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Recent Examples of croft
Living on a croft, our family was there for some months in early 1967.
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John McPhee, The New Yorker, 31 Jan. 2022
John McPhee, The New Yorker, 31 Jan. 2022
Recent Examples of Synonyms for croft
Noun
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The patient will drink a solution that microbes in the gastrointestinal (GI) tract metabolize.—
Amber J. Tresca,
Verywell Health,
16 May 2025
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Urinary tract infections, or UTIs, are common infections caused by bacteria in the urinary tract.—
Brittany Dube,
Health,
13 May 2025
Noun
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They are protected by homestead exemptions and the Save Our Homes law that holds down property assessment increases for a homeowner’s primary residence to no more than 3% a year and therefore limits tax bill hikes.—
Ryan Gillespie,
The Orlando Sentinel,
8 May 2025
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Neither she nor the relative filed for a homestead exemption, yet the mortgage was issued under the condition that both would live there.—
Michael Dorgan,
FOXNews.com,
27 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Launched in 2015, Shield AI initially aimed to solve a fatal problem dogging U.S. service members in the Middle East: clearing buildings held by adversaries.—
David Jeans,
Forbes.com,
13 May 2025
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Slash-and-burn methods of land clearing have sparked wildfires that can rage for weeks.—
Lindsey McGinnis,
Christian Science Monitor,
1 May 2025
Noun
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Luke Oil had already received primary plat approval for its station on Central Avenue but amended it based on feedback from a neighboring business.—
Doug Ross,
Chicago Tribune,
8 Apr. 2025
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Rogers will consider: A resolution approving the final plat for the Taylor subdivision at 2460 S. 26th Street.—
Worth Sparkman,
Axios,
8 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Our family manor was on the outskirts of the King’s territory, far from most of the nobility and day-to-day machinations of court, its customs, and norms.—
Maureen Lee Lenker,
EW.com,
13 May 2025
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In rural Hampshire, the British designer Faye Toogood has converted a 19th-century manor into a space where modern and traditional interiors coexist.—
Martin Morrell,
New York Times,
1 May 2025
Noun
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After about 4 weeks, the grass is established and beginning to grow aggressively to fill in thin or bare areas.—
Mary Marlowe Leverette,
Southern Living,
14 May 2025
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Zara came extra prepared for the rainy outdoor appearance, wearing protective stoppers on the heels of her shoes to prevent her from sinking into the wet grass.—
Stephanie Petit,
People.com,
14 May 2025
Noun
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Once in Mississippi, Wong met Emma Clay, a Black woman born in 1865 on a plantation.—
Erika Hayasaki,
Smithsonian Magazine,
13 May 2025
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It was built in the 1930s as part of a plantation, and the house itself was initially one large room built for the mango pickers, who were likely Bahamian or Mexican.—
Dinkinish O’Connor,
Saveur,
8 May 2025
Noun
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Today, countless smallholdings here still tend to the crop, like Jackie Russell, who offers tours of her family’s farm, a 25-acre site producing the Sugarloaf.—
Mark Ellwood,
AFAR Media,
14 Apr. 2025
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According To Nutritionists By Hannah Coates The rural setting of Glebe House, a restaurant with rooms surrounded by a 15-acre smallholding, is crucial to the spell of the place, which is heavy on Devonshire air and the scent of baking porridge bread.—
Jo Rodgers,
Vogue,
3 May 2024
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“Croft.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/croft. Accessed 24 May. 2025.
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