as in abode
the place where one lives
police stopped by his residence to question him
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Recent Examples of residence
The form is an application to register permanent residence or adjust status.
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Marlene Lenthang, NBC news, 18 Sep. 2025
Retirees can obtain a residence permit by demonstrating a minimum monthly income of $1,500, with processing times typically around three months.
—Jessica Coacci, Fortune, 18 Sep. 2025
The night started out with a cocktail party in an airy and bright residence in the Mandarin Oriental, as realtors sipped drinks and munched on bites as live music played.
—Hadley Meares, HollywoodReporter, 18 Sep. 2025
No one answered the door at the Ruth residence Thursday.
—Gabe Whisnant, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Sep. 2025
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Marlene Lenthang, NBC news, 18 Sep. 2025
Retirees can obtain a residence permit by demonstrating a minimum monthly income of $1,500, with processing times typically around three months.
—Jessica Coacci, Fortune, 18 Sep. 2025
The night started out with a cocktail party in an airy and bright residence in the Mandarin Oriental, as realtors sipped drinks and munched on bites as live music played.
—Hadley Meares, HollywoodReporter, 18 Sep. 2025
No one answered the door at the Ruth residence Thursday.
—Gabe Whisnant, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for residence
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The contemporary five-bedroom, nine-bath abode has just hit the market for $22 million, with Jeffrey Dewing at Coldwell Banker Realty holding the listing.—
Tori Latham,
Robb Report,
11 Sep. 2025
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Our newest discovery at Amazon, the Generic 2-Story Prefabricated Tiny Home, is a one-bedroom abode with a spacious floor plan, a roomy deck, and a front porch for just $17,700.—
Toni Sutton,
PEOPLE,
7 Sep. 2025
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Homebuyers are not just purchasing a physical dwelling.—
Tor Constantino,
Forbes.com,
10 Sep. 2025
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Drive less than an hour from central Sedona through otherworldly red rocks to the Honanki Heritage Site, where the ancestors of Northern Arizona’s Hopi Tribe lived in sprawling cliff dwellings between the 12th and 14th centuries.—
New York Times,
New York Times,
10 Sep. 2025
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In the last fortnight alone, Starmer's Deputy Prime Minister and close ally Angela Rayner has resigned after a house tax scandal, triggering a major cabinet reshuffle.—
Holly Ellyatt,
CNBC,
17 Sep. 2025
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The weighty Guerlain Rouge G case comes in a wide variety of fabrics, colors, and textures—glossy tortoiseshell, embossed gold, glittering crystals—that house one of the most luxurious lipstick formulas on the market.—
Sophia Panych,
Allure,
16 Sep. 2025
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Last week, Reuters reported that Pulte’s own father and stepmother had declared two homes in two different states as their primary residence, prompting a town in Michigan to remove a tax exemption for their home there and charge the couple for back taxes.—
Chris Prentice,
USA Today,
14 Sep. 2025
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Ramón Laureano got Machado home and Sheets to third on a groundout, and a walk by Merrill brought O’Hearn to the plate as the potential tying run.—
Kevin Acee,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
13 Sep. 2025
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As demand for housing surged during the pandemic amid a widespread lack of inventory across the country, home prices shot through the roof—adding millions of dollars in real estate wealth to those who have managed to snatch a property or already owned one.—
Giulia Carbonaro,
MSNBC Newsweek,
17 Sep. 2025
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In images obtained by the outlet, an SUV on the side of the road is seen with the windshield completely smashed through and part of the roof caved in following the collision.—
Escher Walcott,
PEOPLE,
16 Sep. 2025
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The Resort emphasizes green lodging practices such as non-toxic cleaning supplies, linen reuse to conserve water and energy, and no bottled water in lodging units.—
Emese Maczko,
Forbes.com,
18 Sep. 2025
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The lodging market’s foreclosure and loan delinquency woes have engulfed hotels in Oakland, San Francisco and downtown San Jose, although problems have also surfaced for hotels in Berkeley, Newark, Pleasanton and Pleasant Hill.—
George Avalos,
Mercury News,
16 Sep. 2025
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The superstar, whose residency of shows this summer in Puerto Rico has brought pride, attention and big buckets of revenue to the island, has announced one more bonus show.—
Choire Sicha,
CNN Money,
15 Sep. 2025
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Programs in Portugal, Greece, Malta, the Caribbean and, most recently, New Zealand offer Americans a mix of real estate or fund investments with a pathway to residency or even citizenship.—
Jaime Catmull,
Forbes.com,
15 Sep. 2025
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Trump and allies are decrying elite colleges and universities as places of extreme liberal ideology and antisemitism.—
David Mark,
The Washington Examiner,
19 Sep. 2025
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Until airlines and airports put better safeguards in place, the burden falls on passengers to protect their own information.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
18 Sep. 2025
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“Residence.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/residence. Accessed 20 Sep. 2025.
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