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apartment building

NOUN
building with many living units
Synonyms
STRONGEST
apartment block apartment complex apartment house apartments flats multi-dwelling unit tenement
STRONG
WEAK


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A woman wrote to the caretaker of a collapsed apartment building in Caraballeda, one of the worst-hit areas, about 40 kilometers from Caracas, to say she was still alive, volunteer rescuer Daniel Pino told AFP.

From Barron's Jun. 29, 2026

Kolster, who lives on the seventh floor of an apartment building in Los Palos Grandes, added: "It was so strong that I thought the building was going to fall on top of me."

From BBC Jun. 25, 2026

Blanca Vanburian, who was doing a variation of Tai Chi on the lawn outside her apartment building, had several good questions, including one about whether the city could be trusted to maintain a new park.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 20, 2026

Citadel acknowledges that its CEO was Miami’s “mystery” condo buyer, paving the way to develop a new apartment building in the financial district.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 16, 2026

There’s a guy in a tank top letting himself into a nearby apartment building.

From "What If It's Us" by Becky Albertalli and Adam Silvera



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