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
Yavuzer’s Juno Design and Manufacture, based in Güngören, Istanbul, has been building hammams, steam rooms and therapy rooms for hotels internationally since the mid-nineties, including projects like the Merit Starlit in Montenegro. Lilian Raji, Forbes.com, 1 Aug. 2026 The rooms are fairly simple, so there isn't a whole lot to figure out. Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 1 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 That means one in four rooms were available during the world’s biggest sporting event. Vinod Sreeharsha, Miami Herald, 25 July 2026 The company boasts short wait times, one-on-one time with physicians and large, private rooms with baths and televisions, and catered meals, according to prior Statesman reporting. Rose Evans july 24, Idaho Statesman, 24 July 2026 The doors of the small white and grey wooden house stay tightly shut until a guide makes sure everyone is ready to enter; otherwise, its rooms quickly fill up with bats and insects. Rafa Sales Ross, Variety, 24 July 2026 Mayrlife has 64 rooms, ranging from comfortable doubles to suites, penthouses and even private residences. Jamie Timson, TheWeek, 24 July 2026 That level of detail is part of why the rooms feel so convincing. Ryan Brennan, Sacbee.com, 17 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
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  • Democrats and Republicans across both chambers in Congress are ready to advance passage of crypto market structure legislation, known as Clarity.
    Cleve Mesidor, Forbes.com, 21 July 2026
  • Democrats hope to retain the office and flip both chambers of the Legislature to gain full control of state government for the first time since 2010.
    ABC News, ABC News, 21 July 2026
Verb
  • Its Service Module, which houses all of the costly propulsion systems, does not return to Earth after each flight but rather burns up in the atmosphere.
    Eric Berger, ArsTechnica, 29 July 2026
  • The Timken Museum, which doesn’t charge admission and is the only museum in the city that houses a work by Rembrandt, also got a refresh.
    Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 29 July 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
  • Normal mice were drawn to the scents—but not mice whose granule cells had been silenced by optical fibers that the researchers implanted in the animals’ brains to switch these cells on and off.
    Tom Metcalfe, Scientific American, 29 July 2026
  • Budson explained that reading facial expressions, body language and tone of voice strengthens connections between brain cells and helps build new ones.
    Lauren Schuster, Miami Herald, 29 July 2026
Noun
  • One of the most popular premium economy cabins in the sky, Emirates debuted its version of the offering in 2021.
    Jessica Puckett, Condé Nast Traveler, 1 Aug. 2026
  • The 180-acre (73-hectare) retreat, which is run by the Navy and guarded by Marines, has a cabin named Aspen that’s reserved for the president, plus about a dozen other cabins for guests.
    ABC News, ABC News, 31 July 2026

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