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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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Recent Examples of lodge
Christopher Reynolds, Los Angeles Times, 15 May 2025
The bay, around the first bend from the lodge, is separated from the main lake by a railroad causeway built of ballast.
—Don Shiner, Outdoor Life, 14 May 2025
Robert G. Eccles, Forbes.com, 13 May 2025
Two months earlier, No to the Human Reserve had lodged a formal complaint against Safari Africain with the Judicial Court of Nantes.
—Christopher Clark, The Dial, 13 May 2025
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Noun
Plenty of motels have moved from budget to boutique, often renaming themselves as inns, lodges or hotels and capitalizing on their vintage looks.
—Christopher Reynolds, Los Angeles Times, 15 May 2025
The bay, around the first bend from the lodge, is separated from the main lake by a railroad causeway built of ballast.
—Don Shiner, Outdoor Life, 14 May 2025
Verb
In 2025 nearly four-fifths (78%) of Republicans believe the news exaggerates the seriousness of global warming compared to only 6% of Democrats and Independents, once again, firmly lodged between the two at 38% (up from 31%).
—Robert G. Eccles, Forbes.com, 13 May 2025
Two months earlier, No to the Human Reserve had lodged a formal complaint against Safari Africain with the Judicial Court of Nantes.
—Christopher Clark, The Dial, 13 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for lodge
Noun
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Then, in September, he was arrested by federal authorities at a Manhattan hotel.—
Jay Stahl,
USA Today,
23 May 2025
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The most obvious source of public funding would be the Tourist Development Tax — the bed tax collected on hotel stays in Orange County.—
Mike Bianchi,
The Orlando Sentinel,
22 May 2025
Noun
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My cottage, named Lower MerMansion, sits toward the end of the pier and looks out to the east and west.—
Moira McCarthy,
Boston Herald,
18 May 2025
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In addition to the property's main mansion, there are several ballrooms, cottages, a tennis court and other amenities on site.—
Melina Khan,
USA Today,
16 May 2025
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Some called the walk — down the warning track along the third-base side to the clubhouse beyond the left-field wall — awkward and embarrassing.—
David Caraccio,
Sacbee.com,
28 May 2025
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Bubic, the guy headed for the clubhouse as the inning mercilessly carried on.—
Sam McDowell,
Kansas City Star,
23 May 2025
Noun
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Window treatments appear in nearly every room in the house, but the kitchen has long been neglected, thanks to airflow needs and cooking residue.—
Lauren Thomann,
Better Homes & Gardens,
25 May 2025
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At night, for example, when the house is silent and your work is done.—
Ann Goldstein,
New Yorker,
25 May 2025
Verb
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When camping in an open environment, select a campsite in a valley, ravine, or low region.—
NC Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
31 May 2025
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The incident comes months after a violent clash between pro-Israel and pro-Palestinian students camping on UCLA’s campus in May 2024.—
Jasmine Mendez,
Los Angeles Times,
29 May 2025
Verb
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Baird, who was a regular customer, parked at a gas pump shortly before midnight and entered the store.—
Michelle Mullins,
Chicago Tribune,
21 May 2025
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As a matter of best practice, says class action lawyer J. Eli Wade-Scott, settlement money should be parked in an interest-bearing account, with the interest ultimately distributed to members of the class.—
Jeff Kauflin,
Forbes.com,
21 May 2025
Verb
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Life offers a series of uncomfortable truths, often rooted not in surface-level perception but in our deeper human wiring.—
Julian Hayes II,
Forbes.com,
22 May 2025
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But the specter of A.I. misuse, and the imperfect systems used to root it out, may also be affecting students who are following the rules.—
Callie Holtermann,
New York Times,
17 May 2025
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Mike moves into temporary hostel housing and gets a restaurant job as a junior chef.—
David Rooney,
HollywoodReporter,
17 May 2025
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Everyone else in the hostel room stayed asleep or woke up but didn't bother leaving.—
Lydia Patrick,
MSNBC Newsweek,
12 May 2025
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“Lodge.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lodge. Accessed 4 Jun. 2025.
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