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apartment

[uh-pahrt-muhnt] / əˈpɑrt mənt /
NOUN
a room or rooms in a building used as a residence
Synonyms
STRONGEST
co-op condo condominium cooperative flat suite
STRONG
crash pad digs duplex apartment efficiency apartment living quarters lodging loft pad penthouse rental residence studio apartment walk-up
WEAK
accessory apartment bedsit cold-water flat garden apartment granny flat maisonette pied-à-terre railroad apartment railroad flat serviced apartment walk-in apartment

Example Sentences

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The 59-year-old, from Staffordshire, says she has paid for an apartment in the city as she waits to take a flight to Gatwick on Tuesday.

From BBC • Apr. 13, 2026

I currently have an apartment and don’t spend much time there.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 11, 2026

The building, Riverwalk, was dark except for the lights in apartment 504.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 10, 2026

She was found dead in her apartment block on President Vladimir Putin's birthday in October 2006.

From Barron's • Apr. 9, 2026

She’d remember his father, would start talking about how he was still in the walls of the apartment, that they couldn’t possibly leave him behind.

From "Night Owls" by A.R. Vishny

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