RESIDENTIAL Synonyms: 9 Similar and Opposite Words

residential

adjective

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as in familial

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Recent Examples of residential Finally, last year Virginia announced new certifications for residential HVAC and plumbing. — Ryan Craig, Forbes.com, 2 July 2026 Approximately $24 billion in direct losses occurred in residential, commercial, industrial, educational, health-care and government buildings. — Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 3 July 2026 On Sunday, June 21, deputies with the Johnson County Sheriff's Office responded to Ketron Road in Burleson following reports that a 1-year-old boy had been found unresponsive in a residential pool, deputies said in a statement. — Paloma Chavez, PEOPLE, 3 July 2026 The $30 million office-to-residential conversion, led by Woda Cooper Companies with support from the Urban Redevelopment Authority and state partners, will create 46 apartments, 39 of them designated as affordable units. — Gabby Sartori, USA Today, 2 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for residential

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From entering the industry at 17 as a dishwasher and busboy to building a flourishing suite of restaurants (Hugo’s, Caracol, Xochi, URBE, and Zaranda), Ortega’s long been inspired by familial love of cooking.

— Carinne Geil Botta, Forbes.com, 30 June 2026
Albert’s prose sometimes strains for lyricism, but the mysteries embedded in the novel—creative, familial, and supernatural—exert a powerful draw.

— The New Yorker, New Yorker, 22 June 2026

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Kyiv has also stepped up long-range drone and missile strikes inside Russia, targeting energy, military and logistics infrastructure, demonstrating the progress Ukraine has made in developing domestic strike capabilities.

— Elsa Ohlen, CNBC, 6 July 2026
Ritolia estimates Russian gasoline production is currently running at around 20% below domestic demand because of the Ukrainian strikes, with refinery runs (the amount of crude oil refineries are processing) at multi-year lows.

— Clare Sebastian, CNN Money, 6 July 2026

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