as in apartments
a room or set of rooms in a private house or a block used as a separate dwelling place
had to take on a third roommate in order to afford the bigger flat
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Recent Examples of flats
Swap boots for flats, ditch the tights, and the same dress takes on a lighter feel as temperatures rise.
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Rosie Marder, Travel + Leisure, 5 Feb. 2026
Route 908 and Freeport Road near the Walmart are a few of the places drivers have run over these things, but Route 28 North in that area is the place where most of the flats are occurring.
—Ross Guidotti, CBS News, 5 Feb. 2026
Pull on a sharp pair of boots or some low-key ballet flats and let these picks become your entire outfit.
—Jake Henry Smith, Glamour, 4 Feb. 2026
The project is expected to be complete in 2031, with a first phase of 479 townhomes, apartments and flats to be complete in 2027.
—Eric Adler, Kansas City Star, 4 Feb. 2026
From comfy sneakers to fabulous flats, her picks couldn’t be more versatile.
—Isabel Bekele, InStyle, 4 Feb. 2026
Bleach solutions are perfect for sanitizing seed-starting trays, flats, and pots, for example.
—Andy Wilcox, Better Homes & Gardens, 3 Feb. 2026
The floral design resembles a pair of pants Kelly Clarkson recently wore, and the straight leg is easy to tuck into boots during the cold months or wear with sandals or flats in the spring.
—Jacqueline Tempera, PEOPLE, 31 Jan. 2026
Channel her effortlessly cool approach by reaching for a slouchy grey crewneck, layered over a relaxed white tee and paired with pleated black trousers and simple ballet flats.
—Laura Jackson, Vogue, 28 Jan. 2026
Rosie Marder, Travel + Leisure, 5 Feb. 2026
Route 908 and Freeport Road near the Walmart are a few of the places drivers have run over these things, but Route 28 North in that area is the place where most of the flats are occurring.
—Ross Guidotti, CBS News, 5 Feb. 2026
Pull on a sharp pair of boots or some low-key ballet flats and let these picks become your entire outfit.
—Jake Henry Smith, Glamour, 4 Feb. 2026
The project is expected to be complete in 2031, with a first phase of 479 townhomes, apartments and flats to be complete in 2027.
—Eric Adler, Kansas City Star, 4 Feb. 2026
From comfy sneakers to fabulous flats, her picks couldn’t be more versatile.
—Isabel Bekele, InStyle, 4 Feb. 2026
Bleach solutions are perfect for sanitizing seed-starting trays, flats, and pots, for example.
—Andy Wilcox, Better Homes & Gardens, 3 Feb. 2026
The floral design resembles a pair of pants Kelly Clarkson recently wore, and the straight leg is easy to tuck into boots during the cold months or wear with sandals or flats in the spring.
—Jacqueline Tempera, PEOPLE, 31 Jan. 2026
Channel her effortlessly cool approach by reaching for a slouchy grey crewneck, layered over a relaxed white tee and paired with pleated black trousers and simple ballet flats.
—Laura Jackson, Vogue, 28 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for flats
apartments
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These vacation rentals range from cozy stays for a couple to more spacious apartments fit for a family; all right in the center of the city, all with their own take on its rich history of art and architecture.—
Elly Leavitt,
Vogue,
9 Feb. 2026
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Pedestal sinks are especially common in historic homes and apartments, or in homes designed to evoke a vintage feel.—
Sarah Lyon,
The Spruce,
8 Feb. 2026
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“Flats.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/flats. Accessed 16 Feb. 2026.
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