Thesaurus results for BOARDINGHOUSES

boardinghouses

noun

plural of boardinghouse

as in hotels

a building where people pay to live and have daily meals a onetime boardinghouse that is now the site of the town's historical museum

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Recent Examples of boardinghouses By the eve of World War I, Opatija boasted 24 hotels, 36 boardinghouses, and 12 sanatoriums attended by 80 physicians. — Kevin West, Travel + Leisure, 8 May 2026 Behind Jovan, the posse breaks into boardinghouses, yanks a miner from behind a grocery counter, shoots another dead in his home. — Masha Hamilton, Longreads, 19 Feb. 2026 Platter came from Basel, Switzerland, where his father ran a school, four boardinghouses, a farm, and a printing press. — Dan Piepenbring, Harpers Magazine, 27 Jan. 2026

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For fares starting at $80 per person, travelers can book their seats and get picked up at different hotels around the Kansas City area, such as Home2 Suites and Hotel Indigo in downtown Kansas City and the Sheraton and Westin hotels at Crown Center.

— Joseph Hernandez, Kansas City Star, 14 Oct. 2026
The influx of business travelers also coincided with strong demand at Singapore's luxury hotels.

— Jenny Lee,Matthew Tan, CNBC, 14 Oct. 2026

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The weeklong promotion highlights a wide range of cuisines, from steakhouses and seafood restaurants to taverns, bistros and international dining destinations.

— Jane Imbody, Cincinnati Enquirer, 19 Sep. 2026
So do not assume that an upcoming three-day event taking place at three notable Chicago taverns has anything to do with Algren’s fondness for alcohol.

— Rick Kogan, Chicago Tribune, 15 Sep. 2026

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