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• in-residence
  in-residence

  adjective

  assigned to a staff position in an institution such as a college or university, while allowed sufficient time to pursue one's own professional work, study, or research (usually used in combination).
• in residence
  in residence

  Committed to live and work in a certain place, often for a specific length of time. For example, He loved being the college's poet in residence. This expression, dating from the 1300s, originally referred to ecclesiastical clerics whose presence was required in a specific church. It was extended to other appointments in the mid-1800s.

in-residence

American  

[in-rez-i-duhns] / ɪnˈrɛz ɪ dəns /

adjective

1. assigned to a staff position in an institution such as a college or university, while allowed sufficient time to pursue one's own professional work, study, or research (usually used in combination).

   a poet-in-residence at the university.

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in residence Idioms  

1. Committed to live and work in a certain place, often for a specific length of time. For example, He loved being the college's poet in residence. This expression, dating from the 1300s, originally referred to ecclesiastical clerics whose presence was required in a specific church. It was extended to other appointments in the mid-1800s.

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Etymology

Origin of in-residence

First recorded in 1835–45

Example Sentences

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in-residence in residence

Casino operations and in-residence gatherings of people who do not belong to the same household are also not allowed.

From Washington Times ● Jan. 6, 2022

But while they were there, Webber said an in-residence bed opened up and she agreed to stay.

From Seattle Times ● Dec. 4, 2021

Thanks to Arsenault’s avid leadership, in 2014 TeenTix will celebrate its 10th anniversary by transitioning from a Seattle Center project to an independent organization with big plans, in-residence at Seattle Center.

From Seattle Times ● Dec. 7, 2013

Guests can sit in the property’s Living Room, sip a fashion-inspired cocktail created by Gerber Bars, and have a student from Parsons draw an illustration of their likeness as part of an in-residence fashion program.

From New York Times ● Feb. 10, 2011

Michigan, Barnard, Brandeis, Stanford, Purdue, Denver and several others now have professional schools staffed by in-residence acting companies.

From Time Magazine Archive

As an artist in residence at BroadStage, he recognized Santa Monica as an ideal locale for a jazz festival.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 4, 2026

Sharon Weinberger is a reporter in residence at Omidyar Network and a former national-security editor at The Wall Street Journal.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 20, 2026

Before launching TBPN, Coogan was an entrepreneur in residence at Founders Fund, Peter Thiel’s venture firm.

From MarketWatch ● Apr. 3, 2026

The carriers are using the performance claims and account-access moves to show their personalities in the escalating marketing fight, said George Heudorfer, practitioner in residence at the University of New Haven’s Pompea College of Business.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 14, 2025

Without the twins, there were eleven children in residence at the Boxton Creek Home.

From "Ruby Holler" by Sharon Creech