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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
Jean E. Palmieri, Footwear News, 21 Oct. 2025
In the second incident, Bramnick said police showed up at the family's front doorstep, with the 17-year-old murder suspect parked in front of their house.
—Adam Sabes, FOXNews.com, 21 Oct. 2025
Shelly Culbertson, MSNBC Newsweek, 22 Oct. 2025
The three entities, Wilson, Broccoli and Amazon MGM, formed a joint venture to house the intellectual property rights while allowing all three to remain co-owners of the property.
—Rebecca Rubin, Variety, 22 Oct. 2025
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Noun
Musical chairs isn’t just for creative directors at luxury European fashion houses, retailers are also playing the game.
—Jean E. Palmieri, Footwear News, 21 Oct. 2025
In the second incident, Bramnick said police showed up at the family's front doorstep, with the 17-year-old murder suspect parked in front of their house.
—Adam Sabes, FOXNews.com, 21 Oct. 2025
Verb
Within this context, housing the Gazans will require a radical new approach to post-war reconstruction.
—Shelly Culbertson, MSNBC Newsweek, 22 Oct. 2025
The three entities, Wilson, Broccoli and Amazon MGM, formed a joint venture to house the intellectual property rights while allowing all three to remain co-owners of the property.
—Rebecca Rubin, Variety, 22 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for house
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Ingraham was additionally designated as the future chair of the company's compensation committee, which could give her a key role in determining the compensation of officers and directors.—
Meredith Kile,
PEOPLE,
21 Oct. 2025
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Moog’s lightweight turret, with its focus on mobility, commonality, and rapid adaptability, positions the company as a key contributor to that evolving vision for next-generation air defense.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
21 Oct. 2025
Noun
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And so the conflict between love, on one side, and faith, family, and tradition reignites, in a season that retraces the arc of its predecessor—and especially its finale—a bit too closely.—
Judy Berman,
Time,
23 Oct. 2025
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But the lack of transparency and due process are similar, and there are few to no guarantees of the safety of people whom ICE agents remove, often without identifying themselves, and move around without notifying the family or lawyers of the detained.—
JSTOR Daily,
JSTOR Daily,
23 Oct. 2025
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Lorch contacted Hernandez’s mother, who now had a permanent residence in the Bronx.—
Luke Cyphers,
Sportico.com,
17 Oct. 2025
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Responding authorities found the residence in disarray, with blood splattered on the furniture, walls, floor and counters, the DA's office said.—
Samira Asma-Sadeque,
PEOPLE,
17 Oct. 2025
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The chemical elements can leave a bitter, metallic taste and stain laundry and household appliances.—
Sophie Hartley,
IndyStar,
17 Oct. 2025
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Friday’s outage had the potential to impact a large number of businesses and private households, though the impact would be mitigated as the worst of the outage took place in the middle of the night.—
James Bickerton,
MSNBC Newsweek,
17 Oct. 2025
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According to computer simulations, these differences appeared to help lower disease transmission, reducing the risk of the fungal pathogen breaching the entire nest.—
NPR,
NPR,
21 Oct. 2025
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The chimney sweep will identify whether your chimney requires cleaning to remove creosote build-up, animal nests, or debris.—
Brandee Gruener,
Southern Living,
20 Oct. 2025
Verb
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The ex-councilor pleaded guilty on May 5 to two of six charges — one count of wire fraud and one count of theft concerning a federal program — that had been lodged against her in a December 2024 federal indictment.—
Gayla Cawley,
Boston Herald,
16 Oct. 2025
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The latest ceasefire quickly showed signs of fragility as both sides lodged complaints about how the other was handling the rollout of phase one, but the agreement has continued to hold as of Tuesday.—
Meredith Kile,
PEOPLE,
14 Oct. 2025
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If space is limited, move the hamper to a nearby hallway or bedroom closet to free up visual space.—
Mary Cornetta,
Better Homes & Gardens,
11 Oct. 2025
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Each of the two bedrooms, also nicely sized and closeted, have their own set of French doors leading onto a private terrace.—
Katie McDonough,
Curbed,
6 Oct. 2025
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Swets, who has expertise with special-purpose acquisition companies (SPACs), formed Greenland Exploration with his investment and merchant banking firm, FG Nexus, and agreed to merge with March GL and find a suitable SPAC to take the company public.—
Jordan Blum,
Fortune,
22 Oct. 2025
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Sensitive sleepers who crave the feel of a firm down pillow can turn to this hypoallergenic down alternative fill.—
Nashia Baker,
Architectural Digest,
22 Oct. 2025
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“House.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/house. Accessed 23 Oct. 2025.
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