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Recent Examples of homestead
As contractors build houses closer and closer to the historic Nelson Augustus Moore homestead in Berlin, preservationists are scrambling to save the stone-and-concrete home and 27-acre property.
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Don Stacom, Hartford Courant, 7 Apr. 2026
Franklin Roosevelt was president when Dalworthington Gardens was established as a post-Great Depression federal homestead colony.
—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
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Don Stacom, Hartford Courant, 7 Apr. 2026
Franklin Roosevelt was president when Dalworthington Gardens was established as a post-Great Depression federal homestead colony.
—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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for homestead
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The popular modern farmhouse style has been given a refreshing, wholly original spin by Studio Eckstrom, a firm based in Omaha, Nebraska.—
Dan Howarth,
Architectural Digest,
19 Apr. 2026
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Birch Lane’s quilt set serves elevated farmhouse charm.—
Mariana Best,
Better Homes & Gardens,
17 Apr. 2026
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The former plantation rejects the rosy antebellum view, focusing instead on slavery’s horrors.—
Catherine Garcia,
TheWeek,
21 Apr. 2026
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Monoculture plantations are generally one-way tickets to producing wood.—
John Parker,
The Conversation,
20 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 former Restaurantosaurus site is reportedly being turned into a hacienda-style restaurant, in keeping with the village's aesthetic.—
Gina Kalsi,
PEOPLE,
17 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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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
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Its traditional farm buildings have been sensitively modernized by Portuguese architect Eduardo Souto de Moura, now housing 40 rooms as well as a spa, fitness studio, two outdoor pools, and a choice of restaurants that champion the estate’s agricultural output.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
20 Apr. 2026
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Its loan guarantee program — geared toward larger farm and rural business projects — has remained open, though the analysis found that the agency has awarded no new agreements this fiscal year.—
Ayurella Horn-Muller,
Los Angeles Times,
20 Apr. 2026
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“Homestead.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/homestead. Accessed 24 Apr. 2026.
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