TENANCY Synonyms: 15 Similar and Opposite Words

tenancy

noun

Definition of tenancy

as in occupancy

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Recent Examples of tenancy Because miners’ tenancy depended on their employment, losing a job often meant losing a home as well. — Elijah Tanall, Encyclopedia Britannica, 29 July 2026 The team implied — but didn’t state categorically — that the discussions centered on the team’s current tenancy at Soldier Field rather than possibilities for a new stadium in Chicago. — The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 4 June 2026 In return, the senior would receive an annual income for care, continued tenancy in the home and the help of a caregiver. — Jessica Blough, CNN Money, 22 May 2026 Fitzgibbons and Swedish business executive Cristina Stenbeck signed a tenancy agreement for the home in 2019. — Janine Henni, PEOPLE, 18 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for tenancy

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One is a draft vote to shut the center down, asserting the building is unsafe for occupancy.

— Mike Catalini, Los Angeles Times, 14 Sep. 2026
Sometimes the biggest operational question is not occupancy or pricing.

— Thomas Despin, Forbes.com, 14 Sep. 2026

Definition of occupancy

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The lawsuit also sought to block roving patrols making stops and arrests based solely on race, language and occupation, and to protect access to counsel rights for people in detention.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 18 Sep. 2026
For their critics, understanding it as a response to the brutal occupation precluded calling it evil.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 18 Sep. 2026

Definition of occupation

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Plans for a secondary listing would extend ownership in the refinery beyond the millions of Nigerians who have swarmed onto several fintech apps to subscribe to the offer set at 40 cents a share.

— Alexander Onukwue, semafor.com, 16 Sep. 2026
According to public records, the removal occurred because the player’s family failed to transfer ownership of its previous home and update a driver’s license.

— Charles Baggarly, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 16 Sep. 2026

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Cubans, who in the past could turn to the Cuban Adjustment Act — which allows eligible Cuban nationals to apply for permanent residency after being present in the United States for at least a year — face a different landscape today.

— Maykel Gonzalez, Miami Herald, 19 Sep. 2026
For the artists and intellectuals who lived there across two decades of pioneering residency programs, Georgia’s Ossabaw Island was a potent source of inspiration.

— The New York Review of Books, The New York Review of Books, 19 Sep. 2026

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