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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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The current market value for the company is $97 billion, down from a peak of $281 billion.—
Kurt Badenhausen,
Sportico.com,
31 Mar. 2025
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The company has a large loyal customer base in Miami and has been in Florida for more than seven years.—
Lisa Lockwood,
Footwear News,
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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The 10 Best Pet-Safe Cleaning Products How Often to Professionally Clean Your Sofa Mock recommends that households with pets have their sofas cleaned professionally once or twice a year.—
Patricia Shannon,
Better Homes & Gardens,
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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On July 30, 2022, ERO Boston lodged a detainer with the Lynn District Court for Moran, but the court failed to honor the detainer and released him without notification to ERO, according to ICE.—
Michael Dorgan,
FOXNews.com,
26 Mar. 2025
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But at a certain point, those areas can become overfilled, leading your body to stow anything additional as visceral fat, which is lodged deep in your belly and is more metabolically active and risky.—
Erica Sloan,
SELF,
26 Mar. 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
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The founder of investment advisory firm Fisher Investments said Trump’s tariffs that start at a 10% baseline on all imports, with higher rates set for specific countries, are unlikely to succeed as they will be challenged both in legal courts and by Congress.—
Sarah Min,
CNBC,
7 Apr. 2025
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The research from security firm Catalyst reveals that these services have created a democratized criminal marketplace.—
Lars Daniel,
Forbes.com,
7 Apr. 2025
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“House.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/house. Accessed 13 Apr. 2025.
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