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as in company
a commercial or industrial activity or organization
a publishing house that specializes in school textbooks
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as in family
a group of persons who come from the same ancestor
the present British royal family belongs to the House of Windsor
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as in residence
the place where one lives
come over to my house so I can show you my new furniture
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as in to lodge
to provide with living quarters or shelter
some of the freshmen were temporarily housed in local motels while the new dorm was being finished
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as in to closet
to close or shut in by or as if by barriers
the famous document is housed in a special display case
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Recent Examples of house
Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 20 Apr. 2026
When his grandmother also falls ill and prepares to cross the Kuriyako, the sacred place where her people go to die, an ancestral presence arrives in the house, blurring the boundary between the living and the dead.
—Christopher Vourlias, Variety, 20 Apr. 2026
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april 17, Los Angeles Times, 17 Apr. 2026
Either way, the storied past of this fabulous old club gave way to the name of one of Charleston's newer restaurants and bars, the Two Bit Club, housed inside the gorgeous Hotel Richemont.
—Mary Catherine McAnnally Scott, Southern Living, 17 Apr. 2026
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Noun
To make your yard appealing to a wide variety of bees, install several bee houses with nesting holes of varying sizes.
—Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 20 Apr. 2026
When his grandmother also falls ill and prepares to cross the Kuriyako, the sacred place where her people go to die, an ancestral presence arrives in the house, blurring the boundary between the living and the dead.
—Christopher Vourlias, Variety, 20 Apr. 2026
Verb
Distinctive objects like TheSoloist speaker are an extension of not only the brand’s imprint, but the architecture that houses it.
—Samantha Lee
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april 17, Los Angeles Times, 17 Apr. 2026
Either way, the storied past of this fabulous old club gave way to the name of one of Charleston's newer restaurants and bars, the Two Bit Club, housed inside the gorgeous Hotel Richemont.
—Mary Catherine McAnnally Scott, Southern Living, 17 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for house
Noun
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The defenders to consider Plenty of managers have parted company with the best-performing defender in the game in recent weeks.—
Holly Shand,
New York Times,
23 Apr. 2026
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Among the goals of Schools Beyond Screens is to enforce closer scrutiny of the lucrative contracts that urban districts enter into with tech companies.—
Jessica Winter,
New Yorker,
23 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Word of Smith’s death had shattered his family, especially his father, who can’t believe his son is gone.—
Rocco Parascandola,
New York Daily News,
22 Apr. 2026
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At least, that’s the story his family has always told him.—
Ryan Lattanzio,
IndieWire,
21 Apr. 2026
Noun
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If an alligator is near a residence, place of business, or interrupting traffic on a public road, call WRC at 800-662-7137.—
Mark Price
April 22,
Charlotte Observer,
22 Apr. 2026
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Click here for more photos of the Monterey residence.—
Wendy Bowman,
Robb Report,
22 Apr. 2026
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Compared with the top 20%, poorer households spend roughly four times as much of their after-tax income on gas, analysts from the investment bank found.—
Mary Cunningham,
CBS News,
22 Apr. 2026
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Taking time before a storm arrives to unplug the right appliances and household items can be the difference between weathering the storm safely and thousands of dollars in damages.—
Kait Hanson,
Southern Living,
22 Apr. 2026
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Friends of Big Bear Valley, the nonprofit group that oversees the webcam trained on the couple’s nest, announced Wednesday that name submissions are being accepted through April 26 on the group’s website.—
Cierra Morgan,
Los Angeles Times,
16 Apr. 2026
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Murres typically spend all their time in the open ocean, only coming to shore to breed and nest.—
Karen Kucher,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
16 Apr. 2026
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She has been lodged pending further review by the prosecutor's office.—
Paula Wethington,
CBS News,
18 Apr. 2026
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Immerse yourself in the natural beauty of Vietnam, with lodging for as little as $15 a night and inexpensive local cuisine.—
Evie Carrick,
Travel + Leisure,
16 Apr. 2026
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The steamy romance Heated Rivalry saw two gay men spend nearly a decade trying to define their relationship; although being closeted played a major role in their hesitation, the show also mined tension from the characters’ doubts about having an exclusive partnership.—
Shirley Li,
The Atlantic,
8 Apr. 2026
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Morrissey’s character must confront his own homophobia and transphobia as Cumming forms a friendship with one of his sons, who is closeted.—
Ellise Shafer,
Variety,
25 Mar. 2026
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The pledges are widely expected to boost European firms’ bottom lines, with regionally headquartered companies already reporting record order backlogs and huge upswings in income over the past year.—
Chloe Taylor,
CNBC,
21 Apr. 2026
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The report builds on previous work at the Pentagon, where Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has pushed legacy contractors to produce weapons faster, introduced accountability for delays and sought to foster competition among firms competing for Defense Department (DOD) contracts.—
Filip Timotija,
The Hill,
21 Apr. 2026
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