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  • past tense form of abide.
  • past participle of abide.
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abode

[uh-bohd] / əˈboʊd /


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The iconic fashion designer, 84, snapped up the 4,300-square-foot abode on April 11, 2025, paying $6.85 million.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 27, 2026

At the time, the producer was charging $40,000 a month for the 5,300-square-foot abode.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 27, 2026

The new abode sits on a 130-acre plot of land, offering lots of privacy, thanks to its remote location just outside of Nashville.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 16, 2026

Actress Ariel Winter relocated to Nashville after purchasing a $2.9 million abode in College Grove in May 2022.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 16, 2026

He just stands there looking at me until, finally, he extends his hand as if reluctantly welcoming me to his humble abode.

From "Pride" by Ibi Zoboi

But South Korea's heatwave has made it uninhabitable, forcing him to seek refuge under a makeshift tarp just a stone’s throw from Gangnam’s gleaming skyscrapers, where the wealthy remain cool in their aloof abodes.

From Barron's ● Aug. 4, 2026

Overall, the growing list of celebrities who have spent years trying to unload their expansive abodes indicates a significant shift in the luxury market, Luxury Estate International agent Marianna Sullivan notes.

From MarketWatch ● Jun. 3, 2026

Farmers, who start adjusting their sleep schedules ahead of time, often work through the night to pluck the grapes from their leafy abodes.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 27, 2025

All three were one- or two-bedroom abodes that were smaller than Uribe’s townhome and appeared run-down.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 16, 2023

When people took sick, their temperatures rose and caused the body lice to seek more hospitable abodes.

From "Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences" by John Allen Paulos


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