as in apartment
a room or set of rooms in a private house or a block used as a separate dwelling place
an exhibit of pictures showing the tenements of the New York City neighborhood of Hell's Kitchen during the 1920s
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Recent Examples of tenement
The Under One Roof tour introduces visitors to a Jewish family and an Italian family who both resided at 97 Orchard Street, a five-story tenement building, at the turn of the 20th century.
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Ellen Carpenter, AFAR Media, 17 July 2025
Carter and his retinue surveyed the husks of vacant tenements and eight-foot heaps of bulldozed bricks.
—Dan Piepenbring, Harpers Magazine, 16 July 2025
The park was created after a large fire in 1835 devastated an overcrowded tenement on the site.
—Liz Tracey, JSTOR Daily, 24 June 2025
Eventually the town and local church leaders then converted the tenement into a museum and a Polish businessman bought the building and donated it to the church.
—Michael Loria, USA Today, 18 June 2025
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Ellen Carpenter, AFAR Media, 17 July 2025
Carter and his retinue surveyed the husks of vacant tenements and eight-foot heaps of bulldozed bricks.
—Dan Piepenbring, Harpers Magazine, 16 July 2025
The park was created after a large fire in 1835 devastated an overcrowded tenement on the site.
—Liz Tracey, JSTOR Daily, 24 June 2025
Eventually the town and local church leaders then converted the tenement into a museum and a Polish businessman bought the building and donated it to the church.
—Michael Loria, USA Today, 18 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for tenement
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Elsewhere in the apartment, a small Hermès mosaic wallpaper echoes the city’s gridlines, creating a visual bridge between interior and exterior.—
Sophie Flaxman,
Better Homes & Gardens,
8 Sep. 2025
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In a previous interview with The Star, EJ’s mother, Briana Davis, spoke about how prevalent drugs are in the Leavenworth community and at her apartment complex, Woodland Village Apartments.—
Laura Bauer,
Kansas City Star,
7 Sep. 2025
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Set entirely in a high-rise penthouse, PH-1 follows promising politician Payton Burnham (Kassen), who is held hostage by an anonymous captor and forced to watch as his life is systematically dismantled in real-time by both social and traditional media.—
Zac Ntim,
Deadline,
8 Sep. 2025
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Equipped with a five-star spa, the MGM resort boasts roomside views of the famous Bellagio fountain, executive-level corner suites, and bookable penthouses.—
Mia Cathell,
The Washington Examiner,
7 Sep. 2025
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“Tenement.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tenement. Accessed 11 Sep. 2025.
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