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The space was retrofitted to include individual dorm rooms, but there wasn't enough space for doors.
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Christa Swanson, CBS News, 8 Mar. 2026
Zuckerberg invented Facebook in his dorm room and managed to grow it to over three billion users worldwide.
—Agustina Vergara Cid, Oc Register, 7 Mar. 2026
From towing a camper or trailer up to 12,000 pounds, moving the kids out of a college dorm, or even taking the dogs on a hiking and biking trip, the Tundra has no problem solving your list of chores or even going to work everyday.
—Marc D Grasso, Hartford Courant, 7 Mar. 2026
Given the high-profile nature of Reiner’s case, he has been segregated from other inmates in a solitary cell, unlike the dorm-like setting that’s typical for most inmates in the general population, the Daily Mail reported.
—Martha Ross, Mercury News, 6 Mar. 2026
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Christa Swanson, CBS News, 8 Mar. 2026
Zuckerberg invented Facebook in his dorm room and managed to grow it to over three billion users worldwide.
—Agustina Vergara Cid, Oc Register, 7 Mar. 2026
From towing a camper or trailer up to 12,000 pounds, moving the kids out of a college dorm, or even taking the dogs on a hiking and biking trip, the Tundra has no problem solving your list of chores or even going to work everyday.
—Marc D Grasso, Hartford Courant, 7 Mar. 2026
Given the high-profile nature of Reiner’s case, he has been segregated from other inmates in a solitary cell, unlike the dorm-like setting that’s typical for most inmates in the general population, the Daily Mail reported.
—Martha Ross, Mercury News, 6 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for dorm
Noun
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On my dormitory floor at the time, a few doors down, was a fellow named Nashad.—
Bill Keane,
Hartford Courant,
15 Mar. 2026
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The building later became a dormitory for The New School, until hotelier Sean MacPherson—the creative force behind the Ludlow Hotel and Hotel Chelsea—transformed it into a hotel once again in 2012.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
11 Mar. 2026
Noun
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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
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Restaurant options include the classic Paesano; Henry’s Hi-Life, located in a former boardinghouse; and the Littlest Little Italy, which comprises several eateries and a wine shop.—
Sal Pizarro,
Mercury News,
19 Jan. 2026
Noun
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In one stunning moment, Marty, trying to take a shower in a flophouse, ends up falling through the ceiling and onto a shady man (Abel Ferrara) trying to give his dog a bath in the unit below.—
Sarah Shachat,
IndieWire,
14 Jan. 2026
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In a recurring theme, an unmarried female Haitian in the flophouse is pregnant.—
Howie Carr,
Boston Herald,
27 Dec. 2025
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“Dorm.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dorm. Accessed 23 Mar. 2026.
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