as in abode
the place where one lives
police stopped by his residence to question him
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Recent Examples of residence
However, a judge ruled against revoking that man’s release and Wakefield was displaced from the Jacumba residence shortly after being housed there.
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City News Service, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 Feb. 2025
On Thursday, police arrested Vigneault at his Norwalk residence.
—Muri Assunção, New York Daily News, 13 Feb. 2025
The four-bedroom, four-and-a-half-bathroom residence, initially listed at roughly $7.2 million in February 2024, eventually sold for $5.7 million on January 31.
—Dan Perry, Newsweek, 13 Feb. 2025
The dog appeared to have been abandoned near a residence where the owner of the suspect vehicle had previously lived.
—Post-Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 12 Feb. 2025
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City News Service, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 Feb. 2025
On Thursday, police arrested Vigneault at his Norwalk residence.
—Muri Assunção, New York Daily News, 13 Feb. 2025
The four-bedroom, four-and-a-half-bathroom residence, initially listed at roughly $7.2 million in February 2024, eventually sold for $5.7 million on January 31.
—Dan Perry, Newsweek, 13 Feb. 2025
The dog appeared to have been abandoned near a residence where the owner of the suspect vehicle had previously lived.
—Post-Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 12 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for residence
Noun
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The International-style abode was also designated as an L.A. Historic-Cultural Landmark in 2020.—
Wendy Bowman,
Robb Report,
14 Feb. 2025
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The Lowcountry city is one of the most popular destinations in the southeast, and its vacation rental scene comprises a wide swath of housing, from sprawling waterfront abodes to impressive, multi-story homes dating back to the 1800s (like the Whilden House).—
Erika Owen,
Architectural Digest,
10 Feb. 2025
Noun
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According to Mitchell, two of those ideas are accessory dwelling units and mixed residential and commercial zoning.—
Alex Malm,
Twin Cities,
7 Feb. 2025
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Improving and expanding accessory dwelling unit development should be a no-brainer given Chicago’s 120,000-unit shortage of affordable housing.—
Micky Horstman,
Chicago Tribune,
4 Feb. 2025
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Ten children grew up in this house with their cousins and relatives.—
Euan Ward,
New York Times,
18 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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Between cookouts, family gatherings and fireworks — meaning doors open, unfamiliar guests and loud noises — pets may get scared and run off from their homes.—
Alecia Taylor,
Kansas City Star,
8 Feb. 2025
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But his progress was thwarted in bizarre circumstances, relating to a break-in at his home a few weeks earlier.—
Oliver Kay,
The Athletic,
8 Feb. 2025
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Related Articles Insurance regulators slash Citizens’ requested rate hikes for 2025 Asphalt shingle roofs begin to lose wind resistance after only 10 years, state officials say DeSantis’ 2025-26 budget request seeks $590 million in additional funding for the popular program.—
Ron Hurtibise,
Sun Sentinel,
8 Feb. 2025
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Architect Jackson Gott’s ornamental tile roofs and dunce-cap-like decorative towers got chopped off.—
Jacques Kelly,
Baltimore Sun,
8 Feb. 2025
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African Portfolio attorney Rodney Gould told Fox News Digital that African Portfolio arranged the couple's lodging and the owners of the lodging, Chiawa Safaris in Zambia, provided the tour guides.—
Sarah Rumpf-Whitten,
Fox News,
13 Feb. 2025
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First-person accounts from Indiana State Treasurer Samuel Merrill and his family tell the tale of a challenging two-week trek marred by weather, sickness and inconsistent lodging along the way.—
Justin L. Mack,
Axios,
12 Feb. 2025
Noun
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On view through May 24 through Womxn in Windows’ residency at the MOCA culture:LAB.—
The Editors,
Los Angeles Times,
18 Feb. 2025
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Il Pellicano is touching down at Claridge’s with a one-week residency at the hotel’s restaurant that runs until Saturday.—
Samantha Conti,
WWD,
17 Feb. 2025
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The heart of the place is about 100 miles of Mediterranean coastline—a temperate zone south of the Galilee hills and north of the Negev desert with an average width until the Jordan River of about 50 miles.—
Justin Gest,
Newsweek,
11 Feb. 2025
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Now, watch RuPaul's Drag Race stars spill secrets: Shop all of our latest obsessions in one place!—
Jolene Edgar,
Allure,
11 Feb. 2025
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“Residence.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/residence. Accessed 21 Feb. 2025.
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