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In the southern state of Tamil Nadu, at the heart of Apple’s supply chain in India, the local government has helped companies like Foxconn, the Taiwanese giant that has made iPhones in China for years, by building workers’ dormitories and providing other China-style infrastructure.
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Alex Travelli, New York Times, 22 May 2025
Children as young as 4 slept in crowded dormitories.
—Charles Arrowsmith, Los Angeles Times, 21 Apr. 2025
The cardinals stay at the Casa Santa Marta, a fairly simple dormitory on Vatican grounds.
—Marco Della Cava, USA Today, 30 Apr. 2025
Rates range from slightly more than $3,000 per person for dormitory bunks to just under $10,000 per person for the Presidential Suite, based on double occupancy.
—Jeri Clausing, AFAR Media, 24 Mar. 2025
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Alex Travelli, New York Times, 22 May 2025
Children as young as 4 slept in crowded dormitories.
—Charles Arrowsmith, Los Angeles Times, 21 Apr. 2025
The cardinals stay at the Casa Santa Marta, a fairly simple dormitory on Vatican grounds.
—Marco Della Cava, USA Today, 30 Apr. 2025
Rates range from slightly more than $3,000 per person for dormitory bunks to just under $10,000 per person for the Presidential Suite, based on double occupancy.
—Jeri Clausing, AFAR Media, 24 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for dormitory
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Whether you’re nestled in a cozy tiny home, living in a compact apartment or a small dorm room, having enough storage is a necessity.—
Christopher Murray
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FOXNews.com,
12 June 2025
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Trussell was last seen leaving her campus dorm room at about 9 p.m. on Feb. 9, sparking a search and widespread media coverage of her disappearance.—
Lauren Penington,
Denver Post,
5 June 2025
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Her cousin becomes suspicious when Levi returns to the boardinghouse alone.—
Oline H. Cogdill,
Sun Sentinel,
13 Mar. 2025
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True enough, perhaps, but Isabel was not pleased on finding herself in the company of boardinghouse people.—
Charles Portis,
Harper's Magazine,
28 Feb. 2025
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Authorities belatedly removed the girl from the flophouse, which did not go over well with Ronald Joseph.—
Howie Carr,
Boston Herald,
2 Apr. 2025
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One regular, Milt, lived in the Whitehouse Hotel, a flophouse around the corner.—
Zach Helfand,
The New Yorker,
10 Mar. 2025
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“Dormitory.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dormitory. Accessed 18 Jun. 2025.
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