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as in penthouse
a room or set of rooms in a private house or a block used as a separate dwelling place
a spacious six-room apartment that occupies the entire upper floor of a two-family house
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as in room
an area within a building that has been set apart from surrounding space by a wall
the museum sets aside this large central apartment to display special exhibitions
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Recent Examples of apartment
Wedding registries are shrinking to fit into cramped apartments and starter homes.
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Sami Sparber, Axios, 11 Jan. 2025
Officials said that all of the apartments on the building’s top floor were destroyed.
—Isabella Kwai, New York Times, 10 Jan. 2025
Liman had ordered the former New York City mayor to turn over valuables to the women such as a Mercedes Benz once owned by Lauren Bacall, a Manhattan apartment and an autographed Joe DiMaggio baseball jersey to help settle his debt.
—Bart Jansen, USA TODAY, 10 Jan. 2025
The family opted to renovate the condo rather than put it back up for sale and White rented another apartment for nearly a year while the family repaired their condo.
—Kamaron McNair, CNBC, 1 Jan. 2025
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Sami Sparber, Axios, 11 Jan. 2025
Officials said that all of the apartments on the building’s top floor were destroyed.
—Isabella Kwai, New York Times, 10 Jan. 2025
Liman had ordered the former New York City mayor to turn over valuables to the women such as a Mercedes Benz once owned by Lauren Bacall, a Manhattan apartment and an autographed Joe DiMaggio baseball jersey to help settle his debt.
—Bart Jansen, USA TODAY, 10 Jan. 2025
The family opted to renovate the condo rather than put it back up for sale and White rented another apartment for nearly a year while the family repaired their condo.
—Kamaron McNair, CNBC, 1 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for apartment
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That smash, which helped the crooner earn his first Grammy nomination, is the seventh-longest-leading No. 1 ever, with 23 stays inside the penthouse.—
Hugh McIntyre,
Forbes,
16 Jan. 2025
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Robb Report even used the penthouse suite to host our House of Robb during Miami Art Week last month.—
Tori Latham,
Robb Report,
16 Jan. 2025
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January is usually an easy month to book a Southern California hotel room.—
Christopher Reynolds,
Los Angeles Times,
11 Jan. 2025
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Thirty-two of the hotel’s 153 rooms will have kitchenettes to accommodate guests on longer stays, such as medical professionals.—
Kate Marijolovic,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
11 Jan. 2025
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For comparison, 24,300 homes, including units in apartments and condominiums, were granted building permits in L.A. County in 2023, the last full year of available U.S. census data.—
Liam Dillon,
Los Angeles Times,
10 Jan. 2025
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That’s when the judge is supposed to hear testimony and view evidence before deciding what should be done with the condominium and World Series rings.—
Larry Neumeister,
Chicago Tribune,
6 Jan. 2025
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Stadiums and arenas are placing less of an emphasis on traditional luxury suites and carving up their spaces into a broader array of premium seating experiences, each of which can carry a sponsor’s name.—
Justin Birnbaum,
Forbes,
9 Jan. 2025
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The program, which came with a 26-book handbook, filled a compact schedule led by a suite of USC Annenberg’s journalism professors.—
Melanie Anzidei,
The Athletic,
9 Jan. 2025
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Following the dinner, guests relax by a campfire on the tidal flats to enjoy dessert with a view of the incoming tide.—
Caitlin Palumbo,
Forbes,
15 Jan. 2025
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Even our favorite style stars, from Zoë Kravitz to Kendall Jenner, aren't giving their flats up come winter.—
Cortne Bonilla,
Vogue,
15 Jan. 2025
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When Carter, who died Sunday at age 100, first showed up alongside other Habitat volunteers at a decrepit tenement on New York’s Lower East Side in 1984, the cultural zeitgeist did a double take.—
Marco della Cava,
USA TODAY,
30 Dec. 2024
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Born to Jewish immigrants in a Lower East Side tenement, Aarons began his career as a combat photographer for the United States Military during World War II.—
Elise Taylor,
Vogue,
26 Dec. 2024
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Wagner also lost his house in the Woolsey Fire, and has been living in a condo while its replacement is under construction.—
Emily Witt,
The New Yorker,
9 Jan. 2025
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In what his organization maintained was not a marketing ploy, Trump offered a free ride and lunch on the mega-yacht Trump Princess to everyone who has bought a Plaza condo.—
Miami Herald Archives,
Miami Herald,
8 Jan. 2025
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“Apartment.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/apartment. Accessed 22 Jan. 2025.
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