multistory
adjective
mul·ti·sto·ry
ˌməl-tē-ˈstȯr-ē 
-ˌtī-
variants
or less commonly multistoried
ˌməl-tē-ˈstȯr-ēd
or chiefly British multistorey
-ˌtī-
ˌməl-tē-ˈstȯr-ē
-ˌtī-
of a building
: having more than two stories
a multistory apartment building
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Appeal to homeowners who won’t like Raman’s ties to YIMBY-minded folks seeking to shove multistory units anywhere and everywhere.
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Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times, 9 Feb. 2026
The restaurant’s landlord had previously expressed interest in demolishing the building to make way for a multistory residential project.
—Sean Timberlake, Sacbee.com, 4 Feb. 2026
Firefighters in Pakistan’s southern port city of Karachi on Sunday finally extinguished a blaze at a multistory shopping plaza after a nearly 24-hour-long effort.
—CNN Money, 19 Jan. 2026
In Dnipro district, parts of a drone damaged a multistory building and a fire broke out.
—CBS News, 9 Jan. 2026
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Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times, 9 Feb. 2026
The restaurant’s landlord had previously expressed interest in demolishing the building to make way for a multistory residential project.
—Sean Timberlake, Sacbee.com, 4 Feb. 2026
Firefighters in Pakistan’s southern port city of Karachi on Sunday finally extinguished a blaze at a multistory shopping plaza after a nearly 24-hour-long effort.
—CNN Money, 19 Jan. 2026
In Dnipro district, parts of a drone damaged a multistory building and a fire broke out.
—CBS News, 9 Jan. 2026
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“Multistory.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/multistory. Accessed 15 Feb. 2026.
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