homestead

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Recent Examples of homestead The average Idaho home’s taxable value after the state’s homestead exemption is about $400,000, and the average homeowner pays about $3,000 annually in property tax, Sen. Scott Grow, R-Eagle, who cosponsored the bill, told the Statesman. Sarah Cutler, Idaho Statesman, 15 May 2025 The couple’s homestead has a separate cabin and two barns. Celia Fernandez, CNBC, 31 May 2025 The bills increase homestead exemptions and expand business tax relief. James Bickerton, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 May 2025 As the budget negotiations between the upper and lower houses continue, DeSantis and Senate President Ben Albritton, R-Wauchula, have expressed support for an expansion of the homestead property tax exemption passed by voters in 2024. Robert McClure Iii, The Orlando Sentinel, 28 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for homestead
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Noun
  • But nearly a decade after Wife Swap introduced the world to the ultra-strict Stockdale family, Jacob Stockdale turned their idyllic farmhouse into a crime scene — killing his mother and younger brother before turning the gun on himself.
    Christina Coulter, People.com, 21 June 2025
  • There is this massive explosion that happens when you guys infiltrate Grady's farmhouse.
    EW.com, EW.com, 20 June 2025
Noun
  • Just as plantation owners once claimed to know what was best for enslaved people — controlling their movement, their associations, their very thoughts — artificial intelligence systems now make similar claims about human behavior.
    Cornelia C. Walther, Forbes.com, 19 June 2025
  • Although General Granger announced that all enslaved people were to be freed, enslavers and plantation owners were left to announce the news.
    Andrea Wurzburger, People.com, 18 June 2025
Noun
  • The owner collected antiques from movie and TV sets, his favorite London hotels, and at least 50 manor estates.
    Katie Nanton, Travel + Leisure, 12 June 2025
  • This doesn’t sit well with Mia’s very jealous ex-boyfriend Connor (Aramis Knight, oozing villainy as if to the Karate Kid manor born), who gives Li a black eye with a vicious sucker punch.
    Frank Scheck, HollywoodReporter, 28 May 2025
Noun
  • 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
  • Or, upgrade to expansive suites, haciendas, or villas with sweeping views of the Sea of Cortez, infinity-edge hot tubs, or private plunge pools.
    Emily Hochberg, Travel + Leisure, 18 Dec. 2024
Noun
  • Agricultural investment funds, which treat farmland as a distinct asset class, grew tenfold between 2005 and 2018, yielding a rise in speculative investments in farmland.
    Michael Albertus, Foreign Affairs, 24 June 2025
  • Welcome to SouthPark, a neighborhood which evolved from farmlands into ashopping and business hub that is synonymous with the shopping mall of the same name.
    Jeff A. Chamer, Charlotte Observer, 24 June 2025
Noun
  • During peach season, purchase fruits from local growers at a farm stand or farmers' market.
    Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 28 June 2025
  • The boutique farm resort aims to give guests the space to relax, heal, and ground.
    Kate Van Dyke, Travel + Leisure, 28 June 2025

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“Homestead.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/homestead. Accessed 5 Jul. 2025.

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