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Recent Examples of dorm
UMass lagged behind in everything from dorms to travel, one former assistant said.
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Matt Baker, New York Times, 14 May 2025
Drawn by the image of red-brick walls, dorm life, and first-time independence, teenagers transitioning out of high school spend hours researching private and public colleges and universities.
—Nia Bowers, USA Today, 17 May 2025
Carmen is clueless at first about why things aren’t clicking with Benny in the bedroom (or more like the dorm room).
—Manuel Betancourt, Los Angeles Times, 15 May 2025
Working from a beachfront apartment in Cape Town differs entirely from sleeping in a 12-bed dorm in Vietnam.
—Jodie Cook, Forbes.com, 12 May 2025
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Matt Baker, New York Times, 14 May 2025
Drawn by the image of red-brick walls, dorm life, and first-time independence, teenagers transitioning out of high school spend hours researching private and public colleges and universities.
—Nia Bowers, USA Today, 17 May 2025
Carmen is clueless at first about why things aren’t clicking with Benny in the bedroom (or more like the dorm room).
—Manuel Betancourt, Los Angeles Times, 15 May 2025
Working from a beachfront apartment in Cape Town differs entirely from sleeping in a 12-bed dorm in Vietnam.
—Jodie Cook, Forbes.com, 12 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for dorm
Noun
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Endeavor expects that on-campus dormitories will serve as a pipeline for Morado.—
Kate Marijolovic,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
7 June 2025
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To the generation that exclusively wore spongy thong sandals in dormitory showers, the concept of high-fashion flip-flops might sound like an oxymoron.—
Sam Reed,
Glamour,
29 May 2025
Noun
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Her cousin becomes suspicious when Levi returns to the boardinghouse alone.—
Oline H. Cogdill,
Sun Sentinel,
13 Mar. 2025
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True enough, perhaps, but Isabel was not pleased on finding herself in the company of boardinghouse people.—
Charles Portis,
Harper's Magazine,
28 Feb. 2025
Noun
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Authorities belatedly removed the girl from the flophouse, which did not go over well with Ronald Joseph.—
Howie Carr,
Boston Herald,
2 Apr. 2025
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One regular, Milt, lived in the Whitehouse Hotel, a flophouse around the corner.—
Zach Helfand,
The New Yorker,
10 Mar. 2025
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“Dorm.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dorm. Accessed 10 Jun. 2025.
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