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Recent Examples of cottages
The 16-room inn, which has seven cottages - all named after the seven presidents born in Virginia - is also owned by Donahue.
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Swapna Venugopal Ramaswamy, USA Today, 9 Nov. 2025
Kelly Stanco, a city planning official spearheading the preservation reforms, said the 72 beach cottages designated historic in Ocean Beach’s district aren’t eligible for that incentive, which lets developers build many more units than the zoning of a property would otherwise allow.
—David Garrick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Nov. 2025
Residing on 168 acres half a mile from the Colorado River, Marble Canyon Lodge consists of 53 motel-style rooms and eight ranch cottages.
—Matt Kirouac, AFAR Media, 7 Nov. 2025
Lodging options vary from winter campsites and rustic cottages, to cozy micro-refuges and larger chalets.
—Outside, 3 Nov. 2025
Multiple guest cottages offer plenty of space for everyday living, with simple interiors that draw on the Lowcountry setting.
—Tori Latham, Robb Report, 3 Nov. 2025
From traditional coastal cottages to contemporary mountain getaways, the firm works in a wide range of styles, often drawing inspiration from designs of the past and the topography of the site.
—Elizabeth Stamp, Architectural Digest, 3 Nov. 2025
The workers’ cottages have been made into nine spacious suites with soaring ceilings lined with bamboo, terracotta floors, marble bathrooms, and outdoor patios with al fresco showers.
—Chadner Navarro, Vogue, 30 Oct. 2025
Jackson imagined the Shire as idyllic beyond measure — cozy cottages dug into the landscape's gentle green slopes, totally free of the conflict and violence that the saga's Hobbit quartet eventually learn lie just beyond its borders.
—Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 28 Oct. 2025
Swapna Venugopal Ramaswamy, USA Today, 9 Nov. 2025
Kelly Stanco, a city planning official spearheading the preservation reforms, said the 72 beach cottages designated historic in Ocean Beach’s district aren’t eligible for that incentive, which lets developers build many more units than the zoning of a property would otherwise allow.
—David Garrick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Nov. 2025
Residing on 168 acres half a mile from the Colorado River, Marble Canyon Lodge consists of 53 motel-style rooms and eight ranch cottages.
—Matt Kirouac, AFAR Media, 7 Nov. 2025
Lodging options vary from winter campsites and rustic cottages, to cozy micro-refuges and larger chalets.
—Outside, 3 Nov. 2025
Multiple guest cottages offer plenty of space for everyday living, with simple interiors that draw on the Lowcountry setting.
—Tori Latham, Robb Report, 3 Nov. 2025
From traditional coastal cottages to contemporary mountain getaways, the firm works in a wide range of styles, often drawing inspiration from designs of the past and the topography of the site.
—Elizabeth Stamp, Architectural Digest, 3 Nov. 2025
The workers’ cottages have been made into nine spacious suites with soaring ceilings lined with bamboo, terracotta floors, marble bathrooms, and outdoor patios with al fresco showers.
—Chadner Navarro, Vogue, 30 Oct. 2025
Jackson imagined the Shire as idyllic beyond measure — cozy cottages dug into the landscape's gentle green slopes, totally free of the conflict and violence that the saga's Hobbit quartet eventually learn lie just beyond its borders.
—Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 28 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for cottages
cabins
Noun
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The lodge has an indoor water park, an on-site restaurant (The Little Gem), and a variety of accommodation styles, ranging from classic rooms to family cabins and seasonal rustic cabins.—
Lydia Mansel,
Travel + Leisure,
8 Nov. 2025
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All cabins also get pest control treatment during routine maintenance.—
Nathan Diller,
USA Today,
7 Nov. 2025
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“Cottages.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cottages. Accessed 11 Nov. 2025.
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