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
The Vice City residency is scheduled to run through September.
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Connie Ogle, Miami Herald, 12 June 2025
The residency is my first extended trip away from my daughter, who, at one-and-a-half, is weaning off breastmilk, but still likes to nurse at night before bed.
—Literary Hub, 12 June 2025
Recorded on March 26, 1967, the live set sees the influential group performing as part of their four-month residency at the Winchester Cathedral club in Redwood City, California.
—Tyler Jenke, Billboard, 6 June 2025
There are some exceptions, including for people with lawful permanent residency, spouses and children of U.S. citizens, those who are adopted and others.
—Suzanne Gamboa, NBC news, 5 June 2025
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Connie Ogle, Miami Herald, 12 June 2025
The residency is my first extended trip away from my daughter, who, at one-and-a-half, is weaning off breastmilk, but still likes to nurse at night before bed.
—Literary Hub, 12 June 2025
Recorded on March 26, 1967, the live set sees the influential group performing as part of their four-month residency at the Winchester Cathedral club in Redwood City, California.
—Tyler Jenke, Billboard, 6 June 2025
There are some exceptions, including for people with lawful permanent residency, spouses and children of U.S. citizens, those who are adopted and others.
—Suzanne Gamboa, NBC news, 5 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for residency
Noun
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Last year, the studios that operate the majority of stages in L.A. posted average occupancy rates of 63 percent, down from more than 93 percent from 2016 to 2022.—
Winston Cho,
HollywoodReporter,
17 June 2025
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Geneva shows strong potential for short-term rentals, with 73% occupancy rates, daily rates of 127 euros and possible monthly revenue of 34,562 euros, per Airbtics.—
Johan Hajji,
Forbes.com,
17 June 2025
Noun
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Her various occupations, paid and unpaid, included teaching convicts at an area penitentiary and substitute-teaching in junior high.—
Inga,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
23 June 2025
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On Christmas Day in 1941, British officials surrendered to Imperial Japanese forces in the Peninsula, ushering in four years of Japanese occupation in Hong Kong.—
Taylor McIntyre,
Travel + Leisure,
22 June 2025
Noun
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Europe and Japan will provide a larger habitation module to accommodate astronauts for up to 90 days, the United Arab Emirates has agreed to build an airlock to add spacewalking capability to the Gateway, and Canada is developing a robotic arm.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
14 Apr. 2025
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On May 7, Gardner city officials declared the near 200-unit complex at 101 Aspen St. unfit for habitation because the deteriorating water infrastructure left tenants with unreliable and inconsistent water service.—
Taylor O’Connor,
Kansas City Star,
22 May 2025
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“Residency.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/residency. Accessed 2 Jul. 2025.
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