as in residence
the place where one lives
welcome to my domicile, humble though it may be
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as in to house
to provide with living quarters or shelter
the university domiciles students in a variety of buildings in and around its urban campus
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Recent Examples of domicile
Valerie Mesa, Peoplemag, 23 July 2024
This is where Kamala Harris lives, at least when she isn’t camped out at the vice president’s residence at the Naval Observatory in Washington D.C., about a ten-minute drive to the White House, potentially Harris’ next domicile.
—Benjamin Svetkey, The Hollywood Reporter, 22 July 2024
Felix Salmon, Axios, 27 Sep. 2024
Under current choice of law cases, these new laws are likely to apply only to plaintiffs domiciled in California (including at time of death for deceased personalities), regardless of where the offending act occurred.
—Schuyler Moore, Forbes, 20 Sep. 2024
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Noun
On July 25, Mercury will enter its domicile Virgo, bringing a shift towards precision and analytical thinking.
—Valerie Mesa, Peoplemag, 23 July 2024
This is where Kamala Harris lives, at least when she isn’t camped out at the vice president’s residence at the Naval Observatory in Washington D.C., about a ten-minute drive to the White House, potentially Harris’ next domicile.
—Benjamin Svetkey, The Hollywood Reporter, 22 July 2024
Verb
As a trio of jurists explained in a paper earlier this year, such a move could in theory be challenged by the attorney general of Delaware, where OpenAI is domiciled.
—Felix Salmon, Axios, 27 Sep. 2024
Under current choice of law cases, these new laws are likely to apply only to plaintiffs domiciled in California (including at time of death for deceased personalities), regardless of where the offending act occurred.
—Schuyler Moore, Forbes, 20 Sep. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for domicile
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For example, the tax code allows taxpayers to exclude from their income amounts received from insurance for the temporary additional living expenses created by the wildfire resulting from the loss of the taxpayer’s principal residence.—
Robert W. Wood,
Forbes,
22 Jan. 2025
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Officers made several attempts to make contact with Esposito, who eventually came out of his residence and was taken into police custody, according to Murgo.—
Justin Muszynski,
Hartford Courant,
21 Jan. 2025
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Mary is the director at the hospital where the Holmes Clinic is housed, and Chestnut and Aytes have fantastic chemistry despite their characters’ differing patient care tactics.—
Aramide Tinubu,
Variety,
26 Jan. 2025
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Loftin Hall itself, the former student dining hall where the museum is housed, is noteworthy on its own, with beautiful Mexican tiles and sturdy wooden beams.—
Pam LeBlanc,
Southern Living,
26 Jan. 2025
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Located about 15 minutes outside of the historic Western film-worthy downtown core and perched high in the Mountain Village neighborhood, the one-of-a-kind abode was designed by Tom Conyers Architects and built in 2015 by Gerber Construction, with interior design by Thomas Hamel and Associates.—
Emma Reynolds,
Robb Report,
17 Jan. 2025
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Per investigators, he is suspected of using fire escape stairs in the rear of Khan's residential building to enter the actor's abode.—
Michael Gfoeller And David H. Rundell,
Newsweek,
16 Jan. 2025
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One area where Bodek says the county hasn’t been able to have much effect: the locations of accessory dwelling units, or ADUs.—
Rebecca Ellis,
Los Angeles Times,
18 Jan. 2025
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Over 7,000 structures have been damaged or destroyed in the blaze and 26% of damage inspections for dwellings have been completed.—
Mirna Alsharif,
NBC News,
14 Jan. 2025
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The weight of the snow that had collected atop the theater caused its flat roof to buckle, splitting it down the middle and onto the movie house’s concrete balcony.—
Laura Kiniry,
Smithsonian Magazine,
28 Jan. 2025
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Satisfied, the men secured their ropes to the top of the roof and went off the edge.—
Jake Offenhartz,
The New Yorker,
27 Jan. 2025
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Two waterfront resorts, plus rental properties, are your main options for lodging.—
Tara Massouleh McCay,
Southern Living,
18 Jan. 2025
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Kids under two get free access to the water park and lodging.—
Jean Chen Smith,
USA TODAY,
18 Jan. 2025
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The new potential hazard puts the very homes that survived the fires at risk again.—
Nicole Fallert,
USA TODAY,
27 Jan. 2025
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While many people initially were concerned about Grammy attendees taking hotel rooms from locals who’d lost their homes, as of last week, local hotels were at just 30% occupancy, according to the city’s head of tourism for the Marketing District and the CEO of the Convention and Visitors Bureau.—
Jem Aswad,
Variety,
27 Jan. 2025
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“Domicile.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/domicile. Accessed 1 Feb. 2025.
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