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Recent Examples of country house
After Felix invites Oliver to his massive country house over the summer, Oliver’s obsession turns into a disturbing problem, not just for Felix but for his entire family.
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Kevin Jacobsen, Entertainment Weekly, 28 Dec. 2025
In Lynne Ramsey's psychological thriller, Jennifer Lawrence is fantastic and feral as a young woman who moves into a country house with her partner (Robert Pattinson).
—Brian Truitt, USA Today, 23 Dec. 2025
The same thing could be said for a Puerto Rican casita or a country house.
—Alex Rigotti, Architectural Digest, 16 Dec. 2025
Exterior of Waddesdon Manor, a country house in the village of Waddesdon.
—Kevin Lim, CNBC, 13 Dec. 2025
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Kevin Jacobsen, Entertainment Weekly, 28 Dec. 2025
In Lynne Ramsey's psychological thriller, Jennifer Lawrence is fantastic and feral as a young woman who moves into a country house with her partner (Robert Pattinson).
—Brian Truitt, USA Today, 23 Dec. 2025
The same thing could be said for a Puerto Rican casita or a country house.
—Alex Rigotti, Architectural Digest, 16 Dec. 2025
Exterior of Waddesdon Manor, a country house in the village of Waddesdon.
—Kevin Lim, CNBC, 13 Dec. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for country house
Noun
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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
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Vaccarello, shy and soft-spoken, has managed to reign at one of the great houses without becoming a household name or a glittering public personage in the manner of John Galliano or Marc Jacobs.—
Rob Haskell,
Vogue,
20 Oct. 2025
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Any project involving multiple designers requires plenty of open conversation and some healthy design diplomacy, but all the more so in the case of a recent renovation to an Upper West Side town house.—
David Foxley,
Architectural Digest,
7 Jan. 2026
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His Manhattan town house on East 71st Street, which sold for $51 million in March 2021.—
Elise Taylor,
Vanity Fair,
23 Dec. 2025
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For a city pursuing housing supply, today’s conditions represent a mixed bag — better for renters, but bad for builders.—
Mark Dee,
Idaho Statesman,
14 Jan. 2026
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The nonprofit developer has a 96% housing retention rate and 96% participation rate for services across its permanent supportive housing portfolio, according to Carlos Rodriguez, management analyst for the Housing and Homeless Services Department.—
Walker Armstrong,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
14 Jan. 2026
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“Country house.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/country%20house. Accessed 24 Jan. 2026.
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