cohousing

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Recent Examples of cohousing Now aged 68 and 72, the two are living together again in Heartwood Commons, a cohousing community in Oklahoma. David Faris, Newsweek, 29 Dec. 2024 The Happy Home Shared by 26 Women (Anita Chaudhuri, The Guardian, August 2023) New Ground, the UK’s first cohousing community solely for women over the age of 50, is a testament to endurance. Christine Ro, Longreads, 17 Sep. 2024 For those wanting their own space, but seeking the benefits of community and camaraderie, cohousing is a viable alternative. Jamie Gold, Forbes, 19 July 2022 Spevak, who owns Orange Splot, which designs and builds cohousing and other small communities, spoke of the mismatch between houses and resident needs. oregonlive, 7 Sep. 2021 Despite this affinity and more than a decade of work, the root system of North American Jewish cohousing remains shallow. Rachelle Stein-Wotten, sun-sentinel.com, 18 Nov. 2020 Alissa Ballot, 64, is planning to leave her 750-square-foot apartment in downtown Chicago and put down roots in a multigenerational cohousing community where neighbors typically share dining and recreation areas and often help one another. Judith Graham, CNN, 17 Sep. 2020 A decade or so ago, the [then-editor of Cookie magazine] discussed her and her in-laws' cohousing arrangement. Washington Post, 10 Aug. 2020 There is also a growing movement in senior housing known as cohousing, in which homeowners have their own units but share a common living space and other resources. Julie Halpert, WSJ, 22 Apr. 2018
Recent Examples of Synonyms for cohousing
Noun
  • Meanwhile, Legion acquired 8-12 West 14th Street with plans to replace the existing office building with a new condo development.
    Shimon Shkury, Forbes, 25 Feb. 2025
  • The firm creates dream kitchens, party-ready lounges, and serene primary suites in all types of homes, from condos to lake houses.
    Dan Howarth, Architectural Digest, 25 Feb. 2025
Noun
  • Each entrance off the courtyard leads to a separate duplex.
    Adriane Quinlan, Curbed, 19 Feb. 2025
  • Prosecutors said that on the afternoon of the killing, Sept. 28, 2023, Treadway and a 31-year-old neighbor, who shared a duplex with her in Cleveland, got into an argument.
    Christine Pelisek, People.com, 19 Feb. 2025
Noun
  • One proposal, by Sen. Rosalind Osgood, a Democrat representing central Broward County, and Rep. Mitch Rosenwald, a Democrat representing eastern Broward in the House, would provide one-time $2,500 grants to help low-income senior condo owners facing assessments to fund their condominiums’ reserves.
    Ron Hurtibise, Sun Sentinel, 2 Mar. 2025
  • What to do about the condominium financial crisis, created by past legislation mandating inspections and financial requirements after the 2021 Surfside condo collapse, is one of the biggest questions this session.
    Lawrence Mower, Miami Herald, 28 Feb. 2025
Noun
  • The technology is simply too powerful and the efficiency gains too significant to ignore.
    Lars Daniel, Forbes, 26 Feb. 2025
  • The Eagles continued their three-point efficiency in the third quarter, showing an elite ability to convert through a tight North Crowley perimeter defense.
    Charles Baggarly, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 26 Feb. 2025
Noun
  • Their luxe design includes thick, sweat-wicking fabric; a wide, supportive waistband; and a super smooth fit that reviewers love for runs, studio workouts, and everyday wear.
    Sara Coughlin, SELF, 28 Feb. 2025
  • Fuzzy Door is under an overall deal at Universal Content Productions, which is the studio behind the series.
    Selome Hailu, Variety, 28 Feb. 2025
Noun
  • Later, after the rest of the city’s inhabitants have been wiped out by a colossal storm, Baucis and Philemon issue their requests to the gods and are granted, first, a floor-through loft in Chinatown.
    Hannah Gold, Harper's Magazine, 19 Feb. 2025
  • Our floor-through apartment on Bond Street is my luckiest business decision and my only retirement fund.
    Suzanne Seggerman, Curbed, 14 Nov. 2024
Noun
  • The Secret Life of Pets actor also wanted to include a window in his shower because his favorite garden apartment in Chicago had that feature.
    Charna Flam, People.com, 6 Jan. 2025
  • From $151 per night. BOOK NOW Pink Paradise in New Orleans, Louisiana This historic garden apartment—built in 1875— is a stunner on the inside and out.
    Kristi Kellogg, Architectural Digest, 21 Oct. 2024
Noun
  • The duplex apartment measures roughly 9,200 square feet with five bedrooms and six bathrooms.
    Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 24 Oct. 2024
  • Although she was born in Oakland, California, most of Harris’s early childhood was spent in a nondescript duplex apartment located above a day care facility in an area of West Berkeley known as the flatlands (her parents met as graduate students at UC Berkeley).
    Michelle Duncan, Architectural Digest, 31 July 2024

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“Cohousing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cohousing. Accessed 6 Mar. 2025.

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