RESIDENTIAL Synonyms: 9 Similar and Opposite Words

residential

adjective

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as in familial

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Recent Examples of residential But utilities are promising investors and regulators that ratepayers won’t be stuck with AI’s tab, even as watchdogs point to cases shifting exactly those costs onto residential bills. — Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 24 July 2026 Plans include 301 residential units and ground-floor retail with parking. — Vince Basada july 24, Sacbee.com, 24 July 2026 The company has recorded softness in consumer demand for the second quarter, driven down by lower lead volumes in residential brands like Orkin, the analyst added. — Liz Napolitano, CNBC, 24 July 2026 Walking through a residential area is like passing through a graveyard of buildings that are no longer recognizable, not even for people who lived there for years. — Julimar Valentina Rivas Perez, NBC news, 24 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for residential

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However, the couple also has famous familial ties in the music entertainment industry.

— Ayana Herndon, InStyle, 25 July 2026
Ambitiously reaching past satire toward psychological revelation, the play piles on plot twists but offers thin, inconsistent character work and a retrograde climax, leaving its portrait of American familial dysfunction strangely underpowered.

— Theater Critic, Los Angeles Times, 21 July 2026

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The research firm added that while CXMT's technology still lags global memory leaders, domestic internet giants spearheading AI development will likely drive robust adoption of its chips as Beijing pushes for semiconductor self-sufficiency.

— Jenny Lee, CNBC, 27 July 2026
China is nurturing such domestic champions to control its own technology supply chain.

— Yue Wang, Forbes.com, 27 July 2026

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