duplex 1 of 2

as in dual
consisting of two members or parts that are usually joined a duplex apartment with all of the bedrooms on the second floor

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duplex

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noun

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Adjective
The duplex home of renowned art collector, dealer, interior designer and philanthropist Hester Diamond recently listed for $19.5 million. Emma Reynolds, Robb Report, 18 May 2022 For the penthouses, Herzog and de Meuron worked alongside structural engineers AKT to create the unique features within each duplex penthouse and interior designer Tom Dixon’s Design Research Studio to create lovely homes. Emma Reynolds, Robb Report, 17 Nov. 2022
Noun
Cassandra Brooks said her parents lived in a duplex at North Seventh Street and West Meineke Avenue for some 30 years and wanted an upgrade. La Risa R. Lynch, Journal Sentinel, 20 Nov. 2024 When rental income is taken into account, the cost to finance a multifamily property like a duplex or triplex is cheaper than buying a single-family house, Lichtenstein told USA TODAY. Andrea Riquier, USA TODAY, 13 Nov. 2024 See all Example Sentences for duplex 
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Adjective
  • The 29-year-old actor, who stars as Bob Dylan in the new film A Complete Unknown, took on dual roles as both host and musical guest for the night.
    Mitchell Peters, Billboard, 26 Jan. 2025
  • Kyrou’s the puck carrier of that combination, Holloway is a bit more of a shooter, and Schenn is a dual threat who helps facilitate play.
    Shayna Goldman, The Athletic, 24 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • The multi-billionaire media tycoon, who currently owns Fox News and News Corp, sold his triplex at One Madison for roughly $23.8 million, per Crain’s New York Business.
    India Roby, Architectural Digest, 3 Dec. 2024
  • When Clarissa and Edgar Bronfman Jr. bought a $15.9 million penthouse atop an old-school Park Avenue co-op in 2011, the triplex was filled with the status symbols of the Laura Ashley era: canopy beds, floral carpets, fussy wallpaper, and loads of spindly, stuffy armchairs.
    Adriane Quinlan, Curbed, 8 July 2024
Adjective
  • Connected together, qubits have far more processing power than binary 0s and 1s.
    Britney Nguyen, Quartz, 22 Jan. 2025
  • Schrodinger's cat is revealed as either dead or just very quiet, a spectrum of future possibilities becomes a single path forward, and this nice, simple new reality can then interact with the binary synaptic machinery of the brain.
    New Atlas, New Atlas, 22 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • One San Francisco property, a waterfront condo listed by Sotheby's International Realty in the city's South Beach neighborhood, boasts a listing price of $7,200,000 in a market where the median sale price is $1,340,000, according to Redfin.
    Kristen Waggoner, Newsweek, 22 Jan. 2025
  • Christian Espinoza, who owns a condo inside Charlotte Motor Speedway, gathered 88,000 followers and 3.5 million likes by sharing the views from his unusual home.
    Jeff Gluck, The Athletic, 20 Jan. 2025
Adjective
  • These twin truths are at the heart of our nation’s debate over the policy.
    Vox Staff, Vox, 23 Jan. 2025
  • Two people who died when a truck plunged into the Potomac River in Washington, D.C., have been identified as twin brothers.
    Abigail Adams, People.com, 22 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • The Lions ran the ball with authority, passed it with panache and ranked in the top five in the league in both third-down efficiency and red zone production.
    Dan Wiederer, Chicago Tribune, 21 Jan. 2025
  • These efficiencies allow professionals to focus on higher-value activities, such as mentoring students or driving innovation.
    Dr. Aviva Legatt, Forbes, 21 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • Robb Report even used the penthouse suite to host our House of Robb during Miami Art Week last month.
    Tori Latham, Robb Report, 16 Jan. 2025
  • That smash, which helped the crooner earn his first Grammy nomination, is the seventh-longest-leading No. 1 ever, with 23 stays inside the penthouse.
    Hugh McIntyre, Forbes, 16 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • Our floor-through apartment on Bond Street is my luckiest business decision and my only retirement fund.
    Suzanne Seggerman, Curbed, 14 Nov. 2024
  • Even an unremarkable two-bedroom floor-through in Prospect Heights, lacking the brownstone charm that tends to justify that kind of premium, was trying for $5,000.
    Curbed, Curbed, 25 Aug. 2023

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“Duplex.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/duplex. Accessed 30 Jan. 2025.

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