as in hotel
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 boardinghouse
Her cousin becomes suspicious when Levi returns to the boardinghouse alone.
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Oline H. Cogdill, Sun Sentinel, 13 Mar. 2025
According to Flavor Insider, a food and cooking website, the New York strip got its name from New York City butchers in the 19th century and was initially considered one of the less desirable cuts of beef, meaning it was frequently sold to boardinghouses and restaurants to go in stews.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 4 Mar. 2025
True enough, perhaps, but Isabel was not pleased on finding herself in the company of boardinghouse people.
—Charles Portis, Harper's Magazine, 28 Feb. 2025
The locals didn’t always welcome Trump’s plans—a woman who owned a boardinghouse near one site would not sell, sparking a feud.
—Dan Alexander, Forbes, 8 Feb. 2025
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Frey said an incident Friday night that led to property damage at an area hotel and confrontation with police officers was an outlier to the largely peaceful events in recent days.—
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Where to Stay Flamingo Lodge There is only one hotel within Everglades National Park.—
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Indianapolis is no stranger to taverns with curious characters and colorful pasts, and its dive bar scene remains strong hundreds of years later.—
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Catch a hockey game at TD Garden, browse the boutiques of Beacon Hill and Newbury Street, or duck into a cozy tavern for a pint in the Back Bay.—
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McCray was taken into custody at a Hollywood motel off Federal Highway.—
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The patient thriller finds Agnes lonely in her seedy motel, with a phone that often rings, though the person on the other end of the line never speaks.—
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“Boardinghouse.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/boardinghouse. Accessed 13 Jan. 2026.
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