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as in house
the place where one lives
as long as you're living under my roof, you'll obey my rules
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as in to house
to provide with living quarters or shelter
fed and roofed the emergency volunteers for a week
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Recent Examples of roof
Kelly Phillips Erb, Forbes, 15 Jan. 2025
The process included a visit from the NFL Stadium Committee in June 1998 to see the plans for a new retractable roof stadium.
—Joseph Hernandez, Kansas City Star, 15 Jan. 2025
Rick Jordan, Condé Nast Traveler, 14 Oct. 2024
With winds measuring 175 mph that will have level 4 wind threat impact on the greater Tampa Bay area, according to the NWS, the storm could cause wall and roof failure in buildings, the destruction of mobile homes, power outages, and tree falls.
—Solcyré Burga, TIME, 7 Oct. 2024
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Noun
Improvements can also include decks, fencing, or a new roof.
—Kelly Phillips Erb, Forbes, 15 Jan. 2025
The process included a visit from the NFL Stadium Committee in June 1998 to see the plans for a new retractable roof stadium.
—Joseph Hernandez, Kansas City Star, 15 Jan. 2025
Verb
But, instead, my son and I scramble up the ladder onto the hut roof and play games, project movies onto the wall.
—Rick Jordan, Condé Nast Traveler, 14 Oct. 2024
With winds measuring 175 mph that will have level 4 wind threat impact on the greater Tampa Bay area, according to the NWS, the storm could cause wall and roof failure in buildings, the destruction of mobile homes, power outages, and tree falls.
—Solcyré Burga, TIME, 7 Oct. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for roof
Noun
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Opening the canopy dries out the forest floor and increases wind speeds, both of which accelerate fire.—
Elizabeth Miller,
Outside Online,
12 Jan. 2025
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By his calculations, even after 20 years, the canopy of the new trees would only offer 57% of the shade as the original trees.—
Alex Harris,
Miami Herald,
7 Jan. 2025
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His only things were, there’s a house with a presence in it.—
J. Kim Murphy,
Variety,
25 Jan. 2025
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Inside, the house is now completely empty of furniture.—
Hadeel Al-Shalchi,
NPR,
25 Jan. 2025
Verb
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Leaders are asking everyone to shelter at home Wednesday and stay off the roads until the ice melts.—
Carlie Kollath Wells,
Axios,
22 Jan. 2025
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Two families had been sheltering there when the attack happened just before dawn.—
Jennifer Jett,
NBC News,
17 Jan. 2025
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Joe O’Neill, also a Sidewalk Project board member, said some people’s tents were blown away by the fierce winds.—
Summer Lin,
Los Angeles Times,
14 Jan. 2025
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The offensive has reduced large areas of the territory to rubble and displaced around 90% of Gaza’s population of 2.3 million, with hundreds of thousands packed into tent camps along the coast where hunger is widespread.—
Wafaa Shurafa,
Chicago Tribune,
14 Jan. 2025
Noun
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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
Verb
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Perle was underwriting it and finally had to rent a hall to accommodate the troops.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
17 Jan. 2025
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However, Cassidy's friends have been more than accommodating when spending time together.—
Ashley Vega,
People.com,
17 Jan. 2025
Noun
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This area of the property boasts 15-foot ceilings on its own.—
Michael Gfoeller And David H. Rundell,
Newsweek,
15 Jan. 2025
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Akram fired a shot into the ceiling, an alarming act captured on camera.—
Efrat Lachter,
Fox News,
15 Jan. 2025
Noun
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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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“Roof.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/roof. Accessed 30 Jan. 2025.
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