RESIDENCY Synonyms: 15 Similar and Opposite Words

residency

noun

ˈre-zə-dən(t)-sē

Definition of residency

as in occupancy

the act or fact of residing in a place as much as I've enjoyed my residency in this state, it may be time to move on

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Recent Examples of residency The residency runs from November 2026 through October 2027 and gives emerging artists of African and Afro-Latinx descent material support, workspace, and professional guidance to develop their practice. — News Desk, Artforum, 23 Oct. 2026 The residency program calls for at least two public-facing programs and one individual presentation or activation each year. — Donald Fountain, CBS News, 22 Oct. 2026 The April 2027 residency will feature Mayer performing as a solo artist, with a full band, and with the John Mayer Trio. — Althea Legaspi, Rolling Stone, 22 Oct. 2026 In 2024, the Motherwell estate gave $200,000 to the organization to support its months-long fellowship program, as well as its shorter summer workshops and residencies. — Maximilíano Durón, ARTnews.com, 21 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for residency

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Noun

But elevated fuel costs have made executives more willing to sacrifice occupancy and avoid discounts.

— Reuters, NBC news, 23 Oct. 2026
The Ritz-Carlton Yacht Collection, for instance, has struggled with occupancy despite major marketing campaigns and has accumulated nearly $700 million in losses since 2017, according to the Financial Times.

— Contessa Brewer,Ryan Ruggiero, CNBC, 22 Oct. 2026

Definition of occupancy

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And though some Palestinians were justly fighting to end the occupation of the West Bank and Gaza and to create an independent state, others were waging an unjust war to destroy Israel altogether.

— Jordi Graupera, New Yorker, 22 Oct. 2026
Across 25 occupations that past technology upended, employment fell an extra 4% over five years for every point the national unemployment rate climbed.

— Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 22 Oct. 2026

Definition of occupation

Noun

Italy’s commitment to build a habitation module and Japan’s contribution of a pressurized rover offer something new to NASA, which didn’t have contracts with US companies to do that work.

— Stephen Clark, ArsTechnica, 22 Sep. 2026
Many Gazans have remained in homes now unsafe for habitation.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 19 Sep. 2026

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