TENANCY Synonyms: 15 Similar and Opposite Words

tenancy

noun

Definition of tenancy

as in occupancy

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Recent Examples of tenancy He was also left a life tenancy of the Via Borgonuovo palazzo in Milan, where the late designer lived. — Sandra Salibian, Footwear News, 21 Sep. 2026 Twenty-six percent of women who were pregnant or postpartum when they were illegally evicted lacked a lease, and 21% of all interview participants who were illegally evicted had a month-to-month tenancy. — Shawnita Sealy-Jefferson, The Conversation, 18 Sep. 2026 Pick a region, approve a sub-processor, spin up a tenancy because the security team is on holiday. — Maman Ibrahim, Forbes.com, 1 Sep. 2026 Those individual leases were subordinate to BDC’s ground lease, meaning Reitman’s group was responsible not just for reopening the theater but for maintaining and overseeing its existing tenancy structure. — Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 20 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for tenancy

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Noun

While some of the engineering can be precisely calculated — air, water, waste, power, occupancy and storage, for example — other questions around bunker design are murkier.

— Megan Buerger, Washington Post, 9 Oct. 2026
Downtown office towers have traded at a deep discount in recent years after occupancy plummeted in the wake of the COVID pandemic.

— Roger Vincent, Los Angeles Times, 7 Oct. 2026

Definition of occupancy

Noun

Far from the safety of the Archives where Scribes record the history of Navarre and keep records, Violet walks the parapet to bond with a dragon and undertake the very dangerous and highly fatal occupation.

— Dessi Gomez, Deadline, 15 Oct. 2026
Sectarian violence made religious mobilization increasingly unattractive, while foreign occupation provoked an awareness of Iraqi nationhood.

— Mansoor Moaddel, Foreign Affairs, 15 Oct. 2026

Definition of occupation

Noun

The property at the corner of Main Street and Aurora Avenue is not the only site in downtown Naperville to see ownership change this year.

— Carolyn Stein, Chicago Tribune, 14 Oct. 2026
What does this private ownership but public interest collision mean for who takes responsibility, especially as there are increasing threats?

— Jeremy Hsu, ArsTechnica, 14 Oct. 2026

Definition of ownership

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For those looking to go beyond obtaining residency, golden passports go further by granting citizenship.

— Mia Osmonbekov, Fortune, 18 Oct. 2026
Explore See latest videos, charts and news Performing as part of his 30-night residency at the New York venue, Styles paused to address the crowd before the tribute.

— Jessica Lynch, Billboard, 17 Oct. 2026

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