conventicles

noun

plural of conventicle
as in houses

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  1. houses
  2. halls
  3. camps
Noun
  • There’s nothing more calming than watching people try to redo their houses into the home of their dreams.
    — Samantha Masunaga, Los Angeles Times, 20 Oct. 2026
  • The man in question was Jean-Louis Dumas, then the chief executive of Hermès, and the sixth generation of family leadership in the most vaunted of French luxury houses.
    — Marisa Meltzer, Vanity Fair, 19 Oct. 2026
Definition of houses
Noun
  • Perhaps the most important conversations, however, happened far from the conference halls.
    — Halla Tómasdóttir, Time, 16 Oct. 2026
  • Food halls have become a choice replacement for space left behind by defunct big-box stores or even bank branches.
    — Roger Vincent, Los Angeles Times, 15 Oct. 2026
Definition of halls
Noun
  • In Spain and Portugal, tent camps have sprung up in protests against unattainable rents and housing costs.
    — Teresa Medrano, Los Angeles Times, 19 Oct. 2026
  • James and Giannis Antetokounmpo were among the superstars praising Brunson when training camps opened.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 16 Oct. 2026
Definition of camps
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