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as in penthouse
a room or set of rooms in a private house or a block used as a separate dwelling place
a spacious six-room apartment that occupies the entire upper floor of a two-family house
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as in room
an area within a building that has been set apart from surrounding space by a wall
the museum sets aside this large central apartment to display special exhibitions
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Recent Examples of apartment
Among his international commissions were Tory Burch’s home in the French countryside and composer Andrew Lloyd Webber’s New York City apartment, as well as projects for the Duke of Beaufort and brewery heiress Daphne Guinness.
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Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 18 Apr. 2025
It’s often attached to a wall in public places like airports, gyms, train stations, office buildings, and apartments.
—Angela Ryan Lee, Verywell Health, 17 Apr. 2025
Some residents reported seeing police activity at a nearby playground and apartment complex around the time of the shooting.
—Ilana Arougheti, Kansas City Star, 8 Apr. 2025
One person was killed and three others were injured Sunday morning in a two-alarm fire at an apartment complex that left dozens of residents displaced, authorities said.
—Harry Harris, Mercury News, 7 Apr. 2025
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Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 18 Apr. 2025
It’s often attached to a wall in public places like airports, gyms, train stations, office buildings, and apartments.
—Angela Ryan Lee, Verywell Health, 17 Apr. 2025
Some residents reported seeing police activity at a nearby playground and apartment complex around the time of the shooting.
—Ilana Arougheti, Kansas City Star, 8 Apr. 2025
One person was killed and three others were injured Sunday morning in a two-alarm fire at an apartment complex that left dozens of residents displaced, authorities said.
—Harry Harris, Mercury News, 7 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for apartment
Noun
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This frame marks its second stint in the penthouse.—
Hugh McIntyre,
Forbes.com,
12 Apr. 2025
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Key among the changes planned for the penthouse space are an enlarged bar that will expand seating from 12 to 22.—
Lori Weisberg,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
11 Apr. 2025
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The Bills and White agreed to terms Thursday on a one-year deal to bolster the depth of the cornerback room, a league source said.—
Joe Buscaglia,
New York Times,
18 Apr. 2025
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People were most commonly (75 percent) found to keep their indoor plants in the living room, followed by the kitchen (54 percent) and bedroom (50 percent).—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
17 Apr. 2025
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Florida condominium owners are increasingly worried about being forced out of their properties by rising fees stemming from a new building safety regulation introduced in the aftermath of the Surfside collapse.—
David Faris,
MSNBC Newsweek,
11 Apr. 2025
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Everyone agrees that safety is paramount for high-rise condominiums located near salt water.—
Bruce Strom,
Sun Sentinel,
6 Apr. 2025
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At this level of analysis, a different suite of equations—the Euler and Navier-Stokes equations—accurately describe how fluids move and how their physical properties interrelate without recourse to particles at all.—
Jack Murtagh,
Scientific American,
14 Apr. 2025
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Property Picks This one-bedroom, one-bathroom, 39-square-meter studio suite is currently on the market for $600,000.—
Kathleen Peddicord,
Forbes.com,
14 Apr. 2025
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Macdonald also painstakingly recreated the couple’s Greenwich Village flat, down to the debris strewn out on the floor.—
David Fear,
Rolling Stone,
12 Apr. 2025
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Dress it up with block heels for the office or down with ballet flats or sneakers for brunch.—
Claire Harmeyer,
People.com,
12 Apr. 2025
Noun
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The latest is Bunny, a freewheeling ensemble comedy set in an East Village tenement inhabited by hustlers, stoners, party girls, landlords, Wall Street bros and not one but two dead bodies.—
Jordan Mintzer,
The Hollywood Reporter,
12 Mar. 2025
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With its warm wood planking, plentiful resting areas, and plantings of long, waving grasses, the park, no matter how crowded, feels like a calm canyon snaking through crumbling tenements and monumental skyscrapers, offering occasional glimpses of the Hudson River beyond.—
News Desk,
Artforum,
13 Mar. 2025
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For something in between, rent a two-bedroom condo in the Sea Coast Suites, which has nearby beach access and an ocean view.—
Grace Haynes,
Southern Living,
12 Apr. 2025
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In the spring of 2019, shortly after the company landed what was then its biggest immigration contract — a $92 million no-bid award to run two tent facilities in Texas — Stapleton purchased a $5.7 million condo in Naples, Florida.—
Jeff Ernsthausen,
ProPublica,
11 Apr. 2025
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“Apartment.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/apartment. Accessed 22 Apr. 2025.
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