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as in house
the place where one lives
as long as you're living under my roof, you'll obey my rules
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as in to house
to provide with living quarters or shelter
fed and roofed the emergency volunteers for a week
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Recent Examples of roof
Bay Area Home Report, Mercury News, 26 Mar. 2025
Held in the Moscone Center every year since 2004 (and in San Jose before that), GDC, as it’s commonly known, brings thousands of game developers, community managers, marketing mavens, voice actors, music makers, and journalists together under one sprawling roof.
—Alyssa Mercante, Rolling Stone, 25 Mar. 2025
Kurt Knutsson, Cyberguy Report, Fox News, 20 Feb. 2025
Bratt scored the winning goal against the Americans by cutting into high-danger ice and roofing a shot over Jake Oettinger.
—Fluto Shinzawa, The Athletic, 18 Feb. 2025
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Noun
On the exterior, the house is characterized by the use of tiles on the roof.
—Bay Area Home Report, Mercury News, 26 Mar. 2025
Held in the Moscone Center every year since 2004 (and in San Jose before that), GDC, as it’s commonly known, brings thousands of game developers, community managers, marketing mavens, voice actors, music makers, and journalists together under one sprawling roof.
—Alyssa Mercante, Rolling Stone, 25 Mar. 2025
Verb
Setting up the Baby Box is remarkably simple; its walls, floor and roof unfold and clasp together seamlessly without requiring any tools or expertise.
—Kurt Knutsson, Cyberguy Report, Fox News, 20 Feb. 2025
Bratt scored the winning goal against the Americans by cutting into high-danger ice and roofing a shot over Jake Oettinger.
—Fluto Shinzawa, The Athletic, 18 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for roof
Noun
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Beneath the canopy lies a tangle of challenges that hint at deeper vulnerabilities—some ecological, others systemic.—
Scott Travers,
Forbes,
25 Mar. 2025
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The street and tree canopy are designed to connect like a soccer ball, Hadathy told Axios.—
Kristal Dixon,
Axios,
24 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Fauna, which is filled with beautiful tilework and flooded with daytime light, is meant to evoke the style and casual warmth of a Catalan bourgeois house.—
Elizabeth Brownfield,
Forbes.com,
27 Mar. 2025
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The layout of this single-story house includes two bedrooms and one bath.—
Bay Area Home Report,
Mercury News,
26 Mar. 2025
Verb
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When available and designed correctly, a mega backdoor Roth strategy can be a powerful option to accelerate participants’ retirement savings and shelter a portion of their retirement savings from taxes.—
Rick Unser,
Forbes,
21 Mar. 2025
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Her ex-husband, Keith Papini, is fighting to shelter the pair's children from their mother.—
Peter D'Abrosca,
Fox News,
21 Mar. 2025
Noun
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When a game was in hand, and the starters were pulled, Stackhouse would head into a tent on the sideline and fall asleep.—
Seth Emerson,
New York Times,
26 Mar. 2025
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Temporary tents for weddings and other events might be placed adjacent to the mansion on the lake view side and Sheridan-facing side, and during those times, the tent area will be off-limits to the public.—
Richard Requena,
Chicago Tribune,
26 Mar. 2025
Noun
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The victim is chief usher A.B. Wynter (Giancarlo Esposito, who replaced Andre Braugher following his death in December 2023), the man not only in charge of the White House’s massive staff but also responsible for putting out the many fires that occur behind the scenes at the presidential residence.—
Lynsey Eidell,
People.com,
22 Mar. 2025
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The application fee is $89, plus $78 for a residence card, and applicants must provide health insurance, a clean criminal record, and proof of accommodation.—
Alex Ledsom,
Forbes,
21 Mar. 2025
Verb
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Padilla said officials recognized the need and have planned for equipment to be shipped to accommodate private attorney calls.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
30 Mar. 2025
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Listen to this article Solana Beach has issued permits for 178 out of 875 housing units that the city needs to accommodate as part of the state’s Regional Housing Needs Allocation process, but none yet for very low income units, according to an annual update at the March 26 City Council meeting.—
Luke Harold,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
29 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Both levels have 9-foot ceilings, which make the rooms feel large and airy when coupled with the ample natural light provided by large aluminum alloy windows.—
Maggie Horton,
People.com,
30 Mar. 2025
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Yet, the use of more columns and the addition of an impressive coffered ceiling in the family room define the two areas.—
James Alexander,
Hartford Courant,
30 Mar. 2025
Noun
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The case involved the denial of a rezoning request to build multifamily dwellings in the upscale Chicago suburb of Arlington Heights.—
Louis Menand,
New Yorker,
31 Mar. 2025
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People are prohibited from burning open fires within 100 feet of an occupied dwelling.—
Jeff A. Chamer,
Charlotte Observer,
24 Mar. 2025
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“Roof.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/roof. Accessed 4 Apr. 2025.
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