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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noun

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Recent Examples of duplex
Adjective
The duplex home of renowned art collector, dealer, interior designer and philanthropist Hester Diamond recently listed for $19.5 million. Emma Reynolds, Robb Report, 18 May 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
Noun
Last year, the couple sold their 515 Park duplex for $14.5 million, and this year the Greenwich house went for $10.4 million. Kim Velsey, Curbed, 27 May 2025 The Santo Terrace neighborhood, a collection of duplexes that are one and two stories tall in the Lake Murphy area, is military housing. Teri Figueroa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for duplex
Recent Examples of Synonyms for duplex
Adjective
  • Here there will be a tiled shower, a soaking tub, dual sink vanity and a separate room for the commode.
    James Alexander, Hartford Courant, 8 June 2025
  • The ensuite bathroom features dual vanities, an oversized shower, and two freestanding soaking tubs.
    Kristin Braswell, Travel + Leisure, 7 June 2025
Noun
  • The current layout includes a one-bedroom garden apartment (perfect for guests, nannies, or passive income) and a four-bedroom triplex above.
    Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 15 Apr. 2025
  • But neither seem to be major real estate players, although Chen owns multiple properties, and Zhen seems to know a bargain, paying $920,000 in 2018 for 85th Street — a five-bedroom triplex that had been listed at $1.299 million.
    Matthew Sedacca, Curbed, 28 Mar. 2025
Adjective
  • The fundamental appeal of quantum computing lies in its departure from traditional binary computing systems.
    Trefis Team, Forbes.com, 4 June 2025
  • The punch-card Jacquard loom, invented in the early 19th-century for weaving, is considered a precursor to modern computing because its use of binary code inspired early computer design.
    Jacqui Palumbo, CNN Money, 21 May 2025
Noun
  • The county is targeting messages about that risk to those who live in condos, boats and mobile homes and focusing outreach on senior living centers.
    Colleen Wright, The Orlando Sentinel, 10 June 2025
  • The house gap What if a condo buyer wanted a single-family home instead?
    Jonathan Lansner, Oc Register, 10 June 2025
Adjective
  • These twin illusions—lead-time bias and length-time bias—cast a flattering light on screening efforts.
    Siddhartha Mukherjee, New Yorker, 16 June 2025
  • Two examples are the twin prime conjecture and Goldbach’s conjecture.
    Rachel Crowell, Scientific American, 16 June 2025
Noun
  • The commission said the decision is meant to enhance player engagement, improve services and protect both efficiency and data security.
    James Powel, USA Today, 14 June 2025
  • At its core, this shift reframes bioenergetics as leadership currency: a founder's ability to perform under pressure, think clearly and lead with emotional resilience is directly tied to cellular efficiency.
    Ximena Araya-Fischel, Forbes.com, 14 June 2025
Noun
  • The condos are selling for $5 million to $25 million for the penthouse units, Teixeira said.
    Susannah Bryan, Sun Sentinel, 11 June 2025
  • Those with a keen eye for art and fashion may notice the duplex penthouse’s resemblance to the modern, monochromatic offices of a late iconic fashion designer (known to use red as a neutral) in Manhattan.
    World of Hyatt, AFAR Media, 10 June 2025
Noun
  • Another one of her rental listings, also a floor-through but configured as a three-bed, two-bath, rented to the first people who saw it.
    Kim Velsey, Curbed, 8 May 2025
  • Two floor-through units on the third and fourth floors sat above an owner’s duplex with bedrooms at the garden level and living spaces on the parlor floor.
    Adriane Quinlan, Curbed, 1 Apr. 2025

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“Duplex.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/duplex. Accessed 19 Jun. 2025.

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