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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
Black had been on his way to his sister’s apartment.
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Cara Anthony, Miami Herald, 13 Sep. 2025
That seemed to apply to a controversial apartment project near the Santa Barbara Mission, according to Jordan Grimes, a resilience manager for the Greenbelt Alliance, an environmental organization.
—Stephen Hobbs, Sacbee.com, 13 Sep. 2025
The two-story apartment spilled out onto the private roof terrace, where gin cocktails were of course on steady supply and trays of arancini and tofu-topped sticky rice circulated.
—Leigh Nordstrom, Footwear News, 12 Sep. 2025
My roommate has a habit of leaving extremely specific, passive-aggressive notes all over our apartment about cleaning, dishes and other household chores.
—Harriette Cole, Mercury News, 12 Sep. 2025
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Cara Anthony, Miami Herald, 13 Sep. 2025
That seemed to apply to a controversial apartment project near the Santa Barbara Mission, according to Jordan Grimes, a resilience manager for the Greenbelt Alliance, an environmental organization.
—Stephen Hobbs, Sacbee.com, 13 Sep. 2025
The two-story apartment spilled out onto the private roof terrace, where gin cocktails were of course on steady supply and trays of arancini and tofu-topped sticky rice circulated.
—Leigh Nordstrom, Footwear News, 12 Sep. 2025
My roommate has a habit of leaving extremely specific, passive-aggressive notes all over our apartment about cleaning, dishes and other household chores.
—Harriette Cole, Mercury News, 12 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for apartment
Noun
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The boutique oceanfront hotel will feature 96 upscale guest rooms including a blend of suites, casitas and one-bedroom penthouses.—
Roger Sands,
Forbes.com,
15 Sep. 2025
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Swift was initially ensnared in the fight when Baldoni filed a dueling defamation lawsuit against Lively that included claims Swift was present during a pivotal meeting at Lively’s Tribeca penthouse that involved Lively’s efforts to make changes to the movie script.—
Nancy Dillon,
Rolling Stone,
12 Sep. 2025
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The most notorious, in 1978, saw the late queen hide behind a bush in the gardens of Buckingham Palace to avoid Nicolae Ceaușescu, having already removed anything that the Romanian dictator could steal from his room following a warning from Giscard d'Estaing, the then French president.—
Ian King,
CNBC,
17 Sep. 2025
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In follow-up comments, the original poster noted that their roommate had already claimed the larger room.—
Soo Kim,
MSNBC Newsweek,
17 Sep. 2025
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All around the world, bold new lodgings are luring discerning travelers in search of beauty, glamour, and the unexpected.—
Sam Cochran,
Architectural Digest,
11 Aug. 2025
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The tourist development tax is a 6% rate tacked onto bookings at hotels, apartments or other lodgings rented for six months or less in Orange County.—
Zoey Thomas,
The Orlando Sentinel,
5 Aug. 2025
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The city sought and was granted an exemption from the shadow law by the state in 2017 for the redevelopment of the Winthrop Square Garage into the Millennium Tower, a downtown luxury condominium building that stands at 685 feet.—
Gayla Cawley,
Boston Herald,
18 Sep. 2025
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For many first-time buyers, a townhouse or condominium provides an accessible path into homeownership.—
Collyn Wainwright,
Nashville Tennessean,
18 Sep. 2025
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In 2011, Christie’s sold the suite at auction for the aforementioned $23 million.—
Julia Teti,
Footwear News,
19 Sep. 2025
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Whitney’s breakdowns, whether in a law office or in the corner-window executive suite of her boss, turn the character into a mouthpiece for women’s issues rather than a person who actually cares about this stuff.—
Ryan Lattanzio,
IndieWire,
19 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Pair with sneakers or leopard print flats to dress it down, or take the look from day to night with chunky heels and thick gold hoop earrings.—
Lane Nieset,
Travel + Leisure,
20 Sep. 2025
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The high-rise jeans can be worn with flats and loafers or under knee-high or ankle boots this fall and winter.—
Rachel Trujillo,
PEOPLE,
19 Sep. 2025
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The film is set within a decaying Khmer Rouge–era tenement in Phnom Penh.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
5 Sep. 2025
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Her novels always burst with a rich historical vibrancy, but The Gilded Heiress in particular brings to life the streets and tenements of the Gilded Age, as well as the burgeoning success of Broadway as industry.—
EW.com,
EW.com,
28 Aug. 2025
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While several neighbors called 911 on the night of June 14 to report the disturbance, officers who responded to the condo ultimately did not enter the residence and left the scene, sparking public criticism and a lawsuit from Dadkhah’s family.—
City News Service,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
12 Sep. 2025
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The condo community, not far from the Port Jefferson Long Island Rail Road station (which could be noisy), included a pool, tennis courts and a gym.—
Joyce Cohen,
New York Times,
11 Sep. 2025
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“Apartment.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/apartment. Accessed 22 Sep. 2025.
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