as in dwellings
the place where one lives
all were welcome, friends and strangers alike, to their humble hearth
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Recent Examples of hearths
These influences, fueled by blazing hearths, continue to inform Maydan’s direction.
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Bill Addison, Los Angeles Times, 9 Apr. 2026
Individual cottages with modern interiors are set up in mini neighborhoods and have fireplaces with polished concrete hearths, heated floors, and floor-to-ceiling glass bifold doors leading to landscaped gardens.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 5 Apr. 2026
The kitchen was a simple room with two open hearths.
—Kevin West, Travel + Leisure, 10 Mar. 2026
Archaeology Mag continues that geophysical data didn’t produce any clear plans of building, but subsurface anomalies did indicate the presence of hearths and storage pits.
—Maria Mocerino, Interesting Engineering, 1 Mar. 2026
But most of her clients are ordinary people with ailing heirloom hearths.
—Julian Lucas, New Yorker, 19 Jan. 2026
One fireplace was left in the living areas of each duplex unit, and others were covered over, their greenish stone hearths repurposed as exterior steps.
—Adriane Quinlan, Curbed, 2 Jan. 2026
This evidence includes starch grains, phytoliths, residues, cooking damage, coarse grinding and food remains in hearths.
—New Atlas, 4 Dec. 2025
Wood-burning fireplaces No fireplace design is more timeless than hearths that burn seasoned logs, filling the room with the unmistakable sights, sounds and scents of a classic fire.
—Angie Hicks, Boston Herald, 30 Nov. 2025
Bill Addison, Los Angeles Times, 9 Apr. 2026
Individual cottages with modern interiors are set up in mini neighborhoods and have fireplaces with polished concrete hearths, heated floors, and floor-to-ceiling glass bifold doors leading to landscaped gardens.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 5 Apr. 2026
The kitchen was a simple room with two open hearths.
—Kevin West, Travel + Leisure, 10 Mar. 2026
Archaeology Mag continues that geophysical data didn’t produce any clear plans of building, but subsurface anomalies did indicate the presence of hearths and storage pits.
—Maria Mocerino, Interesting Engineering, 1 Mar. 2026
But most of her clients are ordinary people with ailing heirloom hearths.
—Julian Lucas, New Yorker, 19 Jan. 2026
One fireplace was left in the living areas of each duplex unit, and others were covered over, their greenish stone hearths repurposed as exterior steps.
—Adriane Quinlan, Curbed, 2 Jan. 2026
This evidence includes starch grains, phytoliths, residues, cooking damage, coarse grinding and food remains in hearths.
—New Atlas, 4 Dec. 2025
Wood-burning fireplaces No fireplace design is more timeless than hearths that burn seasoned logs, filling the room with the unmistakable sights, sounds and scents of a classic fire.
—Angie Hicks, Boston Herald, 30 Nov. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for hearths
Noun
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The first thing that stands out about the film’s quaint locale is that its scant dwellings are made up only of exterior flats.—
Siddhant Adlakha,
Variety,
12 Apr. 2026
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From residences that date back to the 19th century to more modern dwellings, these listings capture Southern living at its best.—
Kelsey Mulvey,
Vogue,
12 Apr. 2026
Noun
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The county’s housing bonds will support mixed-use development, such as the conversion of office buildings into residences above retail.—
Frederick Melo,
Twin Cities,
23 Apr. 2026
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The remaining two residences are larger, each with a fourth bedroom and accommodating up to 11 adults.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
23 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Indeed, the only black-and-white to be found here is on David Zinn’s thought-provoking set, which washes the abodes of the younger characters in funereal black right down to Suzanna’s hotel bed.—
Greg Evans,
Deadline,
6 Apr. 2026
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Stroll or bike the roughly 22-mile Geneva Lake Shore Path, offering up-close views of the Gilded Age estates and modern abodes that hug the water.—
Katy Spratte Joyce,
Midwest Living,
31 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Fire hardening includes measures such as cutting back brush, installing fire resistant roofs and closing eaves to resist fire embers.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
23 Apr. 2026
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Another part of the campus has dozens of roofs just sticking above the ground as the shingles freeze and bake and are soaked by Mother Nature sometimes for more than a decade for more testing.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
21 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Across youth sports, affluent families are making enormous financial and logistical bets on their children’s athletic futures—relocating across state lines, buying second homes near top-tier academies, and spending well into six figures annually on tuition, private coaching, travel, and club teams.—
Tori Latham,
Robb Report,
19 Apr. 2026
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The tornado also damaged at least 20 homes in Stewartville and there is a temporary shelter in Rochester for people displaced by the storms, according to MPR News.—
Chandelis Duster,
NPR,
19 Apr. 2026
Noun
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The houses are all under 400 square feet, some with a loft for more living space.—
Julie Z. Weil,
Washington Post,
20 Apr. 2026
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The graffiti also alleged that one of the seven houses that was sprayed with paint was a brothel.—
Lexi Lane,
PEOPLE,
19 Apr. 2026
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“Hearths.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hearths. Accessed 25 Apr. 2026.
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