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as in penthouses
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 rooms
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 apartments
Though the New York Legislature may not realize it, a marketplace exists for apartments.
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Joshua Stein, Forbes, 24 Dec. 2024
It's largely filmed in the darkness, through windows of apartments, buses and on train commutes to work, in pre-dawn and late-night darkness.
—Diaa Hadid, NPR, 24 Dec. 2024
Sales galleries will be more important than ever As model apartments provide a view of life in a new building, the tactility of sales galleries is also becoming essential to closing deals with buyers.
—Rachel Davies, Architectural Digest, 23 Dec. 2024
Alternatively, operators can opt for mixed cabins of 16, 18, 20, or super-luxury 538-square-foot apartments.
—Julia Zaltzman, Robb Report, 23 Dec. 2024
But in 2024, what began as a slow trickle of new showrooms as model apartments has turned into a steady stream.
—Rachel Davies, Architectural Digest, 23 Dec. 2024
There could be big increases in housing for would-be families who can barely keep their heads above water in small or shared houses and apartments.
—New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 23 Dec. 2024
The main residential structure is a block of luxury apartments, named Le Renzo in honor of architect Renzo Piano who designed this building as well as other parts of the project.
—Amy Rose Dobson, Forbes, 22 Dec. 2024
The project would bring 894 apartments to the Arts District along with restaurants, offices, shops, a hotel and a charter elementary school.
—David Zahniser, Los Angeles Times, 21 Dec. 2024
Joshua Stein, Forbes, 24 Dec. 2024
It's largely filmed in the darkness, through windows of apartments, buses and on train commutes to work, in pre-dawn and late-night darkness.
—Diaa Hadid, NPR, 24 Dec. 2024
Sales galleries will be more important than ever As model apartments provide a view of life in a new building, the tactility of sales galleries is also becoming essential to closing deals with buyers.
—Rachel Davies, Architectural Digest, 23 Dec. 2024
Alternatively, operators can opt for mixed cabins of 16, 18, 20, or super-luxury 538-square-foot apartments.
—Julia Zaltzman, Robb Report, 23 Dec. 2024
But in 2024, what began as a slow trickle of new showrooms as model apartments has turned into a steady stream.
—Rachel Davies, Architectural Digest, 23 Dec. 2024
There could be big increases in housing for would-be families who can barely keep their heads above water in small or shared houses and apartments.
—New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 23 Dec. 2024
The main residential structure is a block of luxury apartments, named Le Renzo in honor of architect Renzo Piano who designed this building as well as other parts of the project.
—Amy Rose Dobson, Forbes, 22 Dec. 2024
The project would bring 894 apartments to the Arts District along with restaurants, offices, shops, a hotel and a charter elementary school.
—David Zahniser, Los Angeles Times, 21 Dec. 2024
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“Apartments.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/apartments. Accessed 27 Jan. 2025.
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