Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for flophouses
Noun
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While all rooms are spacious and feature floor-to-ceiling windows, silk wallpaper, bedside lanterns and feel modern and Japanese.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
3 Apr. 2026 -
Recent personal updates might ripple through your routines, rooms, and family expectations, making all sorts of waves along the way.—
Tarot.com,
Sun Sentinel,
3 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Platter came from Basel, Switzerland, where his father ran a school, four boardinghouses, a farm, and a printing press.—
Dan Piepenbring,
Harpers Magazine,
27 Jan. 2026
Noun
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The explosions were blamed on the negligent handling of dynamite in a barracks close to residential areas.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
16 Mar. 2026
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Another is the location of the school — next to a base of the Revolutionary Guard in Hormozgan province and close to a barracks for its naval brigade.—
Julia Frankel,
Los Angeles Times,
6 Mar. 2026
Noun
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In total, 80 Clarkson will have just 112 residences, ranging from two-bedroom to sprawling seven-bedroom homes, with options that include duplexes, half floors, full floors, and penthouses.—
Abby Montanez,
Robb Report,
23 Mar. 2026
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Recently, the council approved a plan to demolish the Regal Edwards Big Newport theater, creating space for twin 22-story residential condos and penthouses.—
Erika I. Ritchie,
Oc Register,
22 Mar. 2026
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German Jews—my people—were far less numerous, most of them came to the United States earlier, and their typical first occupation was peddling, which entailed wandering through non-Jewish areas, not living in tenements.—
Adam Kirsch,
The Atlantic,
23 Mar. 2026
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The tenements featured in Marty Supreme of course replicated those from the 1950s.—
India Roby,
Architectural Digest,
27 Feb. 2026
Noun
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While the mansions in Newport might be the most famous of Rhode Island's grand houses, there are also plenty of houses in the state.—
Katie Landeck,
The Providence Journal,
28 Mar. 2026
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According to the article, the Newport Coast estate was part of a global $250 million spending spree on mansions.—
Sandra Barrera,
Oc Register,
26 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Cheshire and Simsbury at various times have stopped work on Vessel projects in their towns, and the state Department of Administrative Services last year gave Vessel a lot of concerns about the company’s nearly complete Rocky Hill apartments.—
Don Stacom,
Hartford Courant,
30 Mar. 2026
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The assistant property manager of the Temple Crossings apartments told CBS News Philadelphia the restaurant had a grand opening earlier this year but closed because the owners, a married couple, had a baby.—
Matt Cavallo,
CBS News,
30 Mar. 2026
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