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Recent Examples of homestead
Franklin Roosevelt was president when Dalworthington Gardens was established as a post-Great Depression federal homestead colony.
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Bud Kennedy, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 1 Apr. 2026
There is also a special homestead exemption for spouses of armed forces members or first responders killed in the line of duty.
—Sasha Richie, Dallas Morning News, 26 Mar. 2026
The childhood home of country music star Miranda Lambert has hit the market, and the 25-acre East Texas homestead has a lot to offer.
—Julianna Duennes Russ, Austin American Statesman, 24 Mar. 2026
While the House approved a ballot proposal to eliminate all non-school taxes for homestead properties, the Senate favored less severe cuts to local government revenue and left the issue to be addressed later this spring or summer.
—Jim Turner, Sun Sentinel, 16 Mar. 2026
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Bud Kennedy, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 1 Apr. 2026
There is also a special homestead exemption for spouses of armed forces members or first responders killed in the line of duty.
—Sasha Richie, Dallas Morning News, 26 Mar. 2026
The childhood home of country music star Miranda Lambert has hit the market, and the 25-acre East Texas homestead has a lot to offer.
—Julianna Duennes Russ, Austin American Statesman, 24 Mar. 2026
While the House approved a ballot proposal to eliminate all non-school taxes for homestead properties, the Senate favored less severe cuts to local government revenue and left the issue to be addressed later this spring or summer.
—Jim Turner, Sun Sentinel, 16 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for homestead
Noun
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This seven-bedroom modern farmhouse on nearly 15 acres has an eight-bed bunk room with tongue-and-groove walls.—
The Week US,
TheWeek,
13 Apr. 2026
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In this way, Bert and his wife Hiroko’s entire home, traditional Japanese farmhouse and the unique art that fills basements and attics exists in defiance of commercialism.—
Michael James Rocha,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
12 Apr. 2026
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Song of the South is about a seven-year-old white boy, Johnny, who is sent with his mother Sally to his grandmother’s Georgia plantation outside Atlanta, while his father, a journalist, deals with some political turmoil back in the capital.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
14 Apr. 2026
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Permanent agriculture like plantations and grazing land was the overwhelming reason.—
Tom Page,
CNN Money,
13 Apr. 2026
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Owner Lenny Moy collected 1,500 antiques from movie and TV sets, his favorite London hotels, and at least 50 British estates then wove them into the 118-year-old manor’s lavish redesign.—
Travel + Leisure Editors,
Travel + Leisure,
15 Apr. 2026
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An English manor with ties to not one but two queens—and a courtier best remembered for inventing the flushing toilet—lords over the countryside just outside Bath.—
Abby Montanez,
Robb Report,
15 Apr. 2026
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The hotel has 174 rooms and suites, all with plush furnishings and impressive, hacienda-style architecture.—
Cu Fleshman,
Travel + Leisure,
23 Feb. 2026
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Renovations over the last several years have given rooms and suites a more modern design feel, with color palettes that highlight desert hues—all accommodations feature large sliding glass doors to patios or balconies for enjoying views of the expansive, hacienda-style grounds.—
Asonta Benetti,
Condé Nast Traveler,
30 Jan. 2026
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Sometimes hillforts had farmland adjacent to the main enclosures.—
News Desk,
Artforum,
10 Apr. 2026
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Most of the farmland in Rock Creek’s master plan is zoned to be redeveloped as single-family homes with minimum lot sizes of 5,000 square feet.—
Samuel O’Neal
April 8,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
8 Apr. 2026
Noun
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The 60-year-old was anxious at the onset of the spring planting season, rattling off the long list of issues affecting his family’s livelihood at their 2,000-acre farm near Wahoo, Nebraska.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
13 Apr. 2026
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Punjabi immigrants faced challenges when integrating into California farm communities in the early 1900s, accentuated by laws that restricted immigration from Asia, closed paths to citizenship and barred noncitizens from landownership.—
Jake Goodrick,
Sacbee.com,
13 Apr. 2026
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“Homestead.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/homestead. Accessed 19 Apr. 2026.
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