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as in company
a commercial or industrial activity or organization
a publishing house that specializes in school textbooks
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as in family
a group of persons who come from the same ancestor
the present British royal family belongs to the House of Windsor
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as in residence
the place where one lives
come over to my house so I can show you my new furniture
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as in to lodge
to provide with living quarters or shelter
some of the freshmen were temporarily housed in local motels while the new dorm was being finished
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as in to closet
to close or shut in by or as if by barriers
the famous document is housed in a special display case
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Recent Examples of house
Anthony Demarco, Forbes.com, 7 Apr. 2025
Corbin said the house’s location helped attract buyers.
—Tiffani Sherman, The Orlando Sentinel, 7 Apr. 2025
Angelica Villa For Artnews, Robb Report, 6 Apr. 2025
The numbers illustrate the danger faced by all residents, housed and unhoused, as county officials consider cracking down on both encampments and camp fires.
—Blake Nelson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Apr. 2025
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Noun
The house has been in continuous operation for more than 75 years.
—Anthony Demarco, Forbes.com, 7 Apr. 2025
Corbin said the house’s location helped attract buyers.
—Tiffani Sherman, The Orlando Sentinel, 7 Apr. 2025
Verb
The unfinished painting is now housed in the Van Gogh Museum in Amsterdam.
—Angelica Villa For Artnews, Robb Report, 6 Apr. 2025
The numbers illustrate the danger faced by all residents, housed and unhoused, as county officials consider cracking down on both encampments and camp fires.
—Blake Nelson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for house
Noun
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In February 2024, the company disclosed a $115 million writedown on mystery projects, one of which was presumably was Coyote vs. Acme.—
Etan Vlessing,
HollywoodReporter,
31 Mar. 2025
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The current market value for the company is $97 billion, down from a peak of $281 billion.—
Kurt Badenhausen,
Sportico.com,
31 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Neglect of Personal Hygiene: Refusing to eat with the family or to maintain personal hygiene, like taking baths.—
Lance Eliot,
Forbes.com,
7 Apr. 2025
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This can create stigma that directly affects patients with ASD, as well as their families.—
James M. Gaylor,
Baltimore Sun,
7 Apr. 2025
Noun
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State of residence could not be determined for 2,330 individuals.—
Mercedes Vigon,
The Conversation,
4 Apr. 2025
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Click here for more photos of the Los Feliz residence.—
Wendy Bowman,
Robb Report,
4 Apr. 2025
Noun
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With this, the game becomes far more playable for those playing on a couch, on a portable gaming PC like the Steam Deck, or over household or remote streaming.—
Kevin Purdy,
ArsTechnica,
1 Apr. 2025
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An ongoing theme of the post-pandemic recovery has been a widening bifurcation of American household finances.—
Alicia Wallace,
CNN Money,
1 Apr. 2025
Noun
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The two adult falcons using the nest box have been identified by the Midwest Peregrine Society as the same pair who used it last year, a 12-year-old female and a 16-year-old male.—
Kristi Miller,
Twin Cities,
1 Apr. 2025
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The nest overlooks Big Bear Lake, which is about a 95-mile drive northeast from Los Angeles.—
Helena Wegner,
Sacbee.com,
27 Mar. 2025
Verb
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According to Chief Joseph Ranch’s website, the cabin was built in 1916 and was used as lodging for the ranch’s staff.—
Yasmeen Hamadeh,
People.com,
6 Apr. 2025
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Archaeologists uncovered two iron spearheads, one of which was found lodged in a hip bone.—
Amarachi Orie,
CNN Money,
4 Apr. 2025
Verb
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Apologies for the light posting this week: the entire IEEE Spectrum team (both digital and print) was closeted away in meetings working on ways to better serve you, dear reader.—
IEEE Spectrum,
IEEE Spectrum,
22 May 2015
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As the illustration shows, the Moon will be closet to Jupiter on Valentine’s Day (the gap between them will be three degrees that evening).—
Rod Nerdahl,
Twin Cities,
6 Feb. 2024
Noun
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At 750 acres, including both guest areas and backstage space for employees, it is believed to be the largest theme park in the world and estimated to have cost up to $7.7 billion to build, according to Dennis Speigel, owner and founder of consulting firm International Theme Park Services.—
Natasha Chen,
CNN Money,
7 Apr. 2025
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Mohammed al-Basha, a Yemen expert of the Basha Report risk advisory firm, cited social media condolence notices suggesting a colonel overseeing police stations for the Houthis in Hodeida had been killed in the strike Trump highlighted, alongside his two brothers.—
Jon Gambrell,
Los Angeles Times,
7 Apr. 2025
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“House.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/house. Accessed 15 Apr. 2025.
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