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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
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
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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In addition to yards of open grassy areas for Pickles and Franklin to roam freely, there is a pool, sauna, pickleball court, outdoor kitchen, and lots of shaded or umbrella-covered seating.—
Lennie Omalza,
Louisville Courier Journal,
2 Oct. 2025
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After collecting 147 total yards and one touchdown on 47 touches over the first three games, Jeanty accounted for 155 total yards and three touchdowns on 23 touches Sunday.—
Dane Brugler,
New York Times,
1 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Guests can enjoy amenities such as a heated pool, hot tub, sauna, rotating art exhibitions, and landscaped courtyards with firepits and hammocks.—
Taryn White,
Travel + Leisure,
5 Oct. 2025
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True to the sentiment of the original family-friendly, comedy show — based on an 8-year-old orphan boy who lives in a neighborhood courtyard in Mexico — the over-three-minute-long skit was more of a tribute than a mockery.—
Jessica Roiz,
Billboard,
5 Oct. 2025
Noun
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For the past several months, the two lived in an outdoor enclosure roughly the size of four home garages.—
Karen Kucher,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
30 Sep. 2025
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As with the enclosures in England and Scotland, villagers were uprooted and dispossessed to make way for sheep and cattle.—
Matthew Wills,
JSTOR Daily,
30 Sep. 2025
Noun
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In addition to the studio, which Seamen converted into a living room adorned with an oversized floral mural, the first floor has a patio with a bubbling fountain, an office, and a powder room.—
Wendy Bowman,
Robb Report,
1 Oct. 2025
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And the tea shop has a seasonally open dog-friendly patio.—
Kate Bradshaw,
Mercury News,
30 Sep. 2025
Noun
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There, visitors come across soaring mosaics made from tiny golden tiles, murals of horses and sandy indoor quadrangles with palm trees sprouting up under vaulted ceilings.—
Caroline Reid,
Forbes.com,
8 Sep. 2025
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Her arguable masterpiece follows the vain Leonora Eyre over and around a fraught love quadrangle with a widowed antiques dealer, his nephew, and some other motley souls.—
Brittany Allen,
Literary Hub,
19 Aug. 2025
Noun
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In addition to yards of open grassy areas for Pickles and Franklin to roam freely, there is a pool, sauna, pickleball court, outdoor kitchen, and lots of shaded or umbrella-covered seating.—
Lennie Omalza,
Louisville Courier Journal,
2 Oct. 2025
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Both sides have been meeting to negotiate a resolution to the fight even as the legal challenges played out in court.—
Khaleda Rahman,
MSNBC Newsweek,
1 Oct. 2025
Noun
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It’s been a while since Shawn Mendes has felt this close.—
Larisha Paul,
Rolling Stone,
4 Oct. 2025
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The Club stock was on pace for a fresh record close and its sixth straight session of gains, its longest winning streak since June.—
Kevin Stankiewicz,Morgan Chittum,
CNBC,
2 Oct. 2025
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“Curtilage.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/curtilage. Accessed 7 Oct. 2025.
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