crofts

Definition of croftsnext
plural of croft, chiefly British

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Noun
  • The new exhibition displays tracts and calendars from across cultures and ages.
    Hannah Edgar, Chicago Tribune, 3 Jan. 2026
  • Vast tracts of land upon West Antarctic islands would then open up to growth of mossy ground cover and coastal vegetation that would turn Antarctica more green than its current icy white.
    Keiji Horikawa, The Conversation, 22 Dec. 2025
Noun
  • DeFoor was set to appear in federal court later Tuesday on federal charges of damaging government property, engaging in physical violence against any person or property in a restricted building or grounds, and assaulting, resisting or impeding federal officers.
    Stephen Sorace, FOXNews.com, 6 Jan. 2026
  • DeFoor also faces federal charges of damaging government property, engaging in physical violence against any person or property in a restricted building or grounds, and assaulting, resisting or impeding federal officers.
    Quinlan Bentley, Cincinnati Enquirer, 6 Jan. 2026
Noun
  • The region was once dominated by slave plantations; during the two World Wars, Yemassee was best known for its train depot, which welcomed marine recruits on their way to basic training.
    Ava Kofman, New Yorker, 3 Nov. 2025
  • Historians believe the plate lunch evolved from the Japanese bento box — another form of takeaway eating — in the 1880s, when giant fruit and sugar companies owned huge plantations in Hawaii.
    Jake Harris, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 28 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • For warm-season grasses, the final lawn length should be 2 to 4 inches depending on the type of grass.
    Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 31 Oct. 2025
  • Unlike warm-season grasses, cool-season grass seed is commonly used for overseeding and starting a new lawn.
    Megan Hughes, Better Homes & Gardens, 25 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Virginia‘s countryside is dotted with traditional farmhouses and manors, but one in the foothills of the Southwest Mountains has been given a contemporary twist by a New York architect.
    Demetrius Simms, Robb Report, 23 Oct. 2025
  • Designed for a Vanderbilt who never moved in, its monumental rooms were plucked from European manors and have somehow remained more or less unchanged for nearly a century.
    Robert Khederian, Curbed, 17 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Data is also collected from the El Cajon Homeless Task Force, as well as from park staff as clearings are completed.
    Hannah Elsmore, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Oct. 2025
  • There arc few, if any, clearings, old apple trees, and old stone walls.
    Worth Matthewson, Outdoor Life, 2 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Matthew Hunt gardens in the Talega enclave within the city of San Clemente, and praises his purple Polygala x dalmaisiana, commonly known as sweet pea shrub.
    Joshua Siskin, Oc Register, 8 Nov. 2025
  • Located near Queen Elizabeth’s palace in Windsor, the sprawling property has eight bedrooms, classic English interiors, gorgeous gardens, tennis courts, a library, and an 18th-century orangery that John restored with the help of designers Andrew Protheroe and Adrian Cooper-Grigg.
    Mekita Rivas, Architectural Digest, 7 Nov. 2025
Noun
  • Guests can stay in one of 12 luxe tree houses suspended above the Earth for an elevating experience, or in one of the 10 family-friendly haciendas.
    Lisa Greissinger, Travel + Leisure, 4 Oct. 2025
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“Crofts.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/crofts. Accessed 8 Jan. 2026.

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