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as in penthouse
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 room
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 apartment
Arriving officers entered an apartment complex and found a woman who was declared deceased.
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Garrett Behanna, CBS News, 9 Feb. 2026
Regarding a cooperative apartment, the purchaser is not purchasing real estate, but purchasing shares of a corporation because a corporation owns the building and the purchaser is purchasing shares to be entitled to lease a residential apartment pursuant to a proprietary lease document.
—Howard Dakoff, Chicago Tribune, 8 Feb. 2026
Family homes and an apartment complex stand along Parallel Parkway, a city through-line that runs east to west.
—Sofi Zeman
february 8, Kansas City Star, 8 Feb. 2026
Much of this structure was hidden for decades beneath apartment blocks, but in the past 10 years, excavations have peeled back the layers.
—Erica Firpo, Travel + Leisure, 8 Feb. 2026
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Garrett Behanna, CBS News, 9 Feb. 2026
Regarding a cooperative apartment, the purchaser is not purchasing real estate, but purchasing shares of a corporation because a corporation owns the building and the purchaser is purchasing shares to be entitled to lease a residential apartment pursuant to a proprietary lease document.
—Howard Dakoff, Chicago Tribune, 8 Feb. 2026
Family homes and an apartment complex stand along Parallel Parkway, a city through-line that runs east to west.
—Sofi Zeman
february 8, Kansas City Star, 8 Feb. 2026
Much of this structure was hidden for decades beneath apartment blocks, but in the past 10 years, excavations have peeled back the layers.
—Erica Firpo, Travel + Leisure, 8 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for apartment
Noun
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Each penthouse owner will get a car, the cost of which is included in the price of the condo, David said.—
Catherine Odom,
Miami Herald,
6 Feb. 2026
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The Setai has 91 Art Deco rooms inside the landmark building, as well as 57 ocean suites, three pool villas, and one four-bedroom penthouse suite, which are all in the newer Setai tower.—
Devorah Lev-Tov,
Robb Report,
5 Feb. 2026
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Super Bowl Sunday, Olandria Carthen and Nic Vansteenberghe both posted Instagram Stories from the game, including one playful video of the two of them together in their hotel room.—
Kathleen Walsh,
Glamour,
9 Feb. 2026
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And on Sunday before 70,823 at Levi’s Stadium, the unit showed the world there is room for more than one hard-hitting, suffocating defense in Seahawks history.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
9 Feb. 2026
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At least three people died and nearly two dozen others were injured after a building used as temporary lodgings for workers caught fire early Friday in a suburb of Hungary's capital, authorities said.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
14 Feb. 2026
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Historically, lodgings outside the capital have contented themselves with hosting the budget-conscious backpacker crowd.—
John Bowe,
Travel + Leisure,
1 Feb. 2026
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Regarding a condominium unit, a purchaser will purchase a piece of real estate in a condominium building that has been subdivided pursuant to the Condominium Act.—
Howard Dakoff,
Chicago Tribune,
8 Feb. 2026
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The notice requested the owner register the condominium with the city of Cincinnati rental registration program.—
Gillian Stawiszynski,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
7 Feb. 2026
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For houses and villas, or large suites where there are multiple rooms to clean, consider leaving anywhere from $10 to $20 per night.—
Tara Massouleh McCay,
Southern Living,
10 Feb. 2026
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Panther’s shared two-person suites cost more than $3,100 per semester, and private rooms in Everglades run close to $4,500.—
Johane Saintil,
Miami Herald,
10 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Below, browse through flattering wide-leg jeans, expensive-looking ballet flats, and delicious cashmere tops, just to name a few gems.—
Cheryl Wagemann,
InStyle,
11 Feb. 2026
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This ultra-feminine piece will look gorgeous with a mini skirt, tights, and a pair of knee-high boots, but it can also be styled for everyday wear with jeans and your favorite sneakers or flats.—
Merrell Readman,
Travel + Leisure,
11 Feb. 2026
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The weight of the rescue was not lost on a group gathered at a Lower East Side tenement late last month, when Rachelle Muraca, Cathy Guiga-Tubens and Carmine Guiga met Charles Williams for the very first time in New York City.—
Greta Bjornson,
PEOPLE,
3 Feb. 2026
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Fisk developed a modular system of constructing old tenement fronts to place at the face of buildings that’ve been modernized and power-washed over decades.—
David Canfield,
HollywoodReporter,
7 Jan. 2026
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The place was used for wild beast hunts, public executions, and gladiator fights for several hundred years, then became a condo of sorts as medieval Romans made their homes in the hulking ruins.—
Katie Parla,
Condé Nast Traveler,
9 Feb. 2026
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Adventurers can park and crash in virtually any vehicle, but the TBX is more like a vacation condo you park at the water's edge or trail head.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
8 Feb. 2026
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“Apartment.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/apartment. Accessed 15 Feb. 2026.
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