duplex 1 of 2

as in dual
consisting of two members or parts that are usually joined a duplex apartment with all of the bedrooms on the second floor

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duplex

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noun

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Recent Examples of duplex
Adjective
The duplex home of renowned art collector, dealer, interior designer and philanthropist Hester Diamond recently listed for $19.5 million. Emma Reynolds, Robb Report, 18 May 2022 For the penthouses, Herzog and de Meuron worked alongside structural engineers AKT to create the unique features within each duplex penthouse and interior designer Tom Dixon’s Design Research Studio to create lovely homes. Emma Reynolds, Robb Report, 17 Nov. 2022
Noun
Resting on the top two floors of the 33-story Sterling Plaza Tower, a 127-unit development built in the mid-1980s, the duplex has four bedrooms and three baths in roughly 3,600 square feet. Wendy Bowman, Robb Report, 1 Apr. 2025 Within about two minutes of arriving at the Catherine Simmons Avenue home, officers shot and killed McGill in the doorway of the duplex. Julia Coin, Charlotte Observer, 28 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for duplex
Recent Examples of Synonyms for duplex
Adjective
  • Clearly, there is precedent for federal programs having dual goals, especially with a focus on health.
    Ron Estes, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 Mar. 2025
  • Ask about advancement opportunities for individual contributors (many companies have dual-track paths now).
    Cheryl Robinson, Forbes.com, 30 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • But neither seem to be major real estate players, although Chen owns multiple properties, and Zhen seems to know a bargain, paying $920,000 in 2018 for 85th Street — a five-bedroom triplex that had been listed at $1.299 million.
    Matthew Sedacca, Curbed, 28 Mar. 2025
  • This year, local Women Build participants will be raising the walls for a new triplex in Habitat Lake-Sumter’s first 55-plus community, the Cottages at Heritage Grove in Tavares. Details and to volunteer: habitatls.org/women-build-2025.
    Orlando Sentinel Staff, Orlando Sentinel, 13 Mar. 2025
Adjective
  • The Cat’s Eye Nebula is a visually spectacular example of this potential fate, with the intricate, layered, asymmetrical shape of this particular one suggesting a binary companion.
    Big Think, Big Think, 7 Apr. 2025
  • Meanwhile, some European countries are advising trans and non-binary citizens to avoid the US.
    Blane Bachelor, CNN Money, 7 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • Rising in its place will be an Epicure gourmet market, which the restaurant’s owners believe will better cater to the residents of the new Northeast Miami-Dade, with its luxury hotels and canyons of high-rise condos.
    Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 3 Apr. 2025
  • The high-floor condo in at the Aston Martin Residences Miami measures in at about 5,000 square feet with five bedrooms, two terraces, and endless views over Biscayne Bay.
    Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 3 Apr. 2025
Adjective
  • Two years later, Cooper and his twin brother, Ace, arrived.
    Samantha Stutsman, People.com, 6 Apr. 2025
  • His twin brother, who also worked as a volleyball coach in Placer County, was arrested on suspicion of oral copulation with a victim under the age of 18.
    Ishani Desai, Sacbee.com, 5 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • This critical current suppression could have potentially impacted the efficiency of fusion power plants.
    Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 28 Feb. 2025
  • On the production side, there’s potential to streamline operations and efficiencies and monitor quality within production facilities, and eventually assist in product development.
    Lana Bortolot, Forbes, 27 Feb. 2025
Noun
  • This frame marks its second stint in the penthouse.
    Hugh McIntyre, Forbes.com, 12 Apr. 2025
  • Key among the changes planned for the penthouse space are an enlarged bar that will expand seating from 12 to 22.
    Lori Weisberg, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • Upstairs are two spacious floor-through one-bed, one-bath apartments with windowed kitchens, both of which are green-lit for Airbnb in case there are slow periods at the shop.
    Matthew Sedacca, Curbed, 13 Mar. 2025
  • Douglas Elliman Beyond the royal-azure door of a brick building on Nelson Street is a truly charming floor-through that might just be worth the third-floor walk-up.
    Matthew Sedacca, Curbed, 25 Mar. 2025

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“Duplex.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/duplex. Accessed 16 Apr. 2025.

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