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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
What are your living arrangements like: swanky apartment in the city, or suburban sprawling?
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Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 23 July 2025
Parker Benjamin’s application pledges to put aside four apartments for tenants earning no more than 80% of the region’s median income, and would target the other 12 to be affordable to people making 100% or less of the region’s median income.
—Don Stacom, Hartford Courant, 23 July 2025
In an aerial view, apartments are seen undergoing construction downtown on March 19, 2024 in Austin, Texas.
—Suzanne Blake, MSNBC Newsweek, 23 July 2025
Pets belonging to people who are deported or flee are being left in empty apartments, dumped into the laps of unprepared friends and dropped off at overcrowded shelters, The Times found.
—Los Angeles Times, 12 July 2025
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Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 23 July 2025
Parker Benjamin’s application pledges to put aside four apartments for tenants earning no more than 80% of the region’s median income, and would target the other 12 to be affordable to people making 100% or less of the region’s median income.
—Don Stacom, Hartford Courant, 23 July 2025
In an aerial view, apartments are seen undergoing construction downtown on March 19, 2024 in Austin, Texas.
—Suzanne Blake, MSNBC Newsweek, 23 July 2025
Pets belonging to people who are deported or flee are being left in empty apartments, dumped into the laps of unprepared friends and dropped off at overcrowded shelters, The Times found.
—Los Angeles Times, 12 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for apartment
Noun
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The record-breaking deal follows the 137 million dirhams sale of the Nobu Residences penthouse.—
Matthew Martin,
semafor.com,
28 July 2025
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From $676 per night. Perks: Air conditioning, high-speed Wifi, in-unit laundry Nestled in a gorgeous Modernist building steps from Passeig de Gràcia, this two-bedroom, two-bathroom penthouse apartment is a serene design retreat in one of the city’s most happening districts.—
Bailey Berg,
Architectural Digest,
25 July 2025
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Amy Ayers, Jennifer Harbison, Sarah Harbison, and Eliza Thomas, all teenagers between the ages of 13 and 17, were killed and stripped of their clothing in a room in the back of the shop, before the place was set on fire.—
Olivia B. Waxman,
Time,
4 Aug. 2025
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Across the room, the butcher presides over the halal meats—lamb, beef, goat, chicken, and yes, camel.—
Nancy Vienneau,
Southern Living,
3 Aug. 2025
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The 53-year-old doctor, who owns Treasure Coast Eye Specialist in Stuart, owed her $285,000 and had to cede the Lake Worth Beach condominium to Sciarrone as part of the settlement, his arrest warrant detailed.—
Isabel Rivera,
Miami Herald,
22 July 2025
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The condominium was built in 1907 and has a living area of 715 square feet.—
Bay Area Home Report,
Mercury News,
20 July 2025
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Jesse Jackson swept in with his retinue of bodyguards and embraced Dinkins, Lynch, and Harlem representative Charlie Rangel in a group hug, as the furniture inside the suite was hastily rearranged to make room for the TV cameras and spotlights.—
Jonathan Mahler,
Curbed,
1 Aug. 2025
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The center suite can be configured to accommodate two passengers traveling together.—
Michael Cappetta,
Travel + Leisure,
31 July 2025
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Our current favorite pairs include a few riffs on those flats from The Row—but thanks to the recent creative renaissance around jellies, there are so many more options to discover.—
Jake Henry Smith,
Glamour,
15 July 2025
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The actress accessorized with a wicker handbag and white pointed-toe flats.—
Catherine Santino,
People.com,
14 July 2025
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Carter and his retinue surveyed the husks of vacant tenements and eight-foot heaps of bulldozed bricks.—
Dan Piepenbring,
Harpers Magazine,
16 July 2025
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Eventually the town and local church leaders then converted the tenement into a museum and a Polish businessman bought the building and donated it to the church.—
Michael Loria,
USA Today,
18 June 2025
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In the first six months of this year, single family permits are down 25% while permits for apartments and condos are up 18%.—
Jeff Lazerson,
Oc Register,
1 Aug. 2025
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Palomar offers policies for single-family homes and condos in 17 U.S. states, with deductibles as low as 2.5%.—
Liz Knueven,
CNBC,
31 July 2025
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“Apartment.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/apartment. Accessed 7 Aug. 2025.
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