duplex 1 of 2

as in dual
consisting of two members or parts that are usually joined a duplex apartment with all of the bedrooms on the second floor

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duplex

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Adjective
But two of the three county commissioners tentatively decided to keep townhome and duplex options available in more areas. Idaho Statesman, 12 Sep. 2025 The ground-floor duplex, where ceilings soar to over 16 feet beneath skylights, could serve as an art studio, guest suite, or family office. Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 9 Sep. 2025
Noun
The project consists of 10 duplex-style homes of 1,300 square feet apiece, with three bedrooms, attached two-car garages and private yards. Joe Tash, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 Dec. 2022 For the penthouses, Herzog and de Meuron worked alongside structural engineers AKT to create the unique features within each duplex penthouse and interior designer Tom Dixon’s Design Research Studio to create lovely homes. Emma Reynolds, Robb Report, 17 Nov. 2022 See All Example Sentences for duplex
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Adjective
  • In this case, just adding one molecule at the interface solved a problem that’s been blocking dual-function indoor devices for years.
    Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 14 Sep. 2025
  • Bulls dual-threat quarterback Byrum Brown got his yards, completing 20 of 36 passes for 274 yards, but USF didn’t reach the end zone until the fourth quarter on a 12-yard touchdown from Brown to Christian Neptune that cut Miami’s lead to 35-12.
    Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 14 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • The remaining 149 owners will be people of means who might potentially buy the $59 million Unique triplex penthouse rising from floors 63 to 65.
    Lilian Raji, Forbes.com, 30 Aug. 2025
  • Urban Cottages of Little Rock Stay like a local at Urban Cottages, a 1923 triplex in the Governor's Mansion District with all the architectural charm the area is known for.
    Caroline Eubanks, Travel + Leisure, 30 Aug. 2025
Adjective
  • People with these variations are sometimes known as intersex, and have traits that may not align with typical binary definitions of female or male.
    Amy Woodyatt, CNN Money, 18 Sep. 2025
  • In the binary world of Washington, the Democrats have historically been defined as the pro-science party while the GOP, deservedly or not, is seen as anti-science.
    Jeffrey Kluger, Time, 18 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • While several neighbors called 911 on the night of June 14 to report the disturbance, officers who responded to the condo ultimately did not enter the residence and left the scene, sparking public criticism and a lawsuit from Dadkhah’s family.
    City News Service, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 Sep. 2025
  • The condo community, not far from the Port Jefferson Long Island Rail Road station (which could be noisy), included a pool, tennis courts and a gym.
    Joyce Cohen, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • Metcalf died in his twin brother's arms.
    Julia Bonavita , Sarah Rumpf-Whitten, FOXNews.com, 13 Sep. 2025
  • Kove talked about massive memory sharing to accelerate AI inference, Pliops was showing their AI-native memory stack and Cadence talked about complete digital twin data center design at the 2025 AI Infra Summit.
    Thomas Coughlin, Forbes.com, 12 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • The company claims that the problem of the lack of waste heat in electric drive systems is elegantly solved by integrating a high-efficiency heat pump.
    Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 20 Sep. 2025
  • Such an overgrown standing army is undesirable, not on pacifist grounds, but purely from the standpoint of military efficiency.
    John Fischer, Harpers Magazine, 19 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • The boutique oceanfront hotel will feature 96 upscale guest rooms including a blend of suites, casitas and one-bedroom penthouses.
    Roger Sands, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2025
  • Swift was initially ensnared in the fight when Baldoni filed a dueling defamation lawsuit against Lively that included claims Swift was present during a pivotal meeting at Lively’s Tribeca penthouse that involved Lively’s efforts to make changes to the movie script.
    Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone, 12 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Wrightsman moved into her 7,000-square-foot floor-through in the 1950s, filling it with French antiques, and stayed until her death in 2019 at age 99.
    Kim Velsey, Curbed, 13 Aug. 2025
  • Later, after the rest of the city’s inhabitants have been wiped out by a colossal storm, Baucis and Philemon issue their requests to the gods and are granted, first, a floor-through loft in Chinatown.
    Hannah Gold, Harper's Magazine, 19 Feb. 2025

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“Duplex.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/duplex. Accessed 20 Sep. 2025.

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