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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
Demetrius Simms, Robb Report, 17 June 2025
That’s because the residence in question is the International Space Station (ISS), a million-pound orbital outpost with a footprint larger than a football field and the habitable volume of a six-bedroom house, circling the Earth 250 miles overhead.
—Jeffrey Kluger, Time, 6 June 2025
Andrew Stanton, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 June 2025
The repairs to the field house include upgrades to the 805-square-foot building, which will house park and recreation programs and accommodate up to 36 people, according to the city’s Capital Planning & Engineering Bureau Chief Lara Biggs.
—Richard Requena, Chicago Tribune, 5 June 2025
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Noun
Right Now The indoor-outdoor design of the house allows residents to easily walk from the main living area to the covered patio and access the outdoor kitchen, alfresco dining area, or comfy lounges.
—Demetrius Simms, Robb Report, 17 June 2025
That’s because the residence in question is the International Space Station (ISS), a million-pound orbital outpost with a footprint larger than a football field and the habitable volume of a six-bedroom house, circling the Earth 250 miles overhead.
—Jeffrey Kluger, Time, 6 June 2025
Verb
Private prisons, which have come under scrutiny from advocates concerned about whether companies value profit over conditions for detainees, are being used to house many of these migrants.
—Andrew Stanton, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 June 2025
The repairs to the field house include upgrades to the 805-square-foot building, which will house park and recreation programs and accommodate up to 36 people, according to the city’s Capital Planning & Engineering Bureau Chief Lara Biggs.
—Richard Requena, Chicago Tribune, 5 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for house
Noun
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McKinsey’s latest research shows 52% of companies having established a dedicated team to lead AI adoption, and BCG has been hiring aggressively to respond to the boom in AI work.—
Alexander Puutio,
Forbes.com,
10 June 2025
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The company plans for the breakup to take effect by mid-2026.—
Tom Chivers,
semafor.com,
10 June 2025
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However, six yeshivas received notifications from the state Education Department earlier this year instructing families to find other ways of educating their children and cutting off the schools’ public funding.—
Cayla Bamberger,
New York Daily News,
18 June 2025
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Traffic snarled on every major road out of Tehran as families fled in all directions—north, south, east, and west—seeking safety.—
Amir Daftari,
MSNBC Newsweek,
18 June 2025
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Vance Luther Boelter, the man suspected of shooting two Minnesota lawmakers and their spouses at their residences in the early hours of Saturday morning, was reportedly arrested Sunday evening.—
Rebecca Schneid,
Time,
16 June 2025
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Following the shooting at Hoffman's residence, officers were sent to Hortman's home to check on her well-being, officials said.—
Bill Hutchinson,
ABC News,
15 June 2025
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Those higher prices for new parent households in the U.S. amounts to $875.2 million in total additional costs, according to the analysis and based on data from the American Community Survey.—
Ali McCadden,
CNBC,
12 June 2025
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Another interesting example is the research conducted in Norway, which involved the analysis of debit card transactions to promptly monitor household consumption.—
Nino Letteriello,
Forbes.com,
12 June 2025
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The property offers a range of options, including tent campsites, beds within wooden nests, 16 yurts, a tiny house, and 2 domed Autonomous Tents.—
Jessie Beck,
AFAR Media,
16 June 2025
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One possible explanation for this is that an obvious reaction might draw attention to their nests and leave their eggs more at risk of predation.—
Sara Hashemi,
Smithsonian Magazine,
16 June 2025
Verb
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In April, Awake Illinois lodged similar allegations against Valley View District 365-U, which inspired passionate pleas in support of LGBTQ+ youth at a school board meeting for the Bolingbrook-Romeoville district.—
Carolyn Stein,
Chicago Tribune,
7 June 2025
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One of Diddy’s lawyers, Brian Steel, who rose to prominence for defending Young Thug during his RICO trial in Atlanta, lodged this question during accuser Mia’s second day of cross-examination.—
Victoria Bekiempis,
Vulture,
2 June 2025
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Remaining closeted meant refusing that stake and, in the most pathetic cases, vilifying people who were just like you.—
Duane Michals Eric Jason Martin Krish Seenivasan Zak Mouton,
New York Times,
12 May 2025
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Many people get off on the transgressive, and there’s an argument to be made that today, being gay isn’t, but being closeted is.—
Duane Michals Eric Jason Martin Krish Seenivasan Zak Mouton,
New York Times,
12 May 2025
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The firm, founded by major conservative donor Peter Thiel, has been the recipient of major US defense contracts worth hundreds of millions of dollars.—
Frey Lindsay,
Forbes.com,
18 June 2025
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Deals with streaming services could be a natural progression for linear channels being split off from legacy media firms' streaming businesses and whose programming faces an uncertain future.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
18 June 2025
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“House.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/house. Accessed 21 Jun. 2025.
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