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
Acronyms and jargon illegible to civilians are flying everywhere, and the world effectively shrinks down to a two-story duplex the Americans have commandeered and the market across the street viewed almost exclusively through a sniper’s scope. Paul A. Thompson, Pitchfork, 17 Apr. 2025 Fort Worth city leaders supported plans for a 308-unit rental development off Beach Street in east Fort Worth. Council members voted unanimously Tuesday, April 8 to rezone the 31.3 acre property, currently set aside for industrial lots and duplexes, for high-density multifamily. Jaime Moore-Carrillo, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 9 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for duplex
Recent Examples of Synonyms for duplex
Adjective
  • As mentioned, this season ends with dual cliffhangers.
    Christopher Cruz, Rolling Stone, 27 May 2025
  • Piper Heath is a soon-to-be graduate of the University of Nevada, Reno, completing dual degrees in journalism and political science.
    Anh Do, Los Angeles Times, 27 May 2025
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  • The current layout includes a one-bedroom garden apartment (perfect for guests, nannies, or passive income) and a four-bedroom triplex above.
    Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 15 Apr. 2025
  • But neither seem to be major real estate players, although Chen owns multiple properties, and Zhen seems to know a bargain, paying $920,000 in 2018 for 85th Street — a five-bedroom triplex that had been listed at $1.299 million.
    Matthew Sedacca, Curbed, 28 Mar. 2025
Adjective
  • The punch-card Jacquard loom, invented in the early 19th-century for weaving, is considered a precursor to modern computing because its use of binary code inspired early computer design.
    Jacqui Palumbo, CNN Money, 21 May 2025
  • Instead of processing data in the binary state of zeros and ones, quantum computers run on qubits, which encompass myriad states all at once.
    ArsTechnica, ArsTechnica, 20 May 2025
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  • The goals are also to give the city a fresh new identity, enhance property values and invite business capital for condos, stores and restaurants.
    Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 20 May 2025
  • The West Village condo, perched on the 16th floor of Robert AM Stern’s Superior Ink Building, sold for about $5.76 million.
    Katie Schultz, Architectural Digest, 20 May 2025
Adjective
  • Her twin brother, Brady, plays baseball at Marmion.
    Rick Armstrong, Chicago Tribune, 22 May 2025
  • While that antenna is being upgraded, the team at NASA will not be able to communicate with the twin space probes.
    Nick Butler, FOXNews.com, 22 May 2025
Noun
  • Modern practices can not only improve efficiency and compliance but also open doors to strategic opportunities that drive growth and resilience.
    Gary Galstyan, Forbes.com, 21 May 2025
  • From Weeks 1-13, the Lions ranked top-10 in scoring defense (2nd), yards per game allowed (10th), rushing yards per game allowed (fifth), goal-to-go efficiency (third), red-zone efficiency (second), third-down conversion rate (1st), defensive success rate (sixth) and defensive EPA/play (second).
    Colton Pouncy, New York Times, 21 May 2025
Noun
  • San Francisco set new expectations for high-rise bars when the Top of the Mark opened in 1939 inside what had previously been the 19th-floor penthouse at the Mark Hopkins Hotel.
    Joe Yogerst, Forbes.com, 31 May 2025
  • The penthouse apartment comes in at nearly 5,000 square feet spread across two floors, plus another 3,700 square feet of outdoor space — the ultimate N.Y.C luxury.
    Mackenzie Schmidt, People.com, 30 May 2025
Noun
  • Another one of her rental listings, also a floor-through but configured as a three-bed, two-bath, rented to the first people who saw it.
    Kim Velsey, Curbed, 8 May 2025
  • Two floor-through units on the third and fourth floors sat above an owner’s duplex with bedrooms at the garden level and living spaces on the parlor floor.
    Adriane Quinlan, Curbed, 1 Apr. 2025

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“Duplex.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/duplex. Accessed 4 Jun. 2025.

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