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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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She shares her L.A. abode now with husband Ted Danson, whom she married in 1995 and with whom she’s starred in numerous projects, including the Netflix series “A Man on the Inside.”

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 17, 2026

It’s not easy to leave one’s abode as the eldest daughter in a Mexican household, she says.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 1, 2026

Talking about the claims, Ajay Kumar Varma described Ayodhya as "god's abode" and said such things should not happen here.

From BBC Jun. 26, 2026

London said as they walked up to the miniature abode.

From MarketWatch Jun. 24, 2026

I took care she should never want for anything that could contribute to her comfort: she soon settled in her new abode, became very happy there, and made fair progress in her studies.

From "Jane Eyre" by Charlotte Brontë

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

Now, some will pop out of their underground bunkers, walk quickly across the street, place an order and return to their shell-protected abodes.

From New York Times Dec. 22, 2022

It has become a popular way to offer a home to people who can’t return to their own abodes.

From Seattle Times Jul. 4, 2022

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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