residential

as in familial

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Recent Examples of residential Officers quickly arrived on scene, found the man in the backyard of a neighboring home and arrested him in connection with residential burglary and trespassing, police said. Sara Schilling, Sacbee.com, 9 Apr. 2025 This means that about 7 percent of all goods used in new residential construction originate from a foreign nation. Gordon G. Chang, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Apr. 2025 Among those who worked in residential construction, 63 percent reported earning less than $15 an hour. Marcela Valdes, New York Times, 7 Apr. 2025 Many places in the north reported damage to residential buildings, hospitals and temples, including in Chiang Mai, but the only casualties were reported in Bangkok. Arkansas Online, 30 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for residential
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  • This meant casting Quinn didn’t only involve finding someone who could balance a devil-may-care attitude with high intellect, but also someone who fit into the familial image and feeling Marvel and Disney were trying to create.
    Harrison Richlin, IndieWire, 13 Apr. 2025
  • The Homestead Image While one part of the farm is humming with the cannabis business, another, the family home and its surroundings, has preserved its domestic serenity and familial connections.
    Colette Coleman, New York Times, 11 Apr. 2025
Adjective
  • But work on the multitrillion-dollar package is coming as markets at home and abroad are on edge in the aftermath Trump’s vast tariffs scheme, complicating an already difficult political and procedural undertaking on what Republicans hope will become their signature domestic policy package.
    Lisa Mascaro, Chicago Tribune, 4 Apr. 2025
  • The domestic box office is presently in a terrible state, and Minecraft could prove to be the shot of confidence Hollywood studios and cinema owners need after recent films, including Disney’s Snow White, have turned into major disappointments.
    Pamela McClintock, HollywoodReporter, 4 Apr. 2025
Adjective
  • Sources of 2023 household debt in the US include: Credit Cards: $1.13 trillion Mortgage: $12.25 trillion Auto Loans: 1.61 trillion Student Loans: $1.6 trillion Outstanding balances also include debt from retail credit cards, consumer loans and other non-household expenses.
    Kara Nelson, CNN, 5 Mar. 2024
  • Hancock said in the statement that his family canceled their traditional multi-household Thanksgiving celebration.
    NBC News, NBC News, 25 Nov. 2020

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“Residential.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/residential. Accessed 18 Apr. 2025.

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