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Recent Examples of great house
His legend has been honed in building, rebuilding, Europe’s great houses.
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Rory Smith, The Athletic, 21 Nov. 2024
There’s a certain political commentary here, too, about who’s allowed to rule the great houses of Dune, what roles women are confined to, and how the Bene Gesserit turn women’s social limitations and underestimations to their advantage.
—Alex Abad-Santos, Vox, 18 Nov. 2024
The Bene Gesserit are, uh, geneticists These space witches are running a gigantic, generations-long breeding program to guide all the great houses and eventually put the perfect person, or Kwisatz Haderach, on the Imperium throne and under their control.
—Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 14 Nov. 2024
The two great houses of organized crime in Gotham lie in rubble.
—Andy Andersen, Vulture, 27 Oct. 2024
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Rory Smith, The Athletic, 21 Nov. 2024
There’s a certain political commentary here, too, about who’s allowed to rule the great houses of Dune, what roles women are confined to, and how the Bene Gesserit turn women’s social limitations and underestimations to their advantage.
—Alex Abad-Santos, Vox, 18 Nov. 2024
The Bene Gesserit are, uh, geneticists These space witches are running a gigantic, generations-long breeding program to guide all the great houses and eventually put the perfect person, or Kwisatz Haderach, on the Imperium throne and under their control.
—Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 14 Nov. 2024
The two great houses of organized crime in Gotham lie in rubble.
—Andy Andersen, Vulture, 27 Oct. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for great house
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Offering the closest thing to a stay in the actual castle, the medieval manor house took two years to restore and offers guests a winter (or summer) escape with a difference.Angelina Villa-Clarke, Forbes, 12 Dec. 2024
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Guests can also go a touch more casual at Ladd’s Tavern, in a new addition to the original manor house.Paul Brady, Travel + Leisure, 6 Dec. 2024
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These people are caged—not in their homes, and not in the underground cells of Venezuela’s notorious prisons, but in a gated villa shaded by palm trees.Gisela Salim-Peyer, The Atlantic, 21 Dec. 2024
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Two new luxe resorts have premiered this season — The Strand, with its own boat, and South Bank from Grace Bay Resorts — villas surrounded by water on all sides, serviced by a boat concierge for yacht owners, or guests who just want to take an excursion.Beth Landman, The Hollywood Reporter, 21 Dec. 2024
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In late September, when Israel invaded Lebanon in pursuit of Hezbollah militants, the region around the castle of Tibnin (also called Toron) came under heavy bombardment.Lauren Frayer, NPR, 23 Dec. 2024
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Perched on top of the cake were figures of Disney princesses Cinderella, Belle from Beauty and the Beast and Sleeping Beauty in front of a circle topper behind with the outline of Sleeping Beauty’s castle painted on it.Emma Aerin Becker, People.com, 20 Dec. 2024
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Inside, the four-bedroom mansion spreads out across nearly 8,000 square feet of living space with sleek features.Demetrius Simms, Robb Report, 24 Dec. 2024
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Hutter nearly escapes an attack from Orlok, which involves flinging himself from the mansion's second-story window into the rocky waters of the Black Sea.Haadiza Ogwude, The Enquirer, 23 Dec. 2024
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The film, macabre and atmospheric from start to finish, relocates the classic folklore to an isolated hacienda in a Mexican village where a young woman has returned to bury her aunt.DeAnna Janes, Harper's BAZAAR, 28 Aug. 2023
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She was born on May 29, 1917 and grew up in a hacienda in San Luis Potosí, Mexico.Natalia Torija Nieto, ELLE Decor, 28 Sep. 2022
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This magnificent 18th-century manor turned 5-star hotel with 150 acres of gardens originally served as the home of the third Duke of Marlborough.Meredith Lepore, Robb Report, 24 Dec. 2024
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Located just moments from the prestigious links of The Country Club, the picturesque Brookline reservoir, and upscale shopping and dining, the estate offers the seclusion and luxury of a country manor without giving up the joys of zipping away to the city.Miriam Schwartz, Boston Herald, 21 Dec. 2024
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The 76-year-old British monarch delivered his speech from Fitzrovia Chapel, a community space in London and a former hospital chapel, circumventing tradition as typically monarchs deliver their holiday remarks from a castle or a palace.Filip Timotija, The Hill, 25 Dec. 2024
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The ruler undertook extensive construction projects, including palaces, temples and city fortifications.Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 23 Dec. 2024
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In the years prior to her big break in the film Winter’s Bone, Lawrence lived in a modest town house in Santa Monica, which her parents purchased for $879,000 in 2006.Joyce Chen, Architectural Digest, 19 Dec. 2024
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Housed in a 17th century town house in the heart of the Marais, the Haus of Strauss covers three floors with rooms designs for meeting spaces, exhibitions and showrooms.Angela Velasquez, Sourcing Journal, 12 Dec. 2024
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“Great house.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/great%20house. Accessed 2 Jan. 2025.
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