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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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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
Developers have begun seizing on denser zoning near the station, including in Sunnyside, to build apartments.
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Megan Ulu-Lani Boyanton, The Denver Post, 16 Nov. 2024
The apartments at Five Twenty Fifth, which are slated to begin opening in mid-2025, start at $2,370,000 for a one bedroom, 1,040 square feet residence.
—Madeline Fitzgerald, Quartz, 13 Nov. 2024
Because of its smaller size, this tree is perfect for apartments or to add to tabletops for a little extra festive flair.
—Carly Totten, Southern Living, 20 Oct. 2024
Additionally, three three-bedroom and three four-bedroom apartments would be available.
—Esteban L. Hernandez, Axios, 18 Oct. 2024
But in the years following the stock market crash of 1929, the home was converted into eight luxury apartments, and would remain as such for nearly 100 years.
—Catherine Dunwoody, Forbes, 18 Oct. 2024
Indianapolis will rent 30 apartments as part of a pilot program to help the city's unhoused residents.
—Arika Herron, Axios, 18 Oct. 2024
The $97 million transformation of the downtown Minneapolis Northstar East office building into apartments is nearly complete.
—Nick Halter, Axios, 17 Oct. 2024
If Proposition 33 passes, cities would be given the green light to control rents on any type of housing, including single-family homes and new apartments.
—Barnini Chakraborty, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 4 Oct. 2024
Megan Ulu-Lani Boyanton, The Denver Post, 16 Nov. 2024
The apartments at Five Twenty Fifth, which are slated to begin opening in mid-2025, start at $2,370,000 for a one bedroom, 1,040 square feet residence.
—Madeline Fitzgerald, Quartz, 13 Nov. 2024
Because of its smaller size, this tree is perfect for apartments or to add to tabletops for a little extra festive flair.
—Carly Totten, Southern Living, 20 Oct. 2024
Additionally, three three-bedroom and three four-bedroom apartments would be available.
—Esteban L. Hernandez, Axios, 18 Oct. 2024
But in the years following the stock market crash of 1929, the home was converted into eight luxury apartments, and would remain as such for nearly 100 years.
—Catherine Dunwoody, Forbes, 18 Oct. 2024
Indianapolis will rent 30 apartments as part of a pilot program to help the city's unhoused residents.
—Arika Herron, Axios, 18 Oct. 2024
The $97 million transformation of the downtown Minneapolis Northstar East office building into apartments is nearly complete.
—Nick Halter, Axios, 17 Oct. 2024
If Proposition 33 passes, cities would be given the green light to control rents on any type of housing, including single-family homes and new apartments.
—Barnini Chakraborty, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 4 Oct. 2024
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“Apartments.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/apartments. Accessed 23 Nov. 2024.
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