ranch house

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Recent Examples of ranch house In the 1960s and ’70s, when the state added eight million residents and fruit trees were being ripped out to make space for ranch houses, its Legislature passed a flurry of land-use and environmental laws aimed at preserving agricultural land and containing development to major metropolitan areas. Conor Dougherty, New York Times, 10 Apr. 2025 The rich history of this ranch house, as well as moments spent painting alongside her artist grandmother, helped fuel Downing’s desire to forgo her 10-year career in politics and pursue her passion: design. Dan Howarth, Architectural Digest, 25 Feb. 2025 At the time, much of Altadena, a suburb north of Pasadena in the foothills of the San Gabriel Mountains, was neither wealthy nor in high demand, and its bungalows and ranch houses were affordable. Emily Witt, The New Yorker, 17 Jan. 2025 These two young hounds chased the house cats around the San Ysidro ranch house together. Frank C. Hibben, Outdoor Life, 27 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for ranch house
Recent Examples of Synonyms for ranch house
Noun
  • But in the case of designer Rob Johansen’s recent renovation of a palatial seven-story 1899 town house on the Upper East Side, the timeless stamp is merited.
    Leonora Epstein, Architectural Digest, 7 July 2025
  • Homeowners near The River Club golf course in Garden City have long objected to plans to redevelop the property next to State Street, including when the city previously approved a plan to build up to 750 homes and town houses there.
    Nick Rosenberger, Idaho Statesman, 25 June 2025
Noun
  • General Electric fills those tract houses with appliances.
    Fortune Editors, Fortune, 4 June 2024
  • RuPaul was born in San Diego in 1960, the third of four children and the only boy, and brought up in a yellow three-bedroom tract house, one of four models in a housing development called Michelle Manor.
    Ronan Farrow, The New Yorker, 1 Mar. 2024
Noun
  • Set in a 1930s manor house, guests can enjoy their morning coffee and pastries while these gentle giants participate in the experience.
    Rebecca Ann Hughes, Forbes.com, 17 May 2025
  • Modeled on an Edwardian manor house, Singita Sasakwa Lodge overlooks the Singita Grumeti reserve, a 350,000-acre concession beside Serengeti National Park.
    Michael Verdon, Robb Report, 27 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • The jury was shown transcripts of angry emails and text messages between Serafini and his wife’s parents showing a heated, ongoing dispute over a $1.3 million loan from his in-laws to help fund his wife’s fledgling horse ranch business.
    Rosalio Ahumada, Sacbee.com, 14 July 2025
  • Ranch: The Ranch Snack Wrap delivers a satisfying burst of cool ranch goodness, with hints of garlic and onion.
    Gabe Hauari, USA Today, 11 July 2025
Noun
  • The look and feel of the 65 standalone cottages and cabins—some with floor-to-ceiling windows and fireplaces, others with private decks or outdoor firepits—is essential to the property.
    Jess Feldman, Travel + Leisure, 20 July 2025
  • Accommodations will comprise 80 hotel rooms and 23 cottages with one or two bedrooms.
    Matt Villano, AFAR Media, 17 July 2025

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“Ranch house.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ranch%20house. Accessed 24 Jul. 2025.

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