release announcing the band’s Sphere residency.
—Jim Harrington, Mercury News, 6 Mar. 2026
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Craig Jenkins, Vulture, 6 Mar. 2026
The film is currently part of a theatrical residency at 180 Studios in London.
—Zac Ntim, Deadline, 6 Mar. 2026
Controversy aside, at LA farmers markets, inside restaurants, during food deliveries, the Noma residency is all anyone can talk about.
—Emily Wilson, Bon Appetit Magazine, 6 Mar. 2026
Metallica co-founder/drummer Lars Ulrich said in the initial news release announcing the band’s Sphere residency.
—Jim Harrington, Mercury News, 6 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for residency
Noun
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New construction can take three to five years from concept to occupancy.—
Rafael Leon,
Chicago Tribune,
11 Mar. 2026
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Caps on the number of short-term rentals, as well as any limits on their concentration or rules around owner-occupancy, would be banned.—
Mark Dee,
Idaho Statesman,
11 Mar. 2026
Noun
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The absence of suffering, the satisfaction of needs, and following upon that, freedom in the choice of occupation, that is of one’s manner of life, seemed to Pierre the highest and most certain happiness of man.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
9 Mar. 2026
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The study even accounted for several other factors, including occupation, adverse childhood experiences and smoking.—
Sara Moniuszko,
USA Today,
9 Mar. 2026
Noun
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The streamer has had a deal in place for nearly three months, through every Ellison shareholder agitation or Kennedy Center habitation.—
Steven Zeitchik,
HollywoodReporter,
27 Feb. 2026
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The Social Circle location would be just one of 23 warehouses needing to be converted for human habitation.—
Irene Wright,
USA Today,
5 Feb. 2026
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“Residency.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/residency. Accessed 15 Mar. 2026.
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