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Recent Examples of dormitory
Players live in a large dormitory, get to know each other and then play to send each other home.
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Nathan Pilling, Kansas City Star, 17 Jan. 2026
In 2011, when Sinha was in college, he was found unconscious in his dormitory.
—Sam Knight, New Yorker, 12 Jan. 2026
Davis became the dean of the dormitory in 2024.
—Peter D'abrosca , Rachel Del Guidice, FOXNews.com, 6 Jan. 2026
There is a note of melancholy associated with the former house, as the dormitory long bore the name of a student, Emily Cluett, who had caught the flu more than a century ago and died.
—Helen I. Bennett, Hartford Courant, 5 Jan. 2026
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Nathan Pilling, Kansas City Star, 17 Jan. 2026
In 2011, when Sinha was in college, he was found unconscious in his dormitory.
—Sam Knight, New Yorker, 12 Jan. 2026
Davis became the dean of the dormitory in 2024.
—Peter D'abrosca , Rachel Del Guidice, FOXNews.com, 6 Jan. 2026
There is a note of melancholy associated with the former house, as the dormitory long bore the name of a student, Emily Cluett, who had caught the flu more than a century ago and died.
—Helen I. Bennett, Hartford Courant, 5 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for dormitory
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Alternate starts can help colleges fill unused dorm beds, reduce aid spending and increase revenue — while maintaining a highly selective image.—
Tabitha Parent,
PEOPLE,
29 Jan. 2026
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Students plastered it on dorm room walls.—
Amir Husain,
Forbes.com,
29 Jan. 2026
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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
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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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“Dormitory.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dormitory. Accessed 4 Feb. 2026.
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