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Definitions

housing development

NOUN

area of houses

Synonyms

STRONGEST

subdivision tract

Example Sentences

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If, say, a housing development plops down where you live, you are forced to wander.

From Slate • May 27, 2026

Given planning a housing development is generally a multi-year project, there was a positive reception from the housing industry for a four-year programme of funding totalling £4.9bn for affordable homes.

From BBC • Mar. 25, 2026

Steers was also an original member of a nonprofit formed 25 years ago to fight a planned housing development called Moon Camp.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 3, 2026

Builders say that much of that land needs additional infrastructure to be suitable for housing development.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 3, 2026

He lives in Grayson Village, the really nice housing development behind Vista Nueva, the apartment complex where I live.

From "Free Lunch" by Rex Ogle