as in hotel
a building where people pay to live and have daily meals
a onetime boardinghouse that is now the site of the town's historical museum
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Recent Examples of boardinghouse
Everyone keeps to themselves at Briarwood House, a down-at-the-heels all-female boardinghouse in the heart of the nation’s capital, where secrets hide behind white picket fences.
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Sarah Yang, Sunset Magazine, 21 June 2024
An early shower scene in New York City, when Tom is still living at the crummy boardinghouse, gives us both extremes, with the light from the showerhead forming a kind of halo around Tom’s head and the churning water emerging from the shower drain an excess of murk.
—Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 18 Apr. 2024
The story revolves around aspiring Broadway actresses who live in the Footlights Club, a theatrical boardinghouse in New York.
—Brett Weiss, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 31 Jan. 2024
At the center of the narrative, John Schiappa reveals the scarred soul of Nick Laine, proprietor of the on-the-skids boardinghouse.
—Celia Wren, Washington Post, 15 Dec. 2023
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Sarah Yang, Sunset Magazine, 21 June 2024
An early shower scene in New York City, when Tom is still living at the crummy boardinghouse, gives us both extremes, with the light from the showerhead forming a kind of halo around Tom’s head and the churning water emerging from the shower drain an excess of murk.
—Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 18 Apr. 2024
The story revolves around aspiring Broadway actresses who live in the Footlights Club, a theatrical boardinghouse in New York.
—Brett Weiss, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 31 Jan. 2024
At the center of the narrative, John Schiappa reveals the scarred soul of Nick Laine, proprietor of the on-the-skids boardinghouse.
—Celia Wren, Washington Post, 15 Dec. 2023
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for boardinghouse
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The kingdom plans to invest tens of billions of dollars into infrastructure, including 15 new stadiums, as well as hotels and transport networks, with a stadium planned 350 meters above ground in the futuristic city of Neom.Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 12 Dec. 2024
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The show is immediately countered by the monotony of the van or the hotel.Jem Aswad, Variety, 11 Dec. 2024
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For example, while their living quarters were segregated at their garrison headquarters on Grenada, Black soldiers still fraternized with white ones, especially in taverns.Kinsey Gidick, Smithsonian Magazine, 12 Dec. 2024
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Founded in 1908, the business started life as a cellar for aging wines, but decades later the owners added a restaurant, tavern, catering operation and hospitality school.Sofia Perez, Forbes, 9 Dec. 2024
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Built in the 1960s, the former motel has been reimagined with a contemporary take on traditional Southwestern style and adobe design.Ann Abel, Forbes, 13 Dec. 2024
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The clip features Chalamet as Dylan in morning-after mode while staying at a motel in Rhode Island during the Newport Folk Festival, leading up to his infamous electric performance which drew boos and rapture in equal measure.Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 12 Dec. 2024
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Mangione had clothing and a mask similar to those worn by the shooter and a fraudulent New Jersey ID matching one the suspect used to check into a New York City hostel before the shooting, said New York Police Department Commissioner Jessica Tisch.Democrat-Gazette staff from wire reports, arkansasonline.com, 10 Dec. 2024
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Mangione also presented police in Pennsylvania with a forged New Jersey driver’s license, which matched the number on the license presented at a hostel in Manhattan where the suspect is believed to have stayed before the shooting, an arrest warrant states.Mary Walrath-Holdridge, USA TODAY, 10 Dec. 2024
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