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as in household
those who live as a family in one house the whole house is in a state of excited anticipation for the holidays

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as in nest
the shelter or resting place of a wild animal prairie dogs make their house underground

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Recent Examples of house
Noun
This single-story house presents a roomy floor plan, featuring four bedrooms and three baths. Bay Area Home Report, The Mercury News, 1 Mar. 2025 But as the children grew older, filming became a sore spot in the house. Ct Jones, Rolling Stone, 1 Mar. 2025
Verb
In 2016, Project NOLA partnered with the University of New Orleans which now houses the group’s National Real-Time Crime Center where cameras are monitored and simulcast to the municipalities and police monitoring stations the project serves, according to Lagarde. Chris Boyette, CNN, 2 Mar. 2025 Instead, the Trump administration has so far opted to house migrants at Guantanamo’s Migrant Operations Center -- which can hold up to 50 detainees – as well as prison facilities separate from where the 15 enemy combatants from the War on Terror are housed. Victoria Beaule, ABC News, 1 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for house
Recent Examples of Synonyms for house
Noun
  • The announcement of the new Chinese company comes as Jia Zhangke‘s latest film, the Cannes 2024 Palme d’Or contender Caught By The Tides, gears up for its U.S. release in May 9, via Sideshow and Janus Films.
    Liz Shackleton, Deadline, 7 Mar. 2025
  • Armstrong, whose company helped the crypto sector raise and direct $250 million into the 2024 election cycle, outpacing Wall Street banks and the oil industry, has been instrumental in shaping the new administration’s approach to digital assets.
    MacKenzie Sigalos, CNBC, 7 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • And, right from the beginning, tried to focus on the things that are meaningful for me: friends, family, work, of course.
    Dan Perry, Newsweek, 3 Mar. 2025
  • Flexible living attracts a growing audience: asset-light renters — people who do not want to own furniture — digital nomads, young professionals, empty nesters, and families in transition.
    Christopher Elliott, Forbes, 2 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • The residence is situated on the banks of the Siletz River, the Statesman Journal reported.
    Anna Lazarus Caplan, People.com, 11 Mar. 2025
  • Michael died at his Los Angeles, California, residence in 2009 after going into cardiac arrest.
    Faisal Kutty, Newsweek, 11 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • But, Sundays are different, according to the woman, who said her husband will leave household chores undone.
    Karen Fratti, People.com, 8 Mar. 2025
  • Shifting the Household Financial Paradigm Historically, popular culture often portrayed men as the family financiers while women managed daily household tasks.
    Dave Birnbaum, Forbes, 8 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • Jackie is often seen doing yoga stretches, egg rolls and nest softening amid incubation periods, while Shadow can be seen bringing home fish and sticks.
    Anthony Robledo, USA TODAY, 1 Mar. 2025
  • This year, Jackie welcomed the first of three eggs on Jan. 22, and laid two more within the next few days, according to Friends of Big Bear Valley, a conservation organization that operates a live cam of the nest.
    Aliza Chasan, CBS News, 26 Feb. 2025
Verb
  • An ethics violation has been lodged against the former CalRecycle director.
    Ryan Fonseca, Los Angeles Times, 5 Mar. 2025
  • The indictment charged a total of nine counts, including a main bribery conspiracy count lodged against each of the four defendants.
    Jason Meisner, Chicago Tribune, 3 Mar. 2025
Verb
  • 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
  • But what if the officer in question was closeted and one of these strangers slipped him his phone number?
    Peter Debruge, Variety, 27 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • At the conference, U.K. Prime Minister Keir Starmer pledged $2 billion in financing to supply Ukraine with 5,000 short-range Martlet air-defense missiles, produced by French firm Thales at a factory in Belfast.
    David Axe, Forbes, 2 Mar. 2025
  • Research from analytics firm Gallup shows that U.S. alcohol consumption is declining, with younger generations drinking significantly less than their predecessors.
    Dan Perry, Newsweek, 2 Mar. 2025

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