as in jails
a place of confinement for persons held in lawful custody
told harrowing stories of his years spent in the big house
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Recent Examples of big houses
However, a lot of big houses have been built on smallish lots.
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Richard Dahlberg, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 Mar. 2026
Wooden signs dot roadsides advertising homes from the $300,000s for a townhome to over $1 million for big houses in the most desirable suburban neighborhoods.
—Jonathan J. Cooper, Los Angeles Times, 9 Mar. 2026
Thank goodness for wealthy people and their big houses.
—Ray Mark Rinaldi, Denver Post, 7 Dec. 2025
Richard Dahlberg, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 Mar. 2026
Wooden signs dot roadsides advertising homes from the $300,000s for a townhome to over $1 million for big houses in the most desirable suburban neighborhoods.
—Jonathan J. Cooper, Los Angeles Times, 9 Mar. 2026
Thank goodness for wealthy people and their big houses.
—Ray Mark Rinaldi, Denver Post, 7 Dec. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for big houses
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Trail takes the free workshops to about 500 people a year, mostly on campuses, community centers, and jails in the Bay Area and across the nation.—
Sharon Chin,
CBS News,
8 Apr. 2026
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The analysis by the Deportation Data Project at UC Berkeley found that ICE arrests more than quadrupled in that period, with transfers from jails and prisons roughly doubling.—
Daniella Silva,
NBC news,
8 Apr. 2026
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Behind bars in state penitentiaries in Gatesville and Marlin, Mejia felt forgotten.—
Emiliano Tahui Gómez,
Austin American Statesman,
17 Mar. 2026
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The wave of prison violence is happening despite the deployment of military and police forces in several penitentiaries.—
Michael Rios,
CNN Money,
8 Dec. 2025
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Most of the candidates’ pledges, such as tackling unaffordability, reducing gas prices, increasing capacity in state prisons, protecting gun owners’ rights and keeping trans athletes out of girls’ locker rooms, are nearly identical.—
Seema Mehta,
Los Angeles Times,
10 Apr. 2026
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The analysis by the Deportation Data Project at UC Berkeley found that ICE arrests more than quadrupled in that period, with transfers from jails and prisons roughly doubling.—
Daniella Silva,
NBC news,
8 Apr. 2026
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“Big houses.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/big%20houses. Accessed 15 Apr. 2026.
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