as in hotel
a building where people pay to live and have daily meals
a onetime boardinghouse that is now the site of the town's historical museum
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Recent Examples of boardinghouse
By the eve of World War I, Opatija boasted 24 hotels, 36 boardinghouses, and 12 sanatoriums attended by 80 physicians.
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Kevin West,
Travel + Leisure,
8 May 2026
At the Ethel Barrymore Theatre, Henson is making her Broadway debut as Bertha Holly, a woman running a cozy Pittsburgh boardinghouse with her husband, Seth (Cedric the Entertainer), in 1911, during the Great Migration.
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Juliana Ukiomogbe,
Vogue,
24 Apr. 2026
Behind Jovan, the posse breaks into boardinghouses, yanks a miner from behind a grocery counter, shoots another dead in his home.
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Masha Hamilton,
Longreads,
19 Feb. 2026
Platter came from Basel, Switzerland, where his father ran a school, four boardinghouses, a farm, and a printing press.
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Dan Piepenbring,
Harpers Magazine,
27 Jan. 2026
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Kevin West,
Travel + Leisure,
8 May 2026
At the Ethel Barrymore Theatre, Henson is making her Broadway debut as Bertha Holly, a woman running a cozy Pittsburgh boardinghouse with her husband, Seth (Cedric the Entertainer), in 1911, during the Great Migration.
—
Juliana Ukiomogbe,
Vogue,
24 Apr. 2026
Behind Jovan, the posse breaks into boardinghouses, yanks a miner from behind a grocery counter, shoots another dead in his home.
—
Masha Hamilton,
Longreads,
19 Feb. 2026
Platter came from Basel, Switzerland, where his father ran a school, four boardinghouses, a farm, and a printing press.
—
Dan Piepenbring,
Harpers Magazine,
27 Jan. 2026
See All Example Sentences for boardinghouse
Recent Examples of Synonyms for boardinghouse
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Los Angeles Rams quarterback Matthew Stafford and his wife, Kelly, were spotted leaving their hotel en route to the celebration, while Fox Sports personalities Erin Andrews and Charissa Thompson were also seen arriving for the event.
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Everyone from Ed Sheeran to NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell were spotted, as were several Kansas City Chiefs players, many of whom were captured loading into blacked out sprinter vans from a swanky hotel that media and some fans staked out.
Noun
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The rocky beach is lined with beach chairs that can be rented, and there are several traditional taverns and snack shacks.
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Disgruntled colonists in taverns and town squares borrowed British melodies to support new lyrics expressive of a developing national consciousness.
Noun
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Authorities are investigating a fire outside a Wilmington motel Friday night that may have been ignited by fireworks.
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Officials said the three victims became trapped inside one of the motel rooms as the fire spread.
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“Boardinghouse.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/boardinghouse. Accessed 6 Jul. 2026.
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