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flats

NOUN
apartment building
Synonyms
STRONGEST
apartment block apartment complex apartment house apartments multi-dwelling unit tenement
STRONG
co-op condo condominium
WEAK
flat house high-rise apartment residential complex tower block
NOUN
desert
Synonyms
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wilderness
STRONG
Sahara barren solitude wild wilds
WEAK
arid region badland barren land lava bed sand dunes
Antonyms
WEAK
wetland
NOUN
scenery
Synonyms
STRONGEST
backdrop decor furnishings furniture landscape setting spectacle terrain
STRONG
flat neighborhood properties props prospect set sphere view vista
WEAK
mise en scène stage set stage setting
NOUN
set
Synonyms
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scene setting
STRONG
scenery
WEAK
mise en scène stage set
NOUN
stage setting
Synonyms
STRONGEST
film set mise en scène scenery set setting stage set
STRONG
stage
WEAK
backdrop location trompe-l'oeil
NOUN
mise en scène
Synonyms
STRONGEST
film set scenery set setting stage set stage setting
STRONG
props site stage

Example Sentences

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Three days later, a fire was discovered at flats linked to Sir Keir in nearby Islington.

From BBC • Apr. 29, 2026

We found evidence of four flats, rented in the affluent borough of Kensington and Chelsea, in receipts, emails and bank records contained within the Epstein files.

From BBC • Apr. 24, 2026

A short walk along an irrigation canal leads to a weathered observation deck rising two stories above a patchwork of saturated flats where saltgrass, iodine bush and cattail take root.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 7, 2026

Accessories include leather bags inspired by the sport duffel, and minimalist footwear — ranging from flats to slippers to kitten heels — for elegance at every occasion.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 3, 2026

Nothing but the quiet shuffling of the boys working the flats on the first floor.

From "Prisoner B-3087" by Alan Gratz