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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
Rebecca Keegan, The Hollywood Reporter, 18 Feb. 2025
Thousands of climbers attempt to summit the roof of Africa each year.
—Mary Robnett, Travel + Leisure, 17 Feb. 2025
Susan Young, People.com, 5 Dec. 2024
His sculptures and paintings employ construction materials like wood, rubber and roofing tar.
—Siddhartha Mitter, New York Times, 17 Oct. 2024
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Noun
The house, with its flat roof overhang, floor-to-ceiling windows and long hallways for displaying the Maslons’ collection of Warhols and Giacomettis, was a quintessential example of the midcentury modern design that was coming to define the desert.
—Rebecca Keegan, The Hollywood Reporter, 18 Feb. 2025
Thousands of climbers attempt to summit the roof of Africa each year.
—Mary Robnett, Travel + Leisure, 17 Feb. 2025
Verb
Since 1982, Rezendes and his helpers have built elaborate sets in his front yard and roof for the holidays.
—Susan Young, People.com, 5 Dec. 2024
His sculptures and paintings employ construction materials like wood, rubber and roofing tar.
—Siddhartha Mitter, New York Times, 17 Oct. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for roof
Noun
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Failing to do this before cutting trees and opening the canopy can lead to a rapid expansion of unwanted plants and trees.—
Josh Honeycutt,
Outdoor Life,
20 Feb. 2025
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The retractable canopy can also be adjusted to let in more sun or protect you from the rays depending on your preference.—
Stephanie Osmanski,
Better Homes & Gardens,
15 Feb. 2025
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Some of the crimes, which were committed a century ago, mentioned an assailant keeping a house of prostitution — punishable with a $100 fine — a crime that today would be punishable by up to one year in prison and or up to a $1,000 fine in New York, for example.—
Ashley J. DiMella Fox News,
Fox News,
18 Feb. 2025
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At its Berlin premiere, the film received a packed house and an emotional response from audiences.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
18 Feb. 2025
Verb
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True education is not about sheltering students from difficult truths but empowering them with knowledge to make informed judgments.—
Britt Hogue,
Baltimore Sun,
26 Feb. 2025
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Farmed seaweed also creates an underwater sanctuary for fish and invertebrates to shelter in and raise their young.—
Carly Kay,
The Mercury News,
24 Feb. 2025
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Rampant crime, higher taxes, the highest cost of living in our nation, tent encampments in every major city, more fentanyl deaths, catastrophic fires, a broken home insurance market and people across our state are struggling to afford groceries and gas.—
Stepheny Price,
Fox News,
20 Feb. 2025
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There’s also plenty of tequila drinks in the house — er, tent.—
Connie Ogle,
Miami Herald,
19 Feb. 2025
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As OpenAI’s first artist in residence, Reben worked extensively with beta AI technologies for making art.—
Natalie Kainz,
NBC News,
26 Feb. 2025
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The result is a space that feels both classic and fresh, with cutting-edge amenities and plenty of vintage detailing that reflect the residence’s circa 19th-century roots.—
Abby Montanez,
Robb Report,
26 Feb. 2025
Verb
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The Department of Education is expected to provide guidance in the coming weeks, and loan servicers will need time to adjust their systems to accommodate borrowers transitioning to new repayment plans.—
Tom Rogers,
Newsweek,
22 Feb. 2025
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The bike also accommodates up to five individual profiles.—
BestReviews,
The Mercury News,
21 Feb. 2025
Noun
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This wine, one of six prestige cuvées Krug produces, is a master class in crafting Champagne—and the new building’s soaring wood ceilings and colossal plate-glass windows provide an apt setting for its development.—
Mike DeSimone and Jeff Jenssen,
Robb Report,
22 Feb. 2025
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But the lights from the ceiling are shining back, highlighting the smudges on the mirror.—
Hank Sanders,
New York Times,
21 Feb. 2025
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The 12-, 17-, 36- and 43-unit backyard apartment complexes masquerading as accessory dwelling units being built under San Diego’s bonus accessory dwelling units program do not meet any missing middle housing criteria described above.—
Danna Givot,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
19 Feb. 2025
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Some of the state's recommendations are already in place, from the MBTA Communities Law making certain towns zone for multifamily housing near public transit stations to the new law permitting accessory dwelling units by right statewide.—
Steph Solis,
Axios,
13 Feb. 2025
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“Roof.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/roof. Accessed 4 Mar. 2025.
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