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
Two officers responded and learned the teen had barricaded himself inside the upper unit of the duplex with several vicious dogs, according to a search warrant. Chris Ramirez, jsonline.com, 25 Sep. 2025 Under a state law that permits single-family lots to be split, one buyer submitted plans for a duplex on Hartzell; more density could follow. Dana Goodyear, New Yorker, 22 Sep. 2025
Noun
The project consists of 10 duplex-style homes of 1,300 square feet apiece, with three bedrooms, attached two-car garages and private yards. Joe Tash, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 Dec. 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 See All Example Sentences for duplex
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Adjective
  • Thanks to its dual-axle setup, the UH18 has a gross vehicle weight rating (GVWR) of 7,000 lb (3,175 kg) and can carry a total payload of 4,500 lb (2,040 kg).
    New Atlas, New Atlas, 19 Oct. 2025
  • The rookie dual-threat Jacksonville Jaguars player caught a 34-yard touchdown pass from Trevor Lawrence — the first of his young career.
    Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 19 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Last year, for example, a seven-bedroom triplex hit the market for $30 million, and a few months later, a nearby penthouse listed for $25 million, with all the proceeds going toward philanthropic efforts in Africa.
    Tori Latham, Robb Report, 23 Sep. 2025
  • Electric triplex and walk-behind mowers keep the greens tournament ready without fuel or noise pollution.
    Erik Matuszewski, Forbes.com, 18 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • In August, a Ramsey County judge struck down a state law banning binary triggers because DFL lawmakers inserted it into a 1,400-page bill in the final hours of the 2024 legislative session, violating the Minnesota Constitution’s Single Subject and Title Clause.
    Mara H. Gottfried, Twin Cities, 14 Oct. 2025
  • To further explain their observations, the researchers developed a theoretical model based on a binary Fermi distribution to describe the behavior of non-thermal electron states within the TL liquid system.
    Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 12 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Those former customers must now work with private haulers, which already handle trash pickup for businesses and larger apartment and condo complexes.
    David Garrick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 Oct. 2025
  • The $3 million project, however, is coming to an end as Wertenteil and Powders finally move into their master condo inside the eight-unit Capitol Hill home.
    John Wenzel, Denver Post, 19 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • These decisions were made after careful consideration of how best to position us against the twin challenges of needing to adapt to how people consume media today as well as the loss of federal dollars.
    Michael Schneider, Variety, 18 Oct. 2025
  • Its twin, Gemini South, is located in the Atacama Desert in Chile.
    Kenna Hughes-Castleberry, Space.com, 17 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • The 5-1 Tigers were gut-checked last Saturday in a 27-24 loss to Alabama, a game that raised concerns about Missouri’s third-down efficiency and left head coach Eli Drinkwitz searching for answers.
    Zach Sweet, Kansas City Star, 17 Oct. 2025
  • Will this new offense sap some usage from Brunson but possibly increase efficiency?
    Stan Son, New York Times, 17 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • The duplex penthouses offer three- and four-bedroom plans that include private terraces.
    Demetrius Simms, Robb Report, 21 Oct. 2025
  • Among his clients were Robert Motherwell, Katharine Hepburn, and a penthouse garden on Fifth Avenue, later owned by the late Leonard Lauder.
    David Moin, Footwear News, 20 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • With its floor-through dwellings, celebrity penthouse, secret passageways, and camaraderie (begrudging or otherwise) between residents both longtime and new, the Arconia is a world within itself.
    Scarlett Harris, Architectural Digest, 8 Sep. 2025
  • Wrightsman moved into her 7,000-square-foot floor-through in the 1950s, filling it with French antiques, and stayed until her death in 2019 at age 99.
    Kim Velsey, Curbed, 13 Aug. 2025

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“Duplex.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/duplex. Accessed 23 Oct. 2025.

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