Thesaurus results for RESIDENCE

residence

noun

ˈre-zə-dən(t)s

Definition of residence

as in abode

the place where one lives police stopped by his residence to question him

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Recent Examples of residence For nearly five years, Harald lived far from his homeland at a Pooks Hill residence near Washington, DC. — Stefania Conrieri, Vanity Fair, 28 Aug. 2026 On Thursday, Santa Clara County Sheriff’s Office investigative and tactical teams served a high-risk search warrant at a residence in Salinas and took the suspect into custody. — Jason Green, Mercury News, 28 Aug. 2026 Voters who still live in the same county can cast a regular ballot after completing a statement of residence. — Brandi D. Addison, USA Today, 28 Aug. 2026 The residence has a total of seven bedrooms, five full bathrooms, and a powder room in 6,200 square feet, including an apartment above the attached two-car garage. — Wendy Bowman, Robb Report, 28 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for residence

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Noun

Because the Court lacked a permanent abode, Marshall read out the ruling from the steps outside Stelle’s Hotel, on Capitol Hill.

— Daniel Immerwahr, New Yorker, 31 Aug. 2026
Cleaved to a cliff with 180-degree views of the sea, the 9,600-square-foot abode flows across three levels, connected via both an elevator and a statement staircase.

— Tori Latham, Robb Report, 28 Aug. 2026

Definition of abode

Noun

The family soon moved to a one-bedroom cabin in the nearby town of Locust Ridge, a dwelling that figures proudly in Parton’s rags-to-riches lore.

— Jordan Hoffman, Vanity Fair, 25 Aug. 2026
The original dwelling, opened in 2019, is a former New York state bank dating back to the 1860s and the reception is hidden through a side door inside a bank vault.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 25 Aug. 2026

Definition of dwelling

Noun

The other clock hiding inside it The TC001 has attracted an enthusiastic home-automation following because it can be used with AWTRIX, an open-source firmware and ecosystem designed around small LED matrix displays.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 27 Aug. 2026
Back at school, Thom hangs out on the bleachers for a secret meeting with the creepy home invader from Robert’s party.

— Louis Peitzman, Vulture, 27 Aug. 2026

Definition of home

Noun

Play was suspended on the outside courts, but the roofs could close on Armstrong and Ashe, protecting Bublik and Wolf, and Novak Djokovic and Mariano Navone, from the elements.

— Rebecca Tauber, New York Times, 31 Aug. 2026
The California Legislature just passed two bills that advocates say will greatly improve access to small-scale solar for renters, people in condos and others who don’t have access to their roofs or can’t afford a full rooftop array.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 31 Aug. 2026

Definition of roof

Noun

Food and beverage businesses saw the largest employment gain, at roughly 4,500 total jobs, followed by transportation and lodging at about 4,400 and 4,000 jobs, respectively.

— Catherina Gioino, Fortune, 26 Aug. 2026
Polly was sharing a room with four other women at a Whitechapel lodging house.

— Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 26 Aug. 2026

Definition of lodging

Noun

The cost model, the data residency claim, the model's training cut-off.

— Maman Ibrahim, Forbes.com, 1 Sep. 2026
Grande has been booked and busy this summer, touring across North America and Europe for her Eternal Sunshine Tour, which kicked off in June and concludes in September after a ten-night residency at London’s The O2.

— Carly Thomas, HollywoodReporter, 31 Aug. 2026

Definition of residency

Noun

Big sophomore Charlie Beniot, 6-foot-2, 230 pounds, came on in his place and performed admirably.

— Chris Hays, The Orlando Sentinel, 1 Sep. 2026
The Cubs and Brewers square off seven times in that span, with Monday’s victory putting the North Siders 7 games back of first-place Milwaukee.

— Meghan Montemurro, Chicago Tribune, 1 Sep. 2026

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