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
Basic groceries like milk, cheese, eggs, and pancake mix are also available, though guests are equally free to bring their own supplies to cook in their rooms. Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 15 Aug. 2026 This compact design is especially useful for vessel retrofits, where engineers must install electric systems inside existing engine rooms without reducing space for cargo or passengers. Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 14 Aug. 2026 Sure, there’s always the white-noise rooms, but jumping into a pocket dimension filled with five hundred IcyCool 4 USB fans really isn’t my vibe. Erita Chen, New Yorker, 14 Aug. 2026 But those rooms, the captain suite corridor and everything leading to that, are a little bit on the cooler side. Destiny Jackson, Deadline, 14 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
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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Noun
  • Trump won Wisconsin in 2016 and 2024, and Republicans have held majorities in both chambers of the Legislature since 2011.
    ABC News, ABC News, 10 Aug. 2026
  • Scharf's onboarding comes shortly before the midterm elections, and the possibility that Democrats win back one or both chambers of Congress.
    Kathryn Watson, CBS News, 10 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • Grafton Correctional Institution houses just over 2,000 inmates for minimum and medium security levels and has been in operation since 1988, according to the facility.
    Jon Haworth, ABC News, 12 Aug. 2026
  • The New School, which houses New York’s Parsons School of Design, laid off some ninety employees in June in response to a $50 million annual deficit.
    News Desk, Artforum, 12 Aug. 2026
Noun
  • In the decades since, front-row real estate has transformed into high-tech mini-apartments.
    Edward Russell, CNN Money, 15 Aug. 2026
  • The city of Chicago recently pursued a worthy effort to build affordable apartments on the West Side.
    Harold Pollack, Chicago Tribune, 14 Aug. 2026
Noun
  • What’s more, his blood still contains T-cells that hunt down PRAME, suggesting that his body may now be able to eliminate further recurrences.
    Veronique Greenwood, Time, 12 Aug. 2026
  • As proteins are naturally broken down, small pieces are carried to the cell surface by surface display proteins, allowing immune cells to inspect them.
    William A. Haseltine, Forbes.com, 12 Aug. 2026
Noun
  • Flagship carriers including American, Lufthansa, Riyadh Air and Singapore Airlines are all struggling to navigate the lengthy, multi-year approval process for bespoke cabins.
    Edward Russell, CNN Money, 15 Aug. 2026
  • The Third Wheel room features a twin bunk set up over a queen bed, while the freestanding cabins sleep up to six.
    Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 15 Aug. 2026

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“Rooms.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rooms. Accessed 18 Aug. 2026.

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