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Recent Examples of residential
Costs are based on an average residential customer, with the base charge varying depending on the size of the meter.
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Gloria Casas, Chicago Tribune, 28 Apr. 2026
The grisly discovery occurred during an early-morning traffic stop in a residential neighborhood.
—Los Angeles Times, 28 Apr. 2026
Authorities say Davis and his cousin had been walking through a residential neighborhood when the cousin briefly returned to a nearby home to retrieve something.
—Stepheny Price, FOXNews.com, 28 Apr. 2026
On average, American bill payers—including residential, commercial, and industrial customers—paid over 6 percent more for electricity year on year at the end of 2025.
—Jonathan M. Gitlin, ArsTechnica, 28 Apr. 2026
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Gloria Casas, Chicago Tribune, 28 Apr. 2026
The grisly discovery occurred during an early-morning traffic stop in a residential neighborhood.
—Los Angeles Times, 28 Apr. 2026
Authorities say Davis and his cousin had been walking through a residential neighborhood when the cousin briefly returned to a nearby home to retrieve something.
—Stepheny Price, FOXNews.com, 28 Apr. 2026
On average, American bill payers—including residential, commercial, and industrial customers—paid over 6 percent more for electricity year on year at the end of 2025.
—Jonathan M. Gitlin, ArsTechnica, 28 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for residential
Adjective
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Their rekindled relationship illustrates the dissonance of familial expectations and intimacy with a parent one barely knows.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
28 Apr. 2026
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The scope is typically intimate or familial.—
Charlie Tyson,
The Atlantic,
27 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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State Grid Corporation of China is spearheading the effort, working with leading domestic firms including Unitree Robotics, Deep Robotics, AgiBot, UBTech Robotics, and Fourier Intelligence to supply a diverse fleet of machines.—
Jijo Malayil,
Interesting Engineering,
29 Apr. 2026
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His breakdown moment with Lane’s Willy, whose explosive temper is finally subdued by his son’s desperate need to be seen, draws out all the tragic heartbreak of a classic that has been liberated from the customary domestic trappings only to be made more intimate.—
Theater Critic,
Los Angeles Times,
29 Apr. 2026
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“Residential.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/residential. Accessed 3 May. 2026.
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