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Recent Examples of great house
Side two of the finished LP, in particular, was one of the great house party soundtracks of the era.
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Will Hermes, Rolling Stone, 26 July 2025
Prophecy follows the formation of the Bene Gesserit, an order of women who become the puppet masters of the great houses of the Empire on Dune.
—Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 19 Dec. 2024
The showpiece encounters between the game’s great houses that ordinarily make up the latter stages of the Champions League are incredibly popular.
—Sam Lee, The Athletic, 12 Dec. 2024
The space-witch order ostensibly provides trusted advisers to the ruling Emperor of the Corrino Empire and his Imperium’s aristocratic great houses, like House Atreides and House Harkonnen, but has secretly harbored long-gestating plans about who can and should rule.
—Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 14 Nov. 2024
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Will Hermes, Rolling Stone, 26 July 2025
Prophecy follows the formation of the Bene Gesserit, an order of women who become the puppet masters of the great houses of the Empire on Dune.
—Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 19 Dec. 2024
The showpiece encounters between the game’s great houses that ordinarily make up the latter stages of the Champions League are incredibly popular.
—Sam Lee, The Athletic, 12 Dec. 2024
The space-witch order ostensibly provides trusted advisers to the ruling Emperor of the Corrino Empire and his Imperium’s aristocratic great houses, like House Atreides and House Harkonnen, but has secretly harbored long-gestating plans about who can and should rule.
—Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 14 Nov. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for great house
Noun
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Fackham Hall follows pickpocket Eric Noone (Ben Radcliffe) who lands a job at English manor house Fackham Hall.—
Anthony D'Alessandro,
Deadline,
31 Oct. 2025
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Shot at the real-life Flintham Hall manor house, cinematographer Sean Bobbitt’s camera glides around lush setpieces ranging from a shadowy hedge maze to a swimming lake and an unwieldy bonfire.—
Abby Monteil,
Them.,
28 Oct. 2025
Noun
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The new work identifies a vast network of secondary roads linking villas, farms and military outposts.—
Khloe Quill,
FOXNews.com,
9 Nov. 2025
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Surrounded by familiar faces and past connections, the Islanders test their romantic relationships in the real world, resolve unfinished business with exes and discover life outside of the villa has its own challenges, according to a synopsis from the producers.—
Etan Vlessing,
HollywoodReporter,
7 Nov. 2025
Noun
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Hurricane Andrew visited in 1992 but couldn’t damage his coral castle.—
Howard Cohen,
Miami Herald,
7 Nov. 2025
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After a precruise stay at the Ritz-Carlton Osaka, the itinerary includes private performances by Kodo taiko drummers and geishas, strolls among cherry blossoms and bonsai trees, and visits to castles and temples, such as the Golden Pavilion in Kyoto.—
Fran Golden,
AFAR Media,
6 Nov. 2025
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Shot in New Jersey, the indie follows the employees of a dysfunctional tech startup whose corporate retreat at a remote mansion spirals into chaos after a co-worker’s mysterious death.—
Matt Grobar,
Deadline,
11 Nov. 2025
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Brands like Attersee and Sophie Bille Brahe have shops on an upper-level floor, while Adam Lippes’ uptown salon-style location occupies the main floor of a Georgian mansion on Fifth Avenue.—
Kathy Lee,
Footwear News,
11 Nov. 2025
Noun
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Originally built in the 1950s, Belmond acquired the hacienda-style hotel in 2007.—
Taylor McIntyre,
Travel + Leisure,
5 Nov. 2025
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The hacienda-style home is swathed in vines and surrounded by immaculate landscaping with native plants and blooming, vibrant flowers.—
Emma Reynolds,
Forbes,
14 Jan. 2025
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The vacation spot, which is on the grounds of a 17th-century manor, is available for a minimum of two nights starting from £360, or about $470.—
Khloe Quill,
FOXNews.com,
9 Nov. 2025
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The tragic death of the Sepulveda family patriarch calls his descendants back to Villa Sepulveda, a Spanish colonial manor in a coconut plantation; but a landslide traps the guests inside, transforming the funeral plans into a supernatural reckoning of sins.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
3 Nov. 2025
Noun
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Protesters stormed the palace in July 2022, forcing Gotabaya Rajapaksa to flee.—
MUHIB RAHMAN,
Foreign Affairs,
12 Nov. 2025
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Her unfinished palace becomes a mirror to a culture that mistakes accumulation for meaning.—
Sara Holdren,
Vulture,
10 Nov. 2025
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Like his London town house, specific details of this property are few and far between, but given the star’s penchant for lavish design, its interiors are presumably just as statement-making as his other homes.—
Mekita Rivas,
Architectural Digest,
7 Nov. 2025
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Two five-star hotels, apartments, town houses and villas, schools, three mosques, a mall, two universities and two world-class museums are part of the project.—
Sofia Celeste,
Footwear News,
30 Oct. 2025
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“Great house.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/great%20house. Accessed 18 Nov. 2025.
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