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Recent Examples of dormitory
The 77,000-square-foot detention center built in 2018 was expanded this year to include interrogation rooms, 30 detention cells, and dormitories for 550 staff members.
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George Monastiriakos, Newsweek, 30 Dec. 2024
The city constructed the dormitories at Floyd Bennett Field despite protests and criticism that the location was unsuitable and isolated.
—Luis Ferré-Sadurní, New York Times, 23 Dec. 2024
Hundreds of workers from the Indian city of Cooch Behar lug steel girders into the concrete shells of what will be dormitories, as a leaf blower removes detritus from an artificial-turf soccer pitch.
—By Charlie Campbell/gelephu, Bhutan, TIME, 16 Jan. 2025
The rest of the land includes campus facilities such as dormitories, dining halls, conference centers for Buddhist study and several religious altars used for prayer.
—Lauren Costantino and, Miami Herald, 8 Jan. 2025
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George Monastiriakos, Newsweek, 30 Dec. 2024
The city constructed the dormitories at Floyd Bennett Field despite protests and criticism that the location was unsuitable and isolated.
—Luis Ferré-Sadurní, New York Times, 23 Dec. 2024
Hundreds of workers from the Indian city of Cooch Behar lug steel girders into the concrete shells of what will be dormitories, as a leaf blower removes detritus from an artificial-turf soccer pitch.
—By Charlie Campbell/gelephu, Bhutan, TIME, 16 Jan. 2025
The rest of the land includes campus facilities such as dormitories, dining halls, conference centers for Buddhist study and several religious altars used for prayer.
—Lauren Costantino and, Miami Herald, 8 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for dormitory
Noun
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By working on a sequel, 1047 Games has been able to build a more impactful experience than their first attempt, while remaining true to the dorm room experimentation that initially became their vision.—
Echo Apsey,
Rolling Stone,
26 Feb. 2025
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Musk mandate: If a freshman engineering major can survive dorm life and still ace a midterm calculus exam, your quarterback shouldn’t need turn-down service and a pillow mint at the local Marriott to beat Mercyhurst on homecoming.—
Mike Bianchi,
Orlando Sentinel,
25 Feb. 2025
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The locals didn’t always welcome Trump’s plans—a woman who owned a boardinghouse near one site would not sell, sparking a feud.—
Dan Alexander,
Forbes,
8 Feb. 2025
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At the boardinghouse, proprietress Fräulein Schneider and her Jewish tenant, Herr Schultz, who owns a fruit store, begin a serious romance with plans to marry.—
Oline Cogdill,
Sun Sentinel,
3 Apr. 2024
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There aren’t any flophouses in her this-year’s-hometown of Arlington.—
Howie Carr,
Boston Herald,
15 May 2024
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The only thing the teachers are looking for in their new towns are… no flophouses.—
Howie Carr,
Boston Herald,
15 May 2024
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“Dormitory.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dormitory. Accessed 1 Mar. 2025.
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