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His property portfolio span coast to coast and beyond, with homes valued at roughly $1.75 billion—everything from private islands to sprawling estates to sleek city abodes.—Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 4 July 2025 And tonight, Combs will sleep in the Brooklyn cell that has been his abode since September 2024.—Laura Trujillo, USA Today, 4 July 2025 With up to 60 percent off on all outdoor and indoor furniture, as well as up to 60 percent off on kitchen, bedroom, and bath goodies, your abode will finally receive the warm-weather refresh it’s been craving.—Stacia Datskovska, Footwear News, 2 July 2025 Is pop superstar Taylor Swift joining Kelce at his new abode?—Chad Murphy, The Enquirer, 2 July 2025 See All Example Sentences for abode
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Etymology
Middle English abade, abode, from bade, bode "stay, delay" (going back to Old English bād "expectation, period of waiting," probably going back to Germanic *baiđ-, noun derivative from the base of *bīđ- "wait, bide") crossed with abiden "to abide"
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