residential

Definition of residentialnext

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Recent Examples of residential Base residential service charges remained at $10 per month. Nora O'Neill, Charlotte Observer, 10 Mar. 2026 Just a few weeks ago, Peterson worried that the beloved rural feel of her community would change when a proposal came forward to rezone more than 300 acres of a rural residential area to industrial on the southeast corner of 191st Street and Renner Road. Taylor O'Connor, Kansas City Star, 10 Mar. 2026 Police records show the department’s reliance on residential search warrants has dropped sharply in recent years, especially since the mistaken raid on the home of Anjanette Young in 2019, shortly after the consent decree was entered. Sam Charles, Chicago Tribune, 10 Mar. 2026 Firefighters extinguish a blaze and clear rubble at a five-story residential building in Kharkiv, Ukraine, on Saturday after it was partially destroyed by a Russian strike. Yuliya Talmazan, NBC news, 10 Mar. 2026 See All Example Sentences for residential
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Adjective
  • Inside, the atmosphere was familial.
    Emma Madden, Los Angeles Times, 2 Mar. 2026
  • Attempts to find a familial DNA match failed.
    Kerry Breen, CBS News, 27 Feb. 2026
Adjective
  • The Houthis are also facing significant domestic challenges.
    Sudarsan Raghavan, New Yorker, 12 Mar. 2026
  • The collaboration helped the company climb to third place in China's new energy vehicle rankings by domestic sales last year, ahead of Tesla.
    Evelyn Cheng, CNBC, 11 Mar. 2026

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“Residential.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/residential. Accessed 14 Mar. 2026.

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