seraglio

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Recent Examples of seraglio Kendall also participates in a toga party and is entertained by a provocative belly dancer in a male seraglio. J. Hoberman, New York Times, 9 Apr. 2025 Despite Miller’s visual panache — when’s the last time a seraglio was depicted on the big screen? — these anecdotes are ultimately as unsatisfying as Campion’s Dog. Armond White, National Review, 7 Sep. 2022 The film, which was to be called In the Sultan’s Power, involved a dashing American traveler who rescues a young Frenchwoman from the seraglio of a diabolical Turkish nobleman. Longreads, 15 May 2018
Recent Examples of Synonyms for seraglio
Noun
  • Every red-blooded American male has no doubt fantasized about what went on in Hugh Hefner’s bedroom with his harem of blond bombshells.
    Alex Apatoff, People.com, 3 May 2025
  • Of course, Grant got to know plenty of women before narrowing his harem down to 18.
    Kristen Baldwin, EW.com, 28 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • All that remains of this once-sprawling antebellum mansion are 23 Corinthian columns, rising unexpectedly from the forest.
    Symiah Dorsey, Southern Living, 24 May 2025
  • Leave a comment View Comments Now, there’s only one historic mansion left.
    Lilit Marcus, CNN Money, 24 May 2025
Noun
  • Located on land purchased from a company controlled by Oman’s Ministry of Tourism, Dar Global is building a 140-room, 5-star hotel and an 18-hole golf course with luxury villas, all set to open in December 2028.
    Giacomo Tognini, Forbes.com, 17 May 2025
  • None of the above are available for villa guests, so check into the Homestead for those treats.
    Christopher Cameron, Robb Report, 17 May 2025
Noun
  • The parents set up a handmade Princess Peach castle at the summit, and children were invited to write notes to send to heaven.
    Daniella Gray, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 May 2025
  • Per the outlet, the couple exchanged vows at the Castello di Celsa, a 13th-century castle with sweeping views, a beautiful garden and ivy crawling up its stone walls.
    Michael Nied, People.com, 21 May 2025

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“Seraglio.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/seraglio. Accessed 3 Jun. 2025.

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