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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
Examples include Fashion Valley’s plans to replace the JCPenney store with 850 luxury apartments and the intent by The Valley, formerly known as Westfield Mission Valley East, to add multifamily residential units.
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Hang Nguyen,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
4 July 2026
The sloping roofs achieve this in a way that benefits both residents in their apartments and visitors in the streets.
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Bridget Borgobello
july 04,
New Atlas,
4 July 2026
Staff writer George McEvoy predicted that by 2026, a two-bedroom apartment would rent for $3,000 a month in Broward.
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Steve Bousquet,
Sun Sentinel,
4 July 2026
Photographers caught Swift’s car leaving her New York apartment and arriving at Madison Square Garden.
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Lisa Gutierrez,
Kansas City Star,
3 July 2026
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Hang Nguyen,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
4 July 2026
The sloping roofs achieve this in a way that benefits both residents in their apartments and visitors in the streets.
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Bridget Borgobello
july 04,
New Atlas,
4 July 2026
Staff writer George McEvoy predicted that by 2026, a two-bedroom apartment would rent for $3,000 a month in Broward.
—
Steve Bousquet,
Sun Sentinel,
4 July 2026
Photographers caught Swift’s car leaving her New York apartment and arriving at Madison Square Garden.
—
Lisa Gutierrez,
Kansas City Star,
3 July 2026
See All Example Sentences for apartment
Recent Examples of Synonyms for apartment
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The deals in June included an $80 million duplex penthouse in a new condo building near Manhattan's West Village, a $26 million condo downtown and a $22 million co-op on the Upper East Side.
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There are loft-like attributes to them, and also the feeling of living in a penthouse.
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The guests’ request for an escape-room experience, while annoying, is much more understandable.
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From here, there’s a plush formal living room, outfitted mostly in neutral tones, and a darker, moodier sitting room, where the black walls feature a studded pattern.
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From the military to the mountains Like many other words in the English language, Hurd says, the word comes from the French word camp, which means temporary military lodgings.
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The plan is for the team to make a four-hour bus ride to Inglewood to play, and then return to lodgings in Mexico.
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For condominium and homeowners associations, hurricane preparation requires an even broader effort.
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This condominium also has another appealing feature.
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Blake Lively and Ice Spice were seen celebrating in Swift's suite.
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The two-story space features professional recording studios, podcast and video suites, co-working lounges and meeting spaces, which are slated to open by early next year once permits are approved, Ihm says.
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Break up a black-and-white outfit with juicy pops of color, like this creator’s apple-green flats or the lavender patent leather pair below.
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The Billabong Waves Call Cotton Romper is an eye-catching deal for just $36, and it can be styled with sneakers, flats, or sandals to add impressive versatility to your suitcase.
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This is the era of people really waking up to what tenement life was like.
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No one wants to go back to the days of tenements and apartments with insufficient ventilation or light.
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The start of condo construction was slowed by lawsuits from the county and the preservation group Dade Heritage Trust.
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Love seeing the grilling episodes of our brethren here, so adding some of my own - my version of surf & turf from our vacation condo here in Clearwater Beach, FL.
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“Apartment.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/apartment. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.
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