dorm

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Recent Examples of dorm From her childhood home in Queens, New York, to her dorm room at Barry University in Miami, and now her home in Portland, Oregon, the designer always demonstrated the ability to curate a space that feels like an escape from the outside world. Sydney Gore, Architectural Digest, 6 Feb. 2025 Brittany Griggs, a copywriter for J-Life International, a Japanese home store, says this futon is designed to be laid on a tatami mat or directly on the floor, as opposed to dorm room ones that usually perch on a bed frame. Kristine Gill, Better Homes & Gardens, 1 Feb. 2025 In her letter, Caroline Kennedy alleged that his basement, garage, and dorm room became hotspots for drug use, where substances were readily available. Jonathan Granoff, Newsweek, 29 Jan. 2025 Plans are still being finalized, but designs for the next new dorm to be constructed could be presented to the board of trustees as soon as April, Pullin said. Kate Marijolovic, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 28 Jan. 2025 See all Example Sentences for dorm 
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Noun
  • Matron’s flat was just off the main dormitory wing.
    Vanessa Etienne, People.com, 9 Jan. 2025
  • The 77,000-square-foot detention center built in 2018 was expanded this year to include interrogation rooms, 30 detention cells, and dormitories for 550 staff members.
    George Monastiriakos, Newsweek, 30 Dec. 2024
Noun
  • The locals didn’t always welcome Trump’s plans—a woman who owned a boardinghouse near one site would not sell, sparking a feud.
    Dan Alexander, Forbes, 8 Feb. 2025
  • At the boardinghouse, proprietress Fräulein Schneider and her Jewish tenant, Herr Schultz, who owns a fruit store, begin a serious romance with plans to marry.
    Oline Cogdill, Sun Sentinel, 3 Apr. 2024
Noun
  • There aren’t any flophouses in her this-year’s-hometown of Arlington.
    Howie Carr, Boston Herald, 15 May 2024
  • The only thing the teachers are looking for in their new towns are… no flophouses.
    Howie Carr, Boston Herald, 15 May 2024

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“Dorm.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dorm. Accessed 21 Feb. 2025.

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