as in studio apartment
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Recent Examples of railroad flat
The apartment’s railroad flat configuration is a plus.
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Joanne Kaufman, New York Times, 31 July 2024
Shelton moved with her five kids to a railroad flat on Blake Street in Berkeley.
—Sam Whiting, San Francisco Chronicle, 23 Mar. 2022
Shortly after Howe was born, in 1940, her family moved from Buffalo to a railroad flat near Harvard Square, in Cambridge, Massachusetts.
—Dan Chiasson, The New Yorker, 30 Sep. 2019
Joanne Kaufman, New York Times, 31 July 2024
Shelton moved with her five kids to a railroad flat on Blake Street in Berkeley.
—Sam Whiting, San Francisco Chronicle, 23 Mar. 2022
Shortly after Howe was born, in 1940, her family moved from Buffalo to a railroad flat near Harvard Square, in Cambridge, Massachusetts.
—Dan Chiasson, The New Yorker, 30 Sep. 2019
Recent Examples of Synonyms for railroad flat
- studio apartment
- garden apartment
- duplex apartment
- efficiency apartment
- granny flat
- efficiency
- condo
- duplex
Noun
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The average rent for a studio apartment in Fort Worth is about $1,142 per month, according to Apartments.com.—
Kate Marijolovic,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
6 Feb. 2025
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Sacramento renters are increasingly squeezing into studio apartments.—
Theresa Clift,
Sacramento Bee,
5 Feb. 2025
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The Secret Life of Pets actor also wanted to include a window in his shower because his favorite garden apartment in Chicago had that feature.—
Charna Flam,
People.com,
6 Jan. 2025
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From $151 per night. BOOK NOW Pink Paradise in New Orleans, Louisiana This historic garden apartment—built in 1875— is a stunner on the inside and out.—
Kristi Kellogg,
Architectural Digest,
21 Oct. 2024
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The duplex apartment measures roughly 9,200 square feet with five bedrooms and six bathrooms.—
Abby Montanez,
Robb Report,
24 Oct. 2024
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Although she was born in Oakland, California, most of Harris’s early childhood was spent in a nondescript duplex apartment located above a day care facility in an area of West Berkeley known as the flatlands (her parents met as graduate students at UC Berkeley).—
Michelle Duncan,
Architectural Digest,
31 July 2024
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The firm has built 11 efficiency apartment buildings across the country.—
Kate Marijolovic,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
6 Feb. 2025
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The inn also offers two efficiency apartments for longer-term stays.—
Korrin Bishop,
Southern Living,
23 Oct. 2024
Noun
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One potential reform is to expand access to accessory dwelling units, which includes granny flats, basement apartments, coach houses and other living spaces added to existing single-family lots.—
Micky Horstman,
Chicago Tribune,
4 Feb. 2025
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Use it as a granny flat, a tiny lakehouse, or a detached studio or office.—
Olivia Young,
Travel + Leisure,
30 Nov. 2024
Noun
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The technology is simply too powerful and the efficiency gains too significant to ignore.—
Lars Daniel,
Forbes,
26 Feb. 2025
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The distasteful use of AI as a substitute for genuine creativity in pursuit of efficiency or economic gain rightly caused backlash from diehard creatives.—
Solo Ceesay,
Rolling Stone,
26 Feb. 2025
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The firm creates dream kitchens, party-ready lounges, and serene primary suites in all types of homes, from condos to lake houses.—
Dan Howarth,
Architectural Digest,
25 Feb. 2025
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Meanwhile, Legion acquired 8-12 West 14th Street with plans to replace the existing office building with a new condo development.—
Shimon Shkury,
Forbes,
25 Feb. 2025
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Each entrance off the courtyard leads to a separate duplex.—
Adriane Quinlan,
Curbed,
19 Feb. 2025
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Prosecutors said that on the afternoon of the killing, Sept. 28, 2023, Treadway and a 31-year-old neighbor, who shared a duplex with her in Cleveland, got into an argument.—
Christine Pelisek,
People.com,
19 Feb. 2025
Cite this Entry
“Railroad flat.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/railroad%20flat. Accessed 3 Mar. 2025.
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