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farmhouse

noun

Definition of farmhouse

as in homestead

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Recent Examples of farmhouse Stay at Covered Bridge House, a serene farmhouse built by the Eli Cox family, who constructed many of the county’s bridges. — Taryn Shorr-McKee, Midwest Living, 26 Aug. 2026 The property brings together a farmhouse and hay barn more than 500 years old with a newer addition, all furnished with pieces sourced from around the world. — Katharine Sohn, Architectural Digest, 25 Aug. 2026 Pick Robin’s egg blue and wheat brown in a country or farmhouse-style kitchen, then layer on cream details for a warm and cozy look. — Jessica Bennett, Better Homes & Gardens, 24 Aug. 2026 Over time, Santa Cristina turned into a self-sufficient family estate with a nine-bedroom villa, a farmhouse, vegetable gardens, olive trees, an apiary, a private chapel, a swimming pool, boats, and even helicopter access. — Jim Dobson, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for farmhouse

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Amendment 3 would increase the state’s non-school homestead exemption from $50,000 to $150,000 in 2027 and to $250,000 in 2028.

— Susannah Bryan, Sun Sentinel, 24 Aug. 2026
If voters approve in November, this measure could hike the state’s homestead exemption over the period of a few years, to the point where residential properties are only taxed for schools.

— Orlando Sentinel Editorial Board, The Orlando Sentinel, 23 Aug. 2026

Definition of homestead

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Last summer the hairstylist came across photographs of a stately Georgian manor in the Cotswolds, a two-hour drive west of London.

— Laura Regensdorf, Architectural Digest, 20 Aug. 2026
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

Definition of manor

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Indonesian police have arrested 72 people suspected of deliberately setting forest and peatland fires to clear land cheaply, as investigators probe whether plantation companies financed the fires.

— Niniek Karmini, Los Angeles Times, 23 Aug. 2026
Many let their plantations fall victim to rot; others abandoned cocoa farming altogether.

— Colette Davidson, Christian Science Monitor, 22 Aug. 2026

Definition of plantation

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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

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In the centuries that followed, the Mission went from Mexican farmland to immigrant stronghold as waves of working-class European families moved into the neighborhood following the Gold Rush in the mid-1800s.

— Marissa J. Lang, NPR, 28 Aug. 2026
Despite representing a relatively small share of the country’s total farmland, California leads the nation with specialty crops, fruits, vegetables, nuts, and dairy with its favorable growing conditions.

— Jonathan Destler, Fortune, 27 Aug. 2026

Definition of farmland

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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

Bassist Randy Meisner was a Nebraska farm guy, raised in the shadow of prominent sandstone bluffs that guided dreamy Americans westward in the 19th century.

— Grayson Haver Currin, Pitchfork, 30 Aug. 2026
Across the region, homes, vehicles and farm tractors still lay partially buried in mud.

— ABC News, ABC News, 30 Aug. 2026

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