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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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As fire ripped through the apartment building, the stepfather of five paused to talk the unidentified pregnant woman out of jumping from the second-story window to the dirt and concrete below.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 24, 2026

Also in the East Coast, the couple also owns a 6,000-square-foot apartment building in Manhattan.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 21, 2026

"I knew instantly when it flew over my building - our apartment building - that it was a twin engine jet at full throttle," said Charles, a trained pilot.

From BBC ● Sep. 11, 2026

The school also converted the Sheraton Hotel next to campus into a dorm, and took over a modern eight-story apartment building overlooking Marshall Street, a bustling social and business hub.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 30, 2026

I burst through the door to our apartment building and raced up the stairs and pounded on the big metal door to our rooftop hideaway.

From "Prisoner B-3087" by Alan Gratz



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