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Recent Examples of flophouse
Voodoo is the least of what’s been going on in the flophouses.
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Howie Carr, Boston Herald, 2 Apr. 2025
The film follows 12-year-old Mikal, who shares a small room in a cheap hotel, commonly known as a flophouse, with his parents and their cat, Smokey.
—Leo Barraclough, Variety, 26 Mar. 2025
When Abercrombie does offer up interiors, they’re sparsely furnished and dingy, like rooms in a flophouse.
—Jeremy Lybarger, ARTnews.com, 26 Mar. 2025
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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Howie Carr, Boston Herald, 2 Apr. 2025
The film follows 12-year-old Mikal, who shares a small room in a cheap hotel, commonly known as a flophouse, with his parents and their cat, Smokey.
—Leo Barraclough, Variety, 26 Mar. 2025
When Abercrombie does offer up interiors, they’re sparsely furnished and dingy, like rooms in a flophouse.
—Jeremy Lybarger, ARTnews.com, 26 Mar. 2025
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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Recent Examples of Synonyms for flophouse
Noun
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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
Noun
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Endeavor expects that on-campus dormitories will serve as a pipeline for Morado.—
Kate Marijolovic,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
7 June 2025
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To the generation that exclusively wore spongy thong sandals in dormitory showers, the concept of high-fashion flip-flops might sound like an oxymoron.—
Sam Reed,
Glamour,
29 May 2025
Noun
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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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The guests of honor at this weekend’s Rails to Victory World War II reenactment and encampment in South Elgin are two men who experienced the war firsthand more than 80 years ago.—
Mike Danahey,
Chicago Tribune,
5 June 2025
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Sacramento County will begin using drones to locate homeless encampments following authorization from the Board of Supervisors on Tuesday.—
Emma Hall,
Sacbee.com,
4 June 2025
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“Flophouse.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/flophouse. Accessed 19 Jun. 2025.
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