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Recent Examples of country house
There’s an absent father and a clueless, neglectful mother but the five Gilbert children — Lydia, Hugo, Annabel, Jeremy and Rosalind — are essentially raising themselves in an English country house of secret passages and worrying infestations.
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Tribune News Service, Baltimore Sun, 23 Jan. 2026
There’s an absent father and a clueless, neglectful mother but the five Gilbert children — Lydia, Hugo, Annabel, Jeremy and Rosalind — are essentially raising themselves in an English country house of secret passages and worrying infestations.
—Chris Hewitt, Boston Herald, 22 Jan. 2026
The lawsuit was later dismissed; by then, Lowell was in Anápolis, Brazil, living with a New York ship captain named Leek Bowen in an eleven-room country house.
—Michael Waters, New Yorker, 3 Jan. 2026
The show is set in 1925 and, in true Christie fashion, sees a country house party prank turn deadly.
—Lily Ford, HollywoodReporter, 29 Dec. 2025
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Tribune News Service, Baltimore Sun, 23 Jan. 2026
There’s an absent father and a clueless, neglectful mother but the five Gilbert children — Lydia, Hugo, Annabel, Jeremy and Rosalind — are essentially raising themselves in an English country house of secret passages and worrying infestations.
—Chris Hewitt, Boston Herald, 22 Jan. 2026
The lawsuit was later dismissed; by then, Lowell was in Anápolis, Brazil, living with a New York ship captain named Leek Bowen in an eleven-room country house.
—Michael Waters, New Yorker, 3 Jan. 2026
The show is set in 1925 and, in true Christie fashion, sees a country house party prank turn deadly.
—Lily Ford, HollywoodReporter, 29 Dec. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for country house
Noun
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By Madison Roberts and Paris Wilson December 30, 2024 11 Men’s Slippers for Hotel-Worthy Comfort Warm, comfortable, and supportive—all the things a great house shoe should be.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
9 Mar. 2026
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Arnault did not merely preserve a single great house after a founder’s passing — a feat rare enough in creative industries.—
Jeffrey Sonnenfeld,
Fortune,
23 Dec. 2025
Noun
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The Lincoln Park town house vanished almost as quickly as Sasha Adler fell for it.—
David Foxley,
Architectural Digest,
25 Feb. 2026
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Did that really happen on Epstein’s island, or at his town house or mansion?—
Joshua Rothman,
New Yorker,
24 Feb. 2026
Noun
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The Senate voted 89-10 to pass the 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act, which would lessen some government regulations on housing and incentivize state and local governments to ease land-use regulations.—
Zach Halaschak,
The Washington Examiner,
22 Mar. 2026
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During the afternoon of their opening night exhibit, Thekla and Moriarty arrived at the studio, housing Sunset Flip to discuss and show their artwork featured on the show in this exclusive video interview for Miami Herald.—
James Varsallone,
Miami Herald,
22 Mar. 2026
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“Country house.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/country%20house. Accessed 25 Mar. 2026.
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