cohousing

noun

Definition of cohousingnext
as in condo

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Recent Examples of cohousing As a cohousing community that is explicitly 55+ and LGBTQ-friendly, Village Hearth is the first of its kind in the US. — Frances Dodds, Architectural Digest, 3 June 2026 Some people live on their own, while others opt for cohousing. — Ryan Kellman, NPR, 10 June 2025 Now aged 68 and 72, the two are living together again in Heartwood Commons, a cohousing community in Oklahoma. — David Faris, Newsweek, 29 Dec. 2024 For those wanting their own space, but seeking the benefits of community and camaraderie, cohousing is a viable alternative. — Jamie Gold, Forbes, 19 July 2022 Spevak, who owns Orange Splot, which designs and builds cohousing and other small communities, spoke of the mismatch between houses and resident needs. — oregonlive, 7 Sep. 2021
Recent Examples of Synonyms for cohousing
  1. condo
  2. duplex
  3. condominium
  4. efficiency
  5. studio
  6. floor-through
  7. garden apartment
  8. duplex apartment
Noun
  • Oren is charged with two rape cases, including one that stems from an alleged assault at Alon’s Miami Beach condo on New Year’s Eve in 2016.
    — Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 28 Oct. 2026
  • But the changes could also force associations to raise monthly fees, adding to the cost of condo ownership.
    — Samantha Delouya, CNN Money, 26 Oct. 2026
Definition of condo
Noun
  • Keep an eye for a price drop on this otherwise pleasant brownstone duplex.
    — Nora DeLigter, Curbed, 23 Oct. 2026
  • The private residences include a duplex with gardens and panoramic rooftops, single-level residences with terraces, private gardens and pools.
    — Sofia Celeste, Footwear News, 22 Oct. 2026
Definition of duplex
Noun
  • Candidates for condominium association boards must submit their notice of intent to run at least 40 days before the election.
    — Gary M. Mars, Miami Herald, 19 Oct. 2026
  • The answer depends entirely on the language contained in the condominium declaration and by-laws.
    — Howard Dakoff, Chicago Tribune, 18 Oct. 2026
Definition of condominium
Noun
  • Technique works well in testing This strategy optimizes both the transport and perovskite layers together, driving efficiency and durability to record levels.
    — Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 26 Oct. 2026
  • The longer-term outcome of the new approach, the agency hopes, will reduce the financial and technical burden on competing research teams and ultimately get missions from idea to orbit with efficiency and speed.
    — Josh Dinner, Space.com, 26 Oct. 2026
Definition of efficiency
Noun
  • Major studios had all but abandoned advance press screenings in smaller markets such as Arkansas.
    — Philip Martin, Arkansas Online, 27 Oct. 2026
  • The two met through mutual friends in the Catskills and recorded Instant Validation at Stevens’ home studio.
    — Nina Corcoran, Pitchfork, 27 Oct. 2026
Definition of studio
Noun
  • The place had belonged to a former photography director of this magazine, Jordan Schaps, who started renting the 700-square-foot floor-through for $135 a month in 1975.
    — Wendy Goodman, Curbed, 1 Nov. 2025
  • With its floor-through dwellings, celebrity penthouse, secret passageways, and camaraderie (begrudging or otherwise) between residents both longtime and new, the Arconia is a world within itself.
    — Scarlett Harris, Architectural Digest, 8 Sep. 2025
Definition of floor-through
Noun
  • Pretty in Pink is one way to refer to this historic garden apartment—built in 1875.
    — Bailey Berg, Architectural Digest, 25 Nov. 2025
  • The result tees up a vote today by the full City Council, when aldermen could give a green light clearing the way for new garden apartments, attic-to-housing conversions and coach housing.
    — Chicago Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 16 July 2025
Definition of garden apartment
Noun
  • Griffin also recently paid $38 million for a duplex apartment up the block from where Mamdani shot the video, according to the Wall Street Journal.
    — Catherina Gioino, Fortune, 16 Apr. 2026
  • After meeting his girlfriend, İlkay, the couple moved into a furnished two-bedroom, two-and-a-half bathroom duplex apartment in the Kadıköy neighborhood of Istanbul.
    — Celia Fernandez, CNBC, 19 Aug. 2025
Definition of duplex apartment

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