as in apartments
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 tenements
Teachers gravitated to a book in one of our exhibits, Sermons and Addresses by Abraham Lincoln, that originally belonged to Parthenia Lawrence, a Black teenager who lived in the tenements during the Civil War and Reconstruction.
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Annie Polland, Time, 25 Sep. 2025
Her novels always burst with a rich historical vibrancy, but The Gilded Heiress in particular brings to life the streets and tenements of the Gilded Age, as well as the burgeoning success of Broadway as industry.
—EW.com, 28 Aug. 2025
As the deteriorating tenements emptied, the arson began.
—Daniel Immerwahr, New Yorker, 18 Aug. 2025
The options are unpleasant tenements on one side and unaffordable houses on the other.
—Christopher Bonanos, Curbed, 11 Aug. 2025
Annie Polland, Time, 25 Sep. 2025
Her novels always burst with a rich historical vibrancy, but The Gilded Heiress in particular brings to life the streets and tenements of the Gilded Age, as well as the burgeoning success of Broadway as industry.
—EW.com, 28 Aug. 2025
As the deteriorating tenements emptied, the arson began.
—Daniel Immerwahr, New Yorker, 18 Aug. 2025
The options are unpleasant tenements on one side and unaffordable houses on the other.
—Christopher Bonanos, Curbed, 11 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for tenements
Noun
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Ostrichpillow Go Neck Pillow This memory foam neck pillow has become my most trustworthy travel companion, joining me on flights to Tbilisi and Paris, on train rides to upstate New York, and in rental apartments where the pillows provided don’t quite cut it.—
Sophie Dodd,
Travel + Leisure,
28 Sep. 2025
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Markets with the biggest influx of new apartments tended to post the largest price declines, according to Chen.—
David McMillin,
CNBC,
28 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Pricing for the penthouses will start at $45 million (AED 165 million) via Aldar.—
Demetrius Simms,
Robb Report,
29 Sep. 2025
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The boutique oceanfront hotel will feature 96 upscale guest rooms including a blend of suites, casitas and one-bedroom penthouses.—
Roger Sands,
Forbes.com,
15 Sep. 2025
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“Tenements.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tenements. Accessed 6 Oct. 2025.
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