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as in penthouses
a room or set of rooms in a private house or a block used as a separate dwelling place
a spacious six-room apartment that occupies the entire upper floor of a two-family house
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as in rooms
an area within a building that has been set apart from surrounding space by a wall
the museum sets aside this large central apartment to display special exhibitions
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Recent Examples of apartments
Over the decades, luxury apartments and gleaming skyscrapers rose around the restaurant as Phoenix’s downtown developed.
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Reia Li, AZCentral.com, 26 Oct. 2025
By the 1970s, Colma's western edge attracted car dealerships and later big box stores, a rail transit station and apartments.
—Chris Kenning, USA Today, 25 Oct. 2025
Go for accommodations with space—family suites, apartments, or rentals with kitchens and laundry.
—Christie Holmes, Travel + Leisure, 25 Oct. 2025
Another 11 suspected Tren de Aragua members were hit with multiple felony charges in December after a couple living in the now-shuttered Edge of Lowry apartments was kidnapped and tortured.
—John Aguilar, Denver Post, 25 Oct. 2025
More than a third of the condo apartments sold in Manhattan over roughly the past year sold at a loss, although the top end of the market fared better, according to a new report.
—Robert Frank, CNBC, 25 Oct. 2025
In 2024, a former Caltrain director, Joseph Navarro, and a Caltrain contractor, Seth Worden, got caught building their own apartments in Burlingame and Millbrae train stations.
—Kyle Martin, Mercury News, 25 Oct. 2025
The largely residential project, under the applicant name 845 Grand LLC, would include 12,800 square feet of commercial and restaurant space on the ground level facing Grand Avenue, 90 market-rate apartments and one level of underground parking.
—Frederick Melo, Twin Cities, 24 Oct. 2025
The industry is currently burdened with huge inventories of unsold new houses and empty new apartments, which are offered at what many see as inflated prices.
—Jonathan Lansner, Oc Register, 24 Oct. 2025
Reia Li, AZCentral.com, 26 Oct. 2025
By the 1970s, Colma's western edge attracted car dealerships and later big box stores, a rail transit station and apartments.
—Chris Kenning, USA Today, 25 Oct. 2025
Go for accommodations with space—family suites, apartments, or rentals with kitchens and laundry.
—Christie Holmes, Travel + Leisure, 25 Oct. 2025
Another 11 suspected Tren de Aragua members were hit with multiple felony charges in December after a couple living in the now-shuttered Edge of Lowry apartments was kidnapped and tortured.
—John Aguilar, Denver Post, 25 Oct. 2025
More than a third of the condo apartments sold in Manhattan over roughly the past year sold at a loss, although the top end of the market fared better, according to a new report.
—Robert Frank, CNBC, 25 Oct. 2025
In 2024, a former Caltrain director, Joseph Navarro, and a Caltrain contractor, Seth Worden, got caught building their own apartments in Burlingame and Millbrae train stations.
—Kyle Martin, Mercury News, 25 Oct. 2025
The largely residential project, under the applicant name 845 Grand LLC, would include 12,800 square feet of commercial and restaurant space on the ground level facing Grand Avenue, 90 market-rate apartments and one level of underground parking.
—Frederick Melo, Twin Cities, 24 Oct. 2025
The industry is currently burdened with huge inventories of unsold new houses and empty new apartments, which are offered at what many see as inflated prices.
—Jonathan Lansner, Oc Register, 24 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for apartments
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Ten penthouses quite literally top it all off.—
Abby Montanez,
Robb Report,
22 Oct. 2025
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Select penthouses also feature cascading string chandeliers, foosball tables, and private Peloton gyms overlooking the Strip.—
David Morris,
Travel + Leisure,
20 Oct. 2025
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Cheaper options or knock-offs tend to come with flimsy sockets, buzzing ballasts, or unreliable switches, which can make rooms look cheap or dated far sooner than expected and even create fire hazards.—
Lauren Bengtson,
Better Homes & Gardens,
25 Oct. 2025
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The Ahwahnee, which has 99 rooms, 24 cottages, a heated outdoor pool, and two on-site restaurants, has been the premier place to stay in Yosemite since its doors opened in 1927.—
Cu Fleshman,
Travel + Leisure,
25 Oct. 2025
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Belle Meade Village's 1 Iris Lane condominiums The residences at Belle Meade Village are set to be spread out between two condominium buildings with 46 units each.—
Molly Davis,
Nashville Tennessean,
16 Oct. 2025
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Booking travel is expensive these days, from the cost of trains or planes to paying for your luggage, lodgings and more.—
Ryley Amond,
CNBC,
18 Oct. 2025
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Here, the ski-in, ski-out Hoshino Resorts Bandaisan Onsen Hotel offers lodgings at affordable prices and has several room configurations for groups or families.—
Adam H. Graham,
AFAR Media,
14 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Layer it under a faux-fur coat and boots when temps drop or wear it solo with ballet flats for a warm autumn afternoon.—
Rosie Marder,
Travel + Leisure,
24 Oct. 2025
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Rodrigo went for a layered footwear look with green ballet flats and bright white knee socks.—
Jaden Thompson,
Footwear News,
24 Oct. 2025
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While Saks’ Fifth Avenue Club for personal service provides styling suites for all stylists conducting private appointments, the Seller Success program provides each master stylist with their own, personalized suite at a Neiman Marcus or Saks Fifth Avenue Store.—
David Moin,
Footwear News,
27 Oct. 2025
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The hotel, which opened in 2009, has about 170 rooms and suites with ample access to nature.—
Sacbee.com,
Sacbee.com,
26 Oct. 2025
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The second story follows the journey of Tateh (Brandon Uranowitz), the Latvian immigrant and his Little Girl (Tabitha Lawing), from New York’s tenements to factory exploitation in a mill town to his re-invention as a populist filmmaker in a nascent industry.—
Frank Rizzo,
Variety,
17 Oct. 2025
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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.—
Annie Polland,
Time,
25 Sep. 2025
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By this summer, Knobel owned nine of 19 condos at the Vail Inn and a majority of the condo board’s directors had been appointed by him, according to last month’s lawsuit.—
Justin Wingerter,
Denver Post,
9 Sep. 2025
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“Apartments.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/apartments. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.
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