as in studio apartment
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Recent Examples of railroad flat
The apartment’s railroad flat configuration is a plus.
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Joanne Kaufman, New York Times, 31 July 2024
Shelton moved with her five kids to a railroad flat on Blake Street in Berkeley.
—Sam Whiting, San Francisco Chronicle, 23 Mar. 2022
Shortly after Howe was born, in 1940, her family moved from Buffalo to a railroad flat near Harvard Square, in Cambridge, Massachusetts.
—Dan Chiasson, The New Yorker, 30 Sep. 2019
Joanne Kaufman, New York Times, 31 July 2024
Shelton moved with her five kids to a railroad flat on Blake Street in Berkeley.
—Sam Whiting, San Francisco Chronicle, 23 Mar. 2022
Shortly after Howe was born, in 1940, her family moved from Buffalo to a railroad flat near Harvard Square, in Cambridge, Massachusetts.
—Dan Chiasson, The New Yorker, 30 Sep. 2019
Recent Examples of Synonyms for railroad flat
- studio apartment
- garden apartment
- duplex apartment
- efficiency apartment
- granny flat
- efficiency
- condo
- duplex
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Longstreth works out of a studio apartment attached to his house, a drafty Victorian in Echo Park.—
Anna Wiener,
The New Yorker,
24 Mar. 2025
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Lula wants to be thrown around onto the bed, a gesture Clay has a nervous feeling about — even in the privacy of a studio apartment, the idea of a Black man physically taking charge of a white woman in this way comes with its own obvious baggage.—
Ryan Lattanzio,
IndieWire,
14 Mar. 2025
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The Secret Life of Pets actor also wanted to include a window in his shower because his favorite garden apartment in Chicago had that feature.—
Charna Flam,
People.com,
6 Jan. 2025
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From $151 per night. BOOK NOW Pink Paradise in New Orleans, Louisiana This historic garden apartment—built in 1875— is a stunner on the inside and out.—
Kristi Kellogg,
Architectural Digest,
21 Oct. 2024
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The duplex apartment measures roughly 9,200 square feet with five bedrooms and six bathrooms.—
Abby Montanez,
Robb Report,
24 Oct. 2024
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Although she was born in Oakland, California, most of Harris’s early childhood was spent in a nondescript duplex apartment located above a day care facility in an area of West Berkeley known as the flatlands (her parents met as graduate students at UC Berkeley).—
Michelle Duncan,
Architectural Digest,
31 July 2024
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The firm has built 11 efficiency apartment buildings across the country.—
Kate Marijolovic,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
6 Feb. 2025
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The inn also offers two efficiency apartments for longer-term stays.—
Korrin Bishop,
Southern Living,
23 Oct. 2024
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In-law suites, garage apartments, or granny flats are all variations of accessory dwelling units—also known as ADUs.—
Shivani Vyas,
Better Homes & Gardens,
5 Apr. 2025
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While the current legislation says that local governments can allow granny flats—independent living spaces added to homes or properties—new bills making their way to the state's chambers could require them to do so.—
David Faris,
Newsweek,
17 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Intelligence agencies need reform, but simply eliminating offices involved with DEI and declaring it a victory for efficiency would miss the point.—
Joshua Yaphe,
National Review,
3 Apr. 2025
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By meticulously executing each phase, organizations can optimize operational efficiency, drive innovation and enhance service delivery.—
Vishal Dugar,
Forbes.com,
3 Apr. 2025
Noun
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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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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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Resting on the top two floors of the 33-story Sterling Plaza Tower, a 127-unit development built in the mid-1980s, the duplex has four bedrooms and three baths in roughly 3,600 square feet.—
Wendy Bowman,
Robb Report,
1 Apr. 2025
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Within about two minutes of arriving at the Catherine Simmons Avenue home, officers shot and killed McGill in the doorway of the duplex.—
Julia Coin,
Charlotte Observer,
28 Mar. 2025
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“Railroad flat.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/railroad%20flat. Accessed 16 Apr. 2025.
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