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as in hotel
a place that provides rooms and usually a public dining room for overnight guests
when we go on our country vacation, we always stay at this little lodge in the middle of nowhere
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as in clubhouse
the meeting place of an organization
the Masons meet at the lodge every Thursday evening
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as in to house
to provide with living quarters or shelter
the landlord can legally lodge up to 20 people in his apartment building at one time
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as in to park
to establish or place comfortably or snugly
our pet guinea pig lodged himself in the far corner of his cage and simply refused to come out
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as in to root
to set solidly in or as if in surrounding matter
the gunman had managed to lodge a bullet in my back, just inches from my spine
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Stefanie Waldek, Architectural Digest, 24 Oct. 2024
Tucked behind one of the many doors to the main lodge at the exclusive Yellowstone Club in Big Sky, Montana is a spacious lounge with comfy chairs, an array of snacks and cold drinks—and a 15 by 15 foot scale model of the club.
—Kerry A. Dolan, Forbes, 13 Oct. 2024
Alex Nitzberg, Fox News, 21 Oct. 2024
The closures have impacted many small businesses and lodging operations in the small coastal California town of Big Sur, which heavily rely on tourism.
—Krista Simmons, Sunset Magazine, 2 Oct. 2024
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Noun
Accommodations include 21 guest rooms in the Edwardian castle to 13 estate lodges spread across the grounds.
—Stefanie Waldek, Architectural Digest, 24 Oct. 2024
Tucked behind one of the many doors to the main lodge at the exclusive Yellowstone Club in Big Sky, Montana is a spacious lounge with comfy chairs, an array of snacks and cold drinks—and a 15 by 15 foot scale model of the club.
—Kerry A. Dolan, Forbes, 13 Oct. 2024
Verb
During a press conference on Monday morning, county commissioner Sherri Washington said that the county board of commissioners has engaged the firm Napoli Shkolnik to lodge a federal lawsuit.
—Alex Nitzberg, Fox News, 21 Oct. 2024
The closures have impacted many small businesses and lodging operations in the small coastal California town of Big Sur, which heavily rely on tourism.
—Krista Simmons, Sunset Magazine, 2 Oct. 2024
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“Lodge.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lodge. Accessed 4 Nov. 2024.
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