duplex 1 of 2

as in dual
consisting of two members or parts that are usually joined a duplex apartment with all of the bedrooms on the second floor

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duplex

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Recent Examples of duplex
Adjective
The duplex home of renowned art collector, dealer, interior designer and philanthropist Hester Diamond recently listed for $19.5 million. Emma Reynolds, Robb Report, 18 May 2022 For the penthouses, Herzog and de Meuron worked alongside structural engineers AKT to create the unique features within each duplex penthouse and interior designer Tom Dixon’s Design Research Studio to create lovely homes. Emma Reynolds, Robb Report, 17 Nov. 2022
Noun
This single-story duplex features a total of four bedrooms and three bathrooms. Bay Area Home Report, The Mercury News, 11 Dec. 2024 Families can even opt to rent a townhome or duplex on the property for even more space. Esther Carlstone, Parents, 18 Dec. 2024 See all Example Sentences for duplex 
Recent Examples of Synonyms for duplex
Adjective
  • That’s also frankly not as bad as expected coming off of 2023’s dual strikes and resultant gaps in the release calendar.
    Nancy Tartaglione, Deadline, 15 Jan. 2025
  • Fire took their jobs Jan. 14, 2025 Steele, 75, is heartbroken over the dual loss of his place of solace and his beekeeping business.
    Colleen Shalby, Los Angeles Times, 15 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • The multi-billionaire media tycoon, who currently owns Fox News and News Corp, sold his triplex at One Madison for roughly $23.8 million, per Crain’s New York Business.
    India Roby, Architectural Digest, 3 Dec. 2024
  • When Clarissa and Edgar Bronfman Jr. bought a $15.9 million penthouse atop an old-school Park Avenue co-op in 2011, the triplex was filled with the status symbols of the Laura Ashley era: canopy beds, floral carpets, fussy wallpaper, and loads of spindly, stuffy armchairs.
    Adriane Quinlan, Curbed, 8 July 2024
Adjective
  • Republican administrations typically have a binary effect on the art world.
    The Editors of ARTnews, ARTnews.com, 2 Jan. 2025
  • As Parker pointed out, many stars are born with a binary partner from the same cloud and become binary stars.
    Robert Lea, Space.com, 24 Dec. 2024
Noun
  • 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
  • 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
Adjective
  • At issue now is the fate of a two-volume report that Smith and his team had prepared about their twin investigations into Trump’s efforts to overturn the results of the 2020 election and his hoarding of classified documents at his Mar-a-Lago estate.
    Eric Tucker, Los Angeles Times, 11 Jan. 2025
  • Katey plans to share further updates on their twin girls on Instagram.
    Dory Jackson, People.com, 9 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • His shooting efficiency has at least opened the door a bit.
    Sam Vecenie, The Athletic, 9 Jan. 2025
  • Chick-fil-a does the robot Chick-fil-A is deploying robots at its Bay Center Foods facility to speed up lemon juice production, improve efficiency, and minimize waste.
    Francisco Velasquez, Quartz, 9 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • While there are rumors floating around that the South African mega mogul is eyeing a penthouse pad in West Palm Beach, his home away from home these days is apparently Mar-a-Lago.
    Madeleine Marr, Miami Herald, 3 Jan. 2025
  • The influential firm has designed a pair of eye-catching towers that are linked by an exclusive penthouse swimming pool at the top.
    Adam Williams, New Atlas, 2 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • Our floor-through apartment on Bond Street is my luckiest business decision and my only retirement fund.
    Suzanne Seggerman, Curbed, 14 Nov. 2024
  • Even an unremarkable two-bedroom floor-through in Prospect Heights, lacking the brownstone charm that tends to justify that kind of premium, was trying for $5,000.
    Curbed, Curbed, 25 Aug. 2023

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“Duplex.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/duplex. Accessed 21 Jan. 2025.

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