as in lodging house
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Recent Examples of rooming house
Writer Wallace Thurman would throw parties at his rooming house, attracting a more bohemian crowd from Harlem and the Village.
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Shannon J. Effinger, AFAR Media, 18 Mar. 2025
Coney lived with his father in a rooming house next door.
—Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 17 Mar. 2025
The school submitted a letter of intent to Catholic Charities in April with the hopes of acquiring St. Christopher’s Place, a 70-unit rooming house on Marshall Avenue, and converting into student residences, but the nonprofit did not agree to a sale.
—Imani Cruzen, Twin Cities, 1 Dec. 2024
Police picked up a docile McCowen at his rooming house, lying on the bed, watching cartoons; marijuana and an open bottle of prescription pain killers were on the table nearby.
—Susan Spencer, CBS News, 6 July 2024
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Shannon J. Effinger, AFAR Media, 18 Mar. 2025
Coney lived with his father in a rooming house next door.
—Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 17 Mar. 2025
The school submitted a letter of intent to Catholic Charities in April with the hopes of acquiring St. Christopher’s Place, a 70-unit rooming house on Marshall Avenue, and converting into student residences, but the nonprofit did not agree to a sale.
—Imani Cruzen, Twin Cities, 1 Dec. 2024
Police picked up a docile McCowen at his rooming house, lying on the bed, watching cartoons; marijuana and an open bottle of prescription pain killers were on the table nearby.
—Susan Spencer, CBS News, 6 July 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for rooming house
Noun
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Research trips took them to local lodging houses, private family homes, and vintage Deco hotels including Bombay’s Bentley’s Hotel and Sea Green Hotel on Marine Drive.—
Nicole Trilivas,
Forbes.com,
19 June 2025
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Reserve a simple lodging house or a two-bedroom apartment.—
Meagan Drillinger,
Travel + Leisure,
23 Jan. 2024
Noun
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Abu Dhabi also offers a stopover program, which provides customers with a free hotel night to spend extra days in the city before connecting to another flight.—
Charlotte Observer,
Charlotte Observer,
5 Sep. 2025
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Situated on a side street off the busy Magnificent Mile, the hotel feels protected from frenetic shoppers and commuters but is still just one block from Oak Street shopping.—
Kate Kassin,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
5 Sep. 2025
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