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farmhouse

noun

Definition of farmhouse

as in homestead

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Recent Examples of farmhouse The red and white Victorian farmhouse had belonged to their friend, the late Steve Baker, who served as the city’s longtime historian and had packed the property with thousands of antique relics over his lifetime. — Dakota Kim, Los Angeles Times, 6 Aug. 2026 The oldest of three children, Neil was born in a farmhouse just outside Wapakoneta, today a city of just under 10,000 people. — ABC News, 5 Aug. 2026 In 1971, the Stewarts moved to charming Westport, Connecticut, and began restoring an 1805 farmhouse that would affectionately come to be known as Turkey Hill. — Janine Henni, PEOPLE, 3 Aug. 2026 The target is camped out inside a pipeline beneath a farmhouse across the battlefield. — Andy Andersen, Vulture, 2 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for farmhouse

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Noun

DeSantis’ plan would force new residents to wait five years before benefitting from the higher homestead exemption.

— Romy Ellenbogen Herald, Miami Herald, 4 Aug. 2026
The measure increases the homestead exemption from $50,000 to $150,000 in 2027 and raises it to $250,000 in 2028.

— CBS News, CBS News, 4 Aug. 2026

Definition of homestead

Noun

Evidently, Madonna was going industrial—the furthest possible cry from her lady-of-the-manor period in the early years of this century, when she was seen fetchingly clad in rustic tweeds.

— Anthony Lane, New Yorker, 13 July 2026
For a honeymoon, Ireland offers everything from castle estates and countryside manors to dramatic coastlines and quiet villages.

— Bryan West, USA Today, 7 July 2026

Definition of manor

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In the early 1800s, the region was home to Hawaii’s first commercial sugar plantation which helped launch the state’s sugar industry and bring the town of Kōloa into the spotlight.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 4 Aug. 2026
Tourists take photos at a viewing platform overlooking coffee plantations on June 4, 2026 in Baoshan, Yunnan Province of China.

— Matthew Tan,Evelyn Cheng, CNBC, 3 Aug. 2026

Definition of plantation

Noun

Situated at the end of a quiet cul-de-sac, Marilyn purchased the 1929 Spanish Colonial Revival-style hacienda for $75,000 in early 1962.

— Michael Goldstein, Forbes.com, 29 July 2026
The hotel has 150 rooms and suites, all with plush furnishings and impressive, hacienda-style architecture.

— Cu Fleshman, Travel + Leisure, 17 July 2026

Definition of hacienda

Noun

As their habitats get converted to farmland, conflicts with humans have ensued.

— Brittney Melton, NPR, 7 Aug. 2026
The grant program serves as a lifeline; family farms going out of business at record pace, federal grant programs disappearing, and much of our farmland sitting dormant and underutilized.

— Andrew Watman, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2026

Definition of farmland

Noun

Visitors can also hike through the salt marshes of Ninigret National Wildlife Refuge, stop for coffee and pastries at Dave's Coffee, or browse the eclectic shops and gardens at Fantastic Umbrella Factory, a former 19th-century farmyard turned open-air shopping village.

— Lauren Dana Ellman, Travel + Leisure, 13 June 2026
The whisky has a layered and complex nose, almost quirky, with earthy/farmyard aromas and pancake syrup, followed by black pepper and espresso bitterness that add depth.

— Joseph V Micallef, Forbes.com, 9 Apr. 2026

Definition of farmyard

Noun

In Salisbury, which has become a hub for Haitians who work in nearby factories and farms, ICE recently started detaining people in parking lots and other areas immigrants frequent, according to Fouché of Safe Harbor Circles.

— Catherine E. Shoichet, CNN Money, 9 Aug. 2026
When 70 chickens at a local farm lay 128 eggs in just one night after the arrival of a red helmet biker Emanuel, the event is described as a miracle and Emanuel hailed by the local priest as a prophet of divine powers.

— John Hopewell, Variety, 9 Aug. 2026

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