RESIDENCIES Synonyms: 14 Similar and Opposite Words

residencies

noun

plural of residency

as in occupations

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 residencies Plans for next year are up in the air, meanwhile, after having put the Best of All World concept to bed after two years of successful touring as well as the Las Vegas residencies. — Gary Graff, Billboard, 13 Oct. 2026 In a run that testified to EDM’s growing popularity, Schall also negotiated Vegas residencies for Subtronics at Wynn and Dombresky at LIV. — Claudia Rosenbaum, HollywoodReporter, 8 Oct. 2026 Located in a Victorian schoolhouse in the Clerkenwell neighborhood of London, Hadid’s offices will now host spaces for exhibitions, lectures, workshops, education, and residencies. — News Desk, Artforum, 7 Oct. 2026 What started as a pop-up, also called The Easy Vegan, grew a following through the couple’s residencies at the South Pearl and City Park farmers markets. — Miguel Otárola, Denver Post, 7 Oct. 2026 The spaces will be used to host exhibitions, talks, workshops and creative residencies. — Hikmat Mohammed, ARTnews.com, 6 Oct. 2026 John Mayer knows his way around Las Vegas’ Sphere, having spearheaded the residencies that Dead & Company did at that venue in 2024 and 2025. — Chris Willman, Variety, 28 Sep. 2026 Less than one-third of the almost 100 obstetrics and gynecology residency program directors recently surveyed said they were taught how to treat menopause symptoms during their residencies. — Laura Trujillo, USA Today, 22 Sep. 2026 For just as long, critics have ripped into his eccentric on-stage persona; still, Thompson has enjoyed one of the longest-running residencies in Las Vegas, playing shows at the Luxor Hotel & Casino. — Libor Jany, Los Angeles Times, 19 Sep. 2026

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Noun

Roughly 40% of workers in healthcare support, food service, farming, fishing, forestry, construction and repair occupations hold NDCs.

— Megan Cerullo, CBS News, 16 Oct. 2026
The differences became more pronounced when participants named other occupations and activities.

— Gustavo E. Fischman, Fortune, 16 Oct. 2026

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Noun

Some types of universities are seeing much higher occupancies and lagging construction, while others are overbuilt with falling demand.

— Diana Olick, CNBC, 1 Sep. 2026
But today a quick accounting shows the Plaza’s occupancies are slightly better than holding steady, with 28% of its 151 storefronts unoccupied.

— Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 31 Aug. 2026

Definition of occupancies

Noun

Wild elephants often stray into human habitations this time of year, when rice fields are ready for harvesting.

— CBS News, CBS News, 20 Dec. 2025
Such defensive settlements became the norm in areas vulnerable to slave-raiding, with individual houses and collective habitations undergoing significant transformations.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 5 Dec. 2025

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