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Recent Examples of curtilage
Trees and walking paths delineate the curtilage with typical Japanese elegance.
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Nielsen Dinwoodie, Forbes.com, 21 July 2025
Within the curtilage is a hidden walled garden, and elsewhere on the property is an original workshop that has been restored.
—Mark David, Robb Report, 20 Jan. 2024
The curtilage includes native sandstone boulder walls and a simple landscape of native and adaptive plants that enhance and preserve the woodland habitat.
—Mark David, Robb Report, 7 Dec. 2023
In legal parlance, curtilage refers to land attached to a house, like a yard or garden.
—Melissa Quinn, CBS News, 2 Dec. 2019
The Supreme Court long has recognized that privacy interests are heightened within the home, with precedents that limit police intrusions not only into structures but also the immediately surrounding property, known as the curtilage.
—Jess Bravin, WSJ, 29 May 2018
Nielsen Dinwoodie, Forbes.com, 21 July 2025
Within the curtilage is a hidden walled garden, and elsewhere on the property is an original workshop that has been restored.
—Mark David, Robb Report, 20 Jan. 2024
The curtilage includes native sandstone boulder walls and a simple landscape of native and adaptive plants that enhance and preserve the woodland habitat.
—Mark David, Robb Report, 7 Dec. 2023
In legal parlance, curtilage refers to land attached to a house, like a yard or garden.
—Melissa Quinn, CBS News, 2 Dec. 2019
The Supreme Court long has recognized that privacy interests are heightened within the home, with precedents that limit police intrusions not only into structures but also the immediately surrounding property, known as the curtilage.
—Jess Bravin, WSJ, 29 May 2018
Recent Examples of Synonyms for curtilage
Noun
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Because of how tough the animals are, hunters typically have to be close — within 50 yards and sometimes 10 yards — to make a clean shot.—
Kris Millgate,
Outdoor Life,
7 Aug. 2025
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Afterward, Loncar said the owlets’ mother roamed the yard, hooting, in hopes of finding her babies.—
Austin Corona,
AZCentral.com,
6 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Outside a modest mud house, several cows chew lazily on cud inside their pens, while a hen struts across the sodden courtyard, her five chicks in tow.—
Shamim Chowdhury,
NPR,
5 Aug. 2025
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The six suites, lounges, dining room, courtyards, and pool house are all defined by Bocarra’s architectural whimsy and the free-spirited elegance of Willis’ interior design.—
Rebecca Ann Hughes,
Forbes.com,
5 Aug. 2025
Noun
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The driver unit of the 100 Sub Pro on its own weighs in at around 260 kg (over 570 lb), and that will increase substantially when a custom enclosure is added into the mix.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
1 Aug. 2025
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Hens and rabbits can be kept in enclosures 100 feet from neighboring buildings, for a maximum of 15 chickens or 10 rabbits.—
Bella Waters,
Kansas City Star,
25 July 2025
Noun
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Along with the addition, the redevelopment is to include an outdoor dining patio.—
Tom Daykin,
jsonline.com,
6 Aug. 2025
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Summer isn’t over yet — so don’t miss the markdowns on Martha Stewart’s patio furniture collection at Amazon this week.—
Clara McMahon,
People.com,
6 Aug. 2025
Noun
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With the arrival of Amaya, an odd quadrangle emerges between her, Austin, Ace, and Chelley.—
Kathleen Walsh,
Vulture,
11 June 2025
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Not private enough to give up federal funding, whether for student tuition fees, quadrangle rhododendrons, wind tunnels, or NMR Spectrometers.—
Amity Shlaes,
National Review,
28 Apr. 2025
Noun
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He was given a five-year deferred sentence, according to court documents.—
Sean Murphy,
Chicago Tribune,
5 Aug. 2025
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Suspicious purchases outlined in court records show $42,805 in Square/Block transactions, nearly $40,000 in Amazon orders, $19,000 in grants/bonus payments, more than $13,000 for computer work and service and more than $8,000 in AT&T payments.—
Katie Nixon,
The Tennessean,
5 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Or sit out on your porch on a warm starry evening with the sound of crickets gently hinting that another perfect day has come to a close.—
Catherine Dunwoody,
Forbes.com,
5 Aug. 2025
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As her Cowboy Carter tour comes to a close, the Bey Hive is buzzing with all the hints indicating that a rock reclamation is coming soon from the star.—
Brittany Spanos,
Rolling Stone,
5 Aug. 2025
Cite this Entry
“Curtilage.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/curtilage. Accessed 19 Aug. 2025.
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