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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
Lea Veloso, StyleCaster, 19 Nov. 2024
Teams were in the field to assess houses and other structures that have been destroyed or damaged.
—Bay Area News Group, The Mercury News, 8 Nov. 2024
Keely Doll, The Courier-Journal, 19 Nov. 2024
The project would replace the existing dual pipelines, which lie on the lakebed exposed to the elements and other risks like anchor strikes, with a single pipeline that will be housed in a tunnel bored through rock and buried beneath the lakebed.
—Laura Schulte, Journal Sentinel, 15 Nov. 2024
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Dorit was in the house with her two children Jagger and Phoenix when the burglars raided her house.
—Lea Veloso, StyleCaster, 19 Nov. 2024
Teams were in the field to assess houses and other structures that have been destroyed or damaged.
—Bay Area News Group, The Mercury News, 8 Nov. 2024
Verb
The temporary shelter will house six to 12 families while construction is finished on the permanent family emergency shelter, located in the former Vu Hotel building.
—Keely Doll, The Courier-Journal, 19 Nov. 2024
The project would replace the existing dual pipelines, which lie on the lakebed exposed to the elements and other risks like anchor strikes, with a single pipeline that will be housed in a tunnel bored through rock and buried beneath the lakebed.
—Laura Schulte, Journal Sentinel, 15 Nov. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for house
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The amendment also does away with a provision that limits the exemption to companies with no more than $100,000 in gross receipts and applies the exemption to all grant amounts instead of just the first $1 million received.Sierra Lopez, The Mercury News, 13 Nov. 2024
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England and Gage said this money changed the company’s outlook and led to its demise.Max Scheinblum, The Denver Post, 13 Nov. 2024
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Two days later, Cheryl shared a photo of him and their 7-year-old son to Instagram, asking fans to please respect their family’s privacy.Rachel DeSantis, People.com, 20 Nov. 2024
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The centenaries of Indian cinema icons Raj Kapoor, Tapan Sinha, Akkineni Nageswara Rao and Mohammed Rafi were marked with their families in attendance.Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 20 Nov. 2024
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Over a decade after rocker Anthony Kiedis sold his home in the Hollywood Hills neighborhood of Los Angeles for nearly $1.9 million, the Red Hot Chili Peppers founder and lead singer’s former residence has once again surfaced for sale.Wendy Bowman, Robb Report, 5 Nov. 2024
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For his second outing on Nov. 5, Prince William met with South African President Cyril Ramaphosa at the president’s official residence in Cape Town.Simon Perry, People.com, 5 Nov. 2024
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And then more broadly, changing public-housing and housing-choice-voucher rules in order to punish households where immigrants reside.Kim Velsey, Curbed, 11 Nov. 2024
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The filing also details various financial agreements, including a credit facility agreement with JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. (JPM) Vital Farms continues to focus on expanding its product offerings and increasing household penetration in the retail and foodservice channels.Quartz Bot, Quartz, 7 Nov. 2024
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In the older strata, the animals were preserved in three dimensions, often in sleeping positions or in nests, or as a guardian of nests, a predator attacking a mammal, or even dinos locked in a fight.Paul Smaglik, Discover Magazine, 5 Nov. 2024
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All of the hives were placed in the field by Staab ahead of time to demonstrate Gerty's ability to locate the nests.Nicole Cobler, Axios, 22 Oct. 2024
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Some of the projectiles were lodged in the frontal lobe of his brain.Kristen Jordan Shamus, Detroit Free Press, 19 Nov. 2024
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The increase is attributed to growth in the B2B segment and increased lodging revenue.Quartz Bot, Quartz, 8 Nov. 2024
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Van’s mom drinks, Taissa’s outward calm conceals a well of subconscious rage, and the two of them are also, by all appearances, still closeted.Judy Berman, TIME, 2 Oct. 2024
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Upgrade your wardrobe with these 35 fall fashion finds that are inspired by our favorite celebrities closets.Mia Meltzer, Rolling Stone, 6 Sep. 2024
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Lutnick is the billionaire chairman and CEO of financial services firm Cantor Fitzgerald.Charna Flam, People.com, 20 Nov. 2024
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Business News The 10 fintech companies to watch right now Juniper Research ranked financial tech firms globally on funding, offerings, and creativity By Start Slideshow Start Slideshow Financial technology firms are banks’ biggest competitors and their most valuable allies.Rocio Fabbro, Quartz, 19 Nov. 2024
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“House.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/house. Accessed 27 Nov. 2024.
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