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
Lopes needed an adult role model and one came along in the coach at an opposing high school, Mike Sarkesian, who grew up in a Providence tenement but became the basketball coach and athletic director at Iowa Wesleyan College the year Lopes graduated from high school.
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Steve Henson, Los Angeles Times, 8 Apr. 2026
German Jews—my people—were far less numerous, most of them came to the United States earlier, and their typical first occupation was peddling, which entailed wandering through non-Jewish areas, not living in tenements.
—Adam Kirsch, The Atlantic, 23 Mar. 2026
The tenements featured in Marty Supreme of course replicated those from the 1950s.
—India Roby, Architectural Digest, 27 Feb. 2026
The museum is spread across two historic tenement buildings with recreated 19th- and 20th-century apartments that tell the stories of the people who once lived here.
—Lauren Dana Ellman, Travel + Leisure, 20 Feb. 2026
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Steve Henson, Los Angeles Times, 8 Apr. 2026
German Jews—my people—were far less numerous, most of them came to the United States earlier, and their typical first occupation was peddling, which entailed wandering through non-Jewish areas, not living in tenements.
—Adam Kirsch, The Atlantic, 23 Mar. 2026
The tenements featured in Marty Supreme of course replicated those from the 1950s.
—India Roby, Architectural Digest, 27 Feb. 2026
The museum is spread across two historic tenement buildings with recreated 19th- and 20th-century apartments that tell the stories of the people who once lived here.
—Lauren Dana Ellman, Travel + Leisure, 20 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for tenement
Noun
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Designed like a sophisticated apartment, complete with armchairs, carpets, and chandeliers, Ruby is an inviting setting.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
12 May 2026
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McMahon said Bowfield Green are market rate apartments, and 20% of Founder’s Square apartments are rented to tenants who are make 80% of the area median income.—
Livi Stanford,
Hartford Courant,
12 May 2026
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The two-bedroom penthouse features a wraparound terrace, full kitchen, and generous living space, while its three-bedroom iteration ups the ante with multiple en-suite bathrooms, an open-plan kitchen and lounge, and a large private terrace accessed through French doors.—
Susmita Baral,
Travel + Leisure,
10 May 2026
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The Ritz-Carlton penthouse under contract will fill the entire 45th floor of the tower and have 30-foot ceilings, giving the buyer the option to put in a mezzanine floor, Moss said.—
Maliya Ellis,
Houston Chronicle,
9 May 2026
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“Tenement.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tenement. Accessed 13 May. 2026.
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