as in apartment
a room or set of rooms in a private house or a block used as a separate dwelling place
I've rented lodgings in the old boardinghouse downtown
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Recent Examples of lodgings
To save costs, some fans are choosing to stay farther from the venues or opting for alternative lodgings such as Airbnbs.
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Los Angeles Times, 23 May 2026
Visitors swim in Cleopatra’s Bath and stay in electricity-free lodgings built from kershif, a traditional mud-and-salt mix.
—Hanna Wickes, Kansas City Star, 18 May 2026
With no high-rise lodgings, part of the area’s charm is its inns and beachfront vacation rental homes.
—Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 17 May 2026
Nicaragua may be one of the world’s hot eco-destinations, but the lodgings were hippie-chic at best—until Mukul opened last year.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 4 May 2026
Upstairs, another bathroom and two main bedrooms provide spacious lodgings for up to nine guests.
—Audrey Lee, Architectural Digest, 23 Apr. 2026
The company is also clarifying that no users' physical addresses were accessed, suggesting address information for lodgings was compromised instead.
—Michael Kan, PC Magazine, 13 Apr. 2026
Patrick retreated to his lodgings to pray.
—Maureen O'Hare, CNN Money, 17 Mar. 2026
The eroding mud-brick buildings at Tizkmoudine, untended for decades, sat vacant apart from a few rooms converted into tourist lodgings.
—Kevin West, Travel + Leisure, 10 Mar. 2026
Los Angeles Times, 23 May 2026
Visitors swim in Cleopatra’s Bath and stay in electricity-free lodgings built from kershif, a traditional mud-and-salt mix.
—Hanna Wickes, Kansas City Star, 18 May 2026
With no high-rise lodgings, part of the area’s charm is its inns and beachfront vacation rental homes.
—Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 17 May 2026
Nicaragua may be one of the world’s hot eco-destinations, but the lodgings were hippie-chic at best—until Mukul opened last year.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 4 May 2026
Upstairs, another bathroom and two main bedrooms provide spacious lodgings for up to nine guests.
—Audrey Lee, Architectural Digest, 23 Apr. 2026
The company is also clarifying that no users' physical addresses were accessed, suggesting address information for lodgings was compromised instead.
—Michael Kan, PC Magazine, 13 Apr. 2026
Patrick retreated to his lodgings to pray.
—Maureen O'Hare, CNN Money, 17 Mar. 2026
The eroding mud-brick buildings at Tizkmoudine, untended for decades, sat vacant apart from a few rooms converted into tourist lodgings.
—Kevin West, Travel + Leisure, 10 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for lodgings
apartment
Noun
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Martinez-Armstrong also told investigators that the 4-year-old had no bruises on his body before arriving at the man’s apartment, the affidavit stated.—
Lauren Penington,
Denver Post,
18 May 2026
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There’s a walk-in closet in addition to three closets elsewhere in the apartment.—
Katie McDonough,
Curbed,
18 May 2026
Cite this Entry
“Lodgings.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lodgings. Accessed 24 May. 2026.
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