as in residence
the place where one lives
couldn't wait to get off the plane and back to his comfortable fireside
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Recent Examples of fireside
Julia Harrison,
Architectural Digest,
12 June 2026
Petite Acres sits on over four scenic acres, where guests can enjoy guided summer activities, including yoga classes on the lawn, fireside concerts, guest-chef dinners, and family movie nights.
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Kristine Hansen,
Travel + Leisure,
5 June 2026
Carly Tagen-Dye,
PEOPLE,
15 May 2026
From world-class crews and infrastructure to incentives, innovation, and creative talent, this fireside chat will examine the state’s evolving production landscape and its vision for the future.
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Christian Zilko,
IndieWire,
11 May 2026
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Noun
With enough space to comfortably fit three to four, the memory foam cushioning is comfy enough to host fireside chats under the stars or alfresco coffee rituals enjoyed in the early morning.
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Julia Harrison,
Architectural Digest,
12 June 2026
Petite Acres sits on over four scenic acres, where guests can enjoy guided summer activities, including yoga classes on the lawn, fireside concerts, guest-chef dinners, and family movie nights.
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Kristine Hansen,
Travel + Leisure,
5 June 2026
Adjective
During the fireside chat, Reid also spoke about the success of Heated Rivalry's television adaptation, starring Connor Storrie as Ilya and Hudson Williams as Shane.
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Carly Tagen-Dye,
PEOPLE,
15 May 2026
From world-class crews and infrastructure to incentives, innovation, and creative talent, this fireside chat will examine the state’s evolving production landscape and its vision for the future.
—
Christian Zilko,
IndieWire,
11 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for fireside
Noun
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The woman called police as Houston left the residence.
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The players are on their water break as Canada finally takes up residence in the attacking third.
Adjective
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Recently premiered at Tribeca and Sheffield DocFest, Khoroldorj Choijoovanchig's second feature balances intimate human portraiture against spectacular vistas of an unknown-to-most landscape.
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Change is uncomfortable, yes, especially in a medium as intimate as this one, but change is also something required in any kind of expansion.
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The French château-style dwelling was built in 1990 and featured a two-story library, wine cellar, tennis court, pool, and home theater.
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The death toll was so high partly because many people lived in cave dwellings carved into soft loess soil.
Adjective
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Families, longtime soccer fans and casual viewers mixed on the concourse, creating a festival atmosphere with chants, flags and interactive soccer activities on the field.
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That wistful undertow stems from Zimmerman’s casual acceptance of his advancing age.
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There, with the help of Cassandre Bonhomme, who has been working with the Anthony family as an event planner and designer for about a decade, the basketball star turned his 13,000-square-foot Westchester County abode into a home that matches his unique and eclectic taste.
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This humble abode is the product of a new Keller ISD program that encourages students to gain real-world skills before entering the working world.
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The launch includes five solution categories—Restaurant Assistant, Packer, Picker, Folder, and Host—targeting persistent labor shortages in sectors such as industrial operations, logistics, healthcare, food services, lodging, and experiential venues.
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With its identical setup, Not Suitable For Work is inevitably triggering Friends comparisons, along with similar criticism the NBC sitcom faced about people in entry-level jobs — or actors auditioning as is the case with Friends‘ Joey and NSFW‘s Kel — being able to afford such expensive lodging.
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The heatwave has been significant enough to prompt major fashion houses to accommodate last-minute schedule changes.
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In the Independence standoff in the 700 block of Brookside Avenue at what police believed to be Sanchez-Munoz’s primary residence, firefighters had to put out a blaze in the house, but the man was not located there.
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The company leases the roof to a third-party solar company that operates and maintains the solar array.
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Two roofs collapsed at the Park Place Apartments in the town of Newburgh, trapping a woman who had to be rescued by emergency officials, Wilder said.
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“Fireside.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fireside. Accessed 25 Jun. 2026.
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