rooms 1 of 2

plural of room
as in chambers
an area within a building that has been set apart from surrounding space by a wall finally had a room to himself when his older brother went off to college

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2 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of room

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Recent Examples of rooms
Noun
The rooms The rooms pop with color, thanks to bright throws, eye-catching rugs, and botanical prints. Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 8 Aug. 2026 Kim Won Jin / AFP via Getty Images Another article recalled Kim visiting a pickled seafood factory at the time amid soaring temperatures, portraying him inspecting sweltering fermentation rooms while stressing food quality and hygiene. Reuters, NBC news, 7 Aug. 2026 Made for tight dorm rooms, the Canon Pixma TS3722 offers simple print, copy, and scan functionality at an ultralow price tag. Juhi Wadia, PC Magazine, 7 Aug. 2026 Deluxe rooms frame views over the Duomo and Florence's historic streets, while a top-floor suite opens onto a private terrace overlooking the Duomo. Irene S. Levine, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2026 Didulo’s team booked Ottawa hotel rooms for Vladimir Putin and Tucker Carlson. Zander Sherman, Rolling Stone, 7 Aug. 2026 But its owner, Hiro Yonekawa, packs way more into its two rooms, which are full of mostly vintage clothes like mint Burberry trenches (for around $300), graphic tees, men’s dress shirts and women’s tops, hats and handbags. New York Times, 31 July 2026
Verb
Davis rooms with his childhood friends Kel (Nicholas Duvernay), who quits medical school in the premiere to pursue his dream of acting, and Josh (Jack Martin), a journalist whose idealism and sense of ethics do not extend to using his media CEO dad to land a gig as a PA on a news show. Alison Herman, Variety, 2 June 2026 The side rooms off the main gallery contain playful areas that everyone from kids to grown adults will enjoy. Jenny Hughes, The Spruce, 9 Apr. 2026 During the news conference, Fullen called game rooms a menace to society that contributed to drug crimes, prostitution and violent assaults and robberies in the city. John Wayne Ferguson, Houston Chronicle, 20 Feb. 2026 Oceanview rooms with a terrace are worth the upgrade, with the floor-to-ceiling windows drawing in every shade of Caribbean blue. Carley Rojas Avila, Travel + Leisure, 3 Dec. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for rooms
Noun
  • Sending it to voters required three-fifths approval of both legislative chambers, which met in a special session to consider the change.
    ABC News, ABC News, 4 Aug. 2026
  • The bill passed with bipartisan majorities in both chambers and was sent to Governor Janet Mills, a Democrat.
    Rana Mitter, Harpers Magazine, 4 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • The front of the robot houses an AI Vision camera; ultrasonic and IR sensors that aid navigation, obstacle avoidance, and mapping; and a pair of LED lights for nighttime cleaning.
    John R. Delaney, PC Magazine, 5 Aug. 2026
  • Disney Experiences, which currently houses theme parks, cruises and consumer products, saw June quarter revenue of $10 billion (up 10%) and operating income of $3 billion (up 20%).
    Jennifer Maas, Variety, 5 Aug. 2026
Noun
  • The Quay, a Live Local project that calls for 521 apartments in the 1500 block of Southeast 17 Street, was approved in late 2025 and is moving through pre-construction planning.
    Susannah Bryan, Sun Sentinel, 1 Aug. 2026
  • Heads poked from windows along Kedzie Avenue, where residents applauded from their apartments.
    Lila Hempel-Edgers, Chicago Tribune, 1 Aug. 2026
Noun
  • In lab experiments, cells with the Neanderthal receptor grew more than cells with the modern human version.
    Jackie Flynn Mogensen, Scientific American, 5 Aug. 2026
  • Prisoners who’d earned the privilege reported to work; those who hadn’t returned to their cells.
    Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 5 Aug. 2026
Noun
  • Rather, 18 cabins (and one suite, in a main structure) dot the 113 acre property.
    Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 8 Aug. 2026
  • Only a small proportion of a corporation’s business travelers usually fly in top-tier cabins, but the higher fares could further drive up travel costs.
    Leslie Josephs, CNBC, 7 Aug. 2026

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“Rooms.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rooms. Accessed 10 Aug. 2026.

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