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Recent Examples of landlady
Round Corner has had a couple of flashes of notoriety over the decades: For a period of time in 1982, Dorothea Puente, the midtown landlady later convicted of killing three people, ran the bar’s kitchen, and one morning in March of 1986, a van crashed through the wall and into the bar.
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Annika Merrilees, Sacbee.com, 19 June 2025
They are joined by Pulp Fiction star Maria de Medeiros as the bar’s eccentric landlady who stumbles in on their plotting.
—Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 9 May 2025
Vance was suggested for the role of landlady Ethel Mertz (who would often concoct schemes with the titular character) by director Marc Daniels.
—Virginia Chamlee, People.com, 10 May 2025
Prior to moving in, the landlady laid out several house rules for Sara, which included opening the windows daily and paying for each use of the dryer.
—John W. Dean, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 Apr. 2025
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Annika Merrilees, Sacbee.com, 19 June 2025
They are joined by Pulp Fiction star Maria de Medeiros as the bar’s eccentric landlady who stumbles in on their plotting.
—Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 9 May 2025
Vance was suggested for the role of landlady Ethel Mertz (who would often concoct schemes with the titular character) by director Marc Daniels.
—Virginia Chamlee, People.com, 10 May 2025
Prior to moving in, the landlady laid out several house rules for Sara, which included opening the windows daily and paying for each use of the dryer.
—John W. Dean, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for landlady
Noun
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But with that power also comes the responsibility to work with both the tenants and the landlords to hear their struggles and work to brainstorm creative solutions that can help keep a tenant housed.—
Alex Vasquez,
Forbes.com,
1 Aug. 2025
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Program participants have their rent partially covered by a subsidy paid directly to the landlord.—
Sam Tabachnik,
Denver Post,
1 Aug. 2025
Noun
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In recent weeks, anonymous letters have been mailed to party members with vague and conspiratorial language about the chair race — and while some appear neutral, others have attacked either Rodriguez-Kennedy or Ochoa.—
Lucas Robinson,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
3 Aug. 2025
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Prairie Village residents are required to get a letter to notify them when construction will happen within 200 feet of their property.—
Taylor O'Connor,
Kansas City Star,
3 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Deliveries are a crucial bellwether of financial health, as the bulk of payment for the aircraft from airline or lessor customers occurs at delivery.—
Jerrold Lundquist,
Forbes.com,
14 July 2025
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Esports company Savvy Games, aircraft lessor AviLease, telecom firm STC, and mining giant Ma’aden, as well as dividend earnings from Saudi National Bank, helped boost 2024 revenues 25%.—
Kelsey Warner,
semafor.com,
2 July 2025
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The purchase, from landowner Robert Weber last month, was partly financed by a grant from the Yale Divinity School.—
Kenneth R. Gosselin,
Hartford Courant,
10 July 2025
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The Ohio Department of Natural Resources credits the Ohio Division of Wildlife, Ohio zoos, wildlife rehabilitation facilities, concerned landowners and conservationists for repopulating the species.—
Hailey Roden,
The Enquirer,
5 July 2025
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Massachusetts is on the cusp of delivering a long-overdue win for renters.—
Lydia Edwards,
Boston Herald,
19 July 2025
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That means friendlier leasing teams, quicker problem-solving and a better overall experience for renters.—
Tyler Christiansen,
Forbes.com,
18 July 2025
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“Landlady.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/landlady. Accessed 7 Aug. 2025.
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