as in hotel
a building where people pay to live and have daily meals
a onetime boardinghouse that is now the site of the town's historical museum
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Recent Examples of boardinghouse
Everyone keeps to themselves at Briarwood House, a down-at-the-heels all-female boardinghouse in the heart of the nation’s capital, where secrets hide behind white picket fences.
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Sarah Yang, Sunset Magazine, 21 June 2024
An early shower scene in New York City, when Tom is still living at the crummy boardinghouse, gives us both extremes, with the light from the showerhead forming a kind of halo around Tom’s head and the churning water emerging from the shower drain an excess of murk.
—Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 18 Apr. 2024
The story revolves around aspiring Broadway actresses who live in the Footlights Club, a theatrical boardinghouse in New York.
—Brett Weiss, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 31 Jan. 2024
At the center of the narrative, John Schiappa reveals the scarred soul of Nick Laine, proprietor of the on-the-skids boardinghouse.
—Celia Wren, Washington Post, 15 Dec. 2023
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Sarah Yang, Sunset Magazine, 21 June 2024
An early shower scene in New York City, when Tom is still living at the crummy boardinghouse, gives us both extremes, with the light from the showerhead forming a kind of halo around Tom’s head and the churning water emerging from the shower drain an excess of murk.
—Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 18 Apr. 2024
The story revolves around aspiring Broadway actresses who live in the Footlights Club, a theatrical boardinghouse in New York.
—Brett Weiss, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 31 Jan. 2024
At the center of the narrative, John Schiappa reveals the scarred soul of Nick Laine, proprietor of the on-the-skids boardinghouse.
—Celia Wren, Washington Post, 15 Dec. 2023
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for boardinghouse
Noun
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A week into his stint in the Islands, Mueller grabbed a pay phone outside his hotel to call his father on the mainland.—
Chad Jennings,
The Athletic,
22 Jan. 2025
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The decor combines modern styling with contemporary Thai influences and nods to Art Deco (common throughout the hotel).—
Lauren Mowery,
Forbes,
22 Jan. 2025
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Lots of restaurants around town serve them, either as a starter or as the main event of a humble, satisfying winter meal, but the refined 37 Alpine Eating and the classic family-run tavern Gasthaus Fink just beside Piazza Walther are especially nice places to enjoy them.—
Ann Abel,
Forbes,
15 Jan. 2025
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Those in Birmingham can also visit the tavern that inspired the show's criminal hangout.—
Matt Cabral,
EW.com,
12 Jan. 2025
Noun
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Extra:More details about JFK assassination keep emerging, even 61 years later MLK assassinated in Memphis, April 4, 1968 King, whose work furthering the Civil Rights Movement is honored with a federal holiday, was killed on the balcony outside his motel room in Memphis, Tennessee.—
Michael Loria,
USA TODAY,
24 Jan. 2025
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The three women had been shopping and were unloading items at the motel where the ex-girlfriend was staying after her recent split from Handboy, prosecutors said.—
Sara Schilling,
Sacramento Bee,
22 Jan. 2025
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Where to Stay Like most ski towns, Rossland has several accommodation options tucked around, from cheap hostels to bed-and-breakfasts to motels.—
Cassidy Randall,
Forbes,
7 Jan. 2025
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According to the affidavit, a desk clerk at the hostel asked Mangione to lower his mask during his check-in process.—
Nancy Dillon,
Rolling Stone,
19 Dec. 2024
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