as in occupations
the act or fact of residing in a place
as much as I've enjoyed my residency in this state, it may be time to move on
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Recent Examples of residencies
A lot of music residencies in New York City, especially sort of the intimate thing, is part of what’s always made New York feel like New York, right?
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Preezy Brown, VIBE.com, 3 Apr. 2026
The team run monthly chef residencies, so there’s always someone new coming up with a creative new menu.
—Cnt Editors, Condé Nast Traveler, 31 Mar. 2026
Nonetheless, the organization’s 80 acres are home to a variety of artist residencies, which use the windswept isolation of the desert to activate dormant ideas.
—Jessica Gelt, Los Angeles Times, 31 Mar. 2026
Chefs Olivia López and Jonathan Percival launched Molino Olōyō out of a commercial kitchen in 2021, which evolved into a taco pop-up and various residencies, earning them a nod on Texas Monthly’s Top 50 Tacos in 2024.
—Kate Kassin, Bon Appetit Magazine, 26 Mar. 2026
Earlier phases focused on artist residencies, exhibitions and community storytelling.
—Ryan Nickerson, Houston Chronicle, 25 Mar. 2026
Nothing’s Going to Happen to Me boasts the most elaborate visual universe of any Mitski album to date, and extended residencies in New York, Los Angeles, and Sydney, Australia, present the opportunity for production and stage design to match.
—Nina Corcoran, Pitchfork, 24 Mar. 2026
In the coming years, VIFF envisions expanding into additional training streams for key creative roles, alongside new initiatives such as artist residencies, year-round labs and the potential to become a source for development funding.
—Ed Meza, Variety, 16 Mar. 2026
Janine is the co-director of Litquake’s Lit Crawl and an alumna of several writing residencies including Hedgebrook, MacDowell, Mesa Refuge, WordSpace Studios, Vashon Artist Residency, In Cahoots, and the Mineral School.
—Literary Hub, 16 Mar. 2026
Preezy Brown, VIBE.com, 3 Apr. 2026
The team run monthly chef residencies, so there’s always someone new coming up with a creative new menu.
—Cnt Editors, Condé Nast Traveler, 31 Mar. 2026
Nonetheless, the organization’s 80 acres are home to a variety of artist residencies, which use the windswept isolation of the desert to activate dormant ideas.
—Jessica Gelt, Los Angeles Times, 31 Mar. 2026
Chefs Olivia López and Jonathan Percival launched Molino Olōyō out of a commercial kitchen in 2021, which evolved into a taco pop-up and various residencies, earning them a nod on Texas Monthly’s Top 50 Tacos in 2024.
—Kate Kassin, Bon Appetit Magazine, 26 Mar. 2026
Earlier phases focused on artist residencies, exhibitions and community storytelling.
—Ryan Nickerson, Houston Chronicle, 25 Mar. 2026
Nothing’s Going to Happen to Me boasts the most elaborate visual universe of any Mitski album to date, and extended residencies in New York, Los Angeles, and Sydney, Australia, present the opportunity for production and stage design to match.
—Nina Corcoran, Pitchfork, 24 Mar. 2026
In the coming years, VIFF envisions expanding into additional training streams for key creative roles, alongside new initiatives such as artist residencies, year-round labs and the potential to become a source for development funding.
—Ed Meza, Variety, 16 Mar. 2026
Janine is the co-director of Litquake’s Lit Crawl and an alumna of several writing residencies including Hedgebrook, MacDowell, Mesa Refuge, WordSpace Studios, Vashon Artist Residency, In Cahoots, and the Mineral School.
—Literary Hub, 16 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for residencies
Noun
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In the Loyola Marymount poll, unlike the other polls, respondents were given brief descriptions of the candidates, including their occupations and political priorities.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
31 Mar. 2026
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There’s currently a dire shortage of electricians, and employment in the profession is expected to grow by 9% through 2034, well above the average growth for all occupations.—
Jake Angelo,
Fortune,
30 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Homes built closely on zero lot lines with dense suburban single- and multi-family occupancies place families and homes in the path of bigger, louder and stronger fireworks.—
Chicago Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
7 Feb. 2026
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Roughly half reached new peak occupancies either in June or July.—
Isabelle Chapman,
CNN Money,
8 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Wild elephants often stray into human habitations this time of year, when rice fields are ready for harvesting.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
20 Dec. 2025
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Such defensive settlements became the norm in areas vulnerable to slave-raiding, with individual houses and collective habitations undergoing significant transformations.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
5 Dec. 2025
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“Residencies.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/residencies. Accessed 7 Apr. 2026.
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