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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
At the time of his disappearance, Richard worked in his family’s pastry business and lived in an apartment above the shop.
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Faith Karimi, CNN Money, 6 Apr. 2025
Heavy fire was coming from the first and second floors of the apartment complex and a working fire was declared, officials said.
—Lillie Davidson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 5 Apr. 2025
Her apartment walls were lined with bookcases, with thousands of books neatly placed.
—Grethel Aguila, Miami Herald, 5 Apr. 2025
After Will Forte and Val Kilmer co-starred in MacGruber, the film adaptation of a recurring Saturday Night Live sketch spoofing high-intensity spy dramas, the two became close friends and even shared an apartment for a few months.
—Natalie Oganesyan, Deadline, 5 Apr. 2025
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Faith Karimi, CNN Money, 6 Apr. 2025
Heavy fire was coming from the first and second floors of the apartment complex and a working fire was declared, officials said.
—Lillie Davidson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 5 Apr. 2025
Her apartment walls were lined with bookcases, with thousands of books neatly placed.
—Grethel Aguila, Miami Herald, 5 Apr. 2025
After Will Forte and Val Kilmer co-starred in MacGruber, the film adaptation of a recurring Saturday Night Live sketch spoofing high-intensity spy dramas, the two became close friends and even shared an apartment for a few months.
—Natalie Oganesyan, Deadline, 5 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for apartment
Noun
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For guests who prefer the quiet privacy of their villa, a personal chef will come and whip up bespoke meals from the comfort of their penthouse.—
Ashlee Marie Preston,
Forbes.com,
8 Apr. 2025
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And David Sacks, a PayPal (PYPL) co-founder who serves as an AI and crypto czar in the Trump administration, spent $10.3 million on a penthouse in the northwest part of the nation’s capital.—
Shannon Carroll,
Quartz,
7 Apr. 2025
Noun
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The Amazon best-selling purifier can clean air to every corner of a room up to 1095 sq. ft.—
Nora Colomer,
FOXNews.com,
5 Apr. 2025
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This was a threat, of course, but also an acknowledgment that there was plenty of room to grow.—
Gal Beckerman,
The Atlantic,
5 Apr. 2025
Noun
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An elderly Jew, not Russian, who is the treasurer of the condominium board.—
David Bezmozgis,
New Yorker,
6 Apr. 2025
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The 7,000-square-foot condominium holds views spanning from the Pacific Ocean to the San Francisco Bay.—
David Caraccio,
Sacbee.com,
3 Apr. 2025
Noun
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The hotel's renovation started in 2023 with a floor-to-ceiling redesign of all 392 guest rooms, including 57 suites, upgrades to the hotel’s meeting and event space, and the relocation of the lobby and front desk to the ground floor.—
Ryan Slattery,
Travel + Leisure,
3 Apr. 2025
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Each of the 69 residential-feeling rooms and suites is uniquely designed, some in warm reds and fuchsias, others in soothing blues and greens.—
Jennifer Flowers,
AFAR Media,
3 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Dress them up with a blouse and flats for office days, or go off-duty with a graphic tee and blazer for a cool, casual airport look.—
Rosie Marder,
Travel + Leisure,
9 Apr. 2025
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If these sunny Mary Jane ballet flats immediately put a smile on your face, same!—
Victoria Montalti,
Refinery29,
3 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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The high-floor condo in at the Aston Martin Residences Miami measures in at about 5,000 square feet with five bedrooms, two terraces, and endless views over Biscayne Bay.—
Abby Montanez,
Robb Report,
3 Apr. 2025
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Rising in its place will be an Epicure gourmet market, which the restaurant’s owners believe will better cater to the residents of the new Northeast Miami-Dade, with its luxury hotels and canyons of high-rise condos.—
Miami Herald Archives,
Miami Herald,
3 Apr. 2025
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“Apartment.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/apartment. Accessed 16 Apr. 2025.
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