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as in proprietors
the owner of land or housing that is rented to another
agreed to pay the landlord the rent on the first Monday of each month
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as in taverners
the owner or manager of an inn
a weekend workshop that is intended to disabuse would-be landlords of a bed-and breakfast that the job is one long vacation
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Recent Examples of landlords
Forty per cent of these homes, as today’s housing activists in England are apt to repeat, ended up in the hands of private landlords.
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Jennifer Wilson, The New Yorker, 10 Mar. 2025
Higher costs across the board—including the cost of repairs and wages for repair and maintenance workers—are also likely to meant that landlords would continue passing these expenses along to renters.
—William Lambers, Newsweek, 10 Mar. 2025
This bill ties the hands of innocent tenants, forcing them into a terrifying situation where their only option for safety is to violate their lease, all while the system does nothing to hold landlords accountable for placing dangerous individuals near families.
—Ryan Nawrocki, Baltimore Sun, 10 Mar. 2025
The landlords must agree to keep the rents below market rate for 30 years.
—Laura Kinsler, Orlando Sentinel, 9 Mar. 2025
Many landlords are feeling the squeeze.
—Allen Buchanan, Orange County Register, 8 Mar. 2025
That bill would specify that landlords can’t require penalties for leases that were terminated early because of a tenant’s death.
—The Denver Post, 8 Mar. 2025
In June, the landlords announced the sale of the property and indicated that the tenants must vacate by August.
—William Lambers, Newsweek, 7 Mar. 2025
In Illinois, landlords are prohibited from wielding the threat of immigration enforcement as a weapon against their tenants.
—William Lambers, Newsweek, 7 Mar. 2025
Jennifer Wilson, The New Yorker, 10 Mar. 2025
Higher costs across the board—including the cost of repairs and wages for repair and maintenance workers—are also likely to meant that landlords would continue passing these expenses along to renters.
—William Lambers, Newsweek, 10 Mar. 2025
This bill ties the hands of innocent tenants, forcing them into a terrifying situation where their only option for safety is to violate their lease, all while the system does nothing to hold landlords accountable for placing dangerous individuals near families.
—Ryan Nawrocki, Baltimore Sun, 10 Mar. 2025
The landlords must agree to keep the rents below market rate for 30 years.
—Laura Kinsler, Orlando Sentinel, 9 Mar. 2025
Many landlords are feeling the squeeze.
—Allen Buchanan, Orange County Register, 8 Mar. 2025
That bill would specify that landlords can’t require penalties for leases that were terminated early because of a tenant’s death.
—The Denver Post, 8 Mar. 2025
In June, the landlords announced the sale of the property and indicated that the tenants must vacate by August.
—William Lambers, Newsweek, 7 Mar. 2025
In Illinois, landlords are prohibited from wielding the threat of immigration enforcement as a weapon against their tenants.
—William Lambers, Newsweek, 7 Mar. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for landlords
Noun
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While some content owners have agreed to sell their wares to AI proprietors, others have held out and in some cases filed lawsuits against tech firms.—
Dade Hayes,
Deadline,
4 Dec. 2024
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When a bar called Time Again opened in May on the stub of a dead-end street in Chinatown, the proprietors set out some red and blue plastic stools reminiscent of an elementary-school cafeteria’s.—
The Editors,
Curbed,
2 Dec. 2024
Noun
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By the age of three, she was consumed with letters and their patterns, with the musical sound of a typewriter.—
Patti Callahan Henry,
People.com,
16 Mar. 2025
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By the age of three, she was consumed with letters and their patterns, with the musical sound of a typewriter.—
Patti Callahan Henry,
People.com,
16 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Advertisement The app works by connecting renters to car owners seeking to share their vehicle for a profit.—
Caroline Petrow-Cohen,
Los Angeles Times,
2 Jan. 2025
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Hosts can meet owners in person to pick up the car or organize a remote handoff, in which renters unlock the car using a lockbox code or the app.—
Ivana Saric,
Axios,
2 Jan. 2025
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“Landlords.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/landlords. Accessed 23 Apr. 2025.
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