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
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.
—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
Down the beach Madam LeFleur stood on the porch of her boardinghouse beating slugs off a yak wool rug.
—Charna Flam, People.com, 25 Aug. 2025
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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.
—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
Down the beach Madam LeFleur stood on the porch of her boardinghouse beating slugs off a yak wool rug.
—Charna Flam, People.com, 25 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for boardinghouse
Noun
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Insider tip Take advantage of the hotel's complimentary bikes.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
21 May 2026
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The Shed End capacity is way too small and shouldn’t be taken up by a hotel.—
Andy Mitten,
New York Times,
21 May 2026
Noun
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The whole pie is cut into small squares or rectangles, known as a party or tavern cut.—
Lauren Schuster,
Miami Herald,
13 May 2026
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Riegelsville Housed in an 1838 building along the Delaware River, Riegelsville Inn serves hearty American fare in a cozy tavern setting.—
Hannah Howard,
Travel + Leisure,
12 May 2026
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Justin Sneed, a motel maintenance man, confessed to killing Van Treese with a baseball bat in the motel room.—
Amanda Lee Myers,
USA Today,
15 May 2026
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Glossip was ultimately found guilty of ordering the fatal beating of Treese, the owner of an Oklahoma City motel where Glossip was a handyman, per the AP.—
Nicole Acosta,
PEOPLE,
14 May 2026
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“Boardinghouse.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/boardinghouse. Accessed 22 May. 2026.
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