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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.
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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
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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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for ranch house
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The applicant listed on the rezoning petition is developer Prosperity Alliance, which is currently building affordable town houses on the former Economy Inn site in the Hidden Valley neighborhood.—
Desiree Mathurin,
Charlotte Observer,
20 June 2025
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One of the detectives picked up the Italian man at an airport and brought him to the SoHo town house, two sources told CBS News New York.—
Alex Sundby,
CBS News,
30 May 2025
Noun
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General Electric fills those tract houses with appliances.—
Fortune Editors,
Fortune,
4 June 2024
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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
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Ward notes proudly that Ynyshir is perhaps the only restaurant in the world to employ a full-time blacksmith—instrumental not only in restoring the old manor house that became the restaurant but in maintaining its many handmade details.—
Ann Abel,
Forbes.com,
6 June 2025
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The manor house, with beautiful neo-Gothic architecture, was in a state of repair, reminding me of the classic shabby-chic look.—
Nneya Richards,
Travel + Leisure,
26 Apr. 2025
Noun
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The working ranch is now being run by the seventh generation, managing the property’s agriculture, timber and livestock operations along with the hunting.—
Chris Dorsey,
Forbes.com,
30 June 2025
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After Welles died in 1985, the director’s daughter decided to inter his ashes in a dry well on the Ordóñez family ranch in Ronda.—
Tony Perrottet,
Smithsonian Magazine,
30 June 2025
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Listed for $24 million, the 7.5-acre waterfront estate in Oysters Harbor includes a main residence, a boat dock, guest cottages, and private gardens.—
Abby Montanez,
Robb Report,
25 June 2025
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Warmer toned shingles, such as weathered wood or brown, complement homes with natural wood elements and traditional architectural styles like Tudor or English cottages.—
Cameron Beall,
Southern Living,
25 June 2025
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“Ranch house.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ranch%20house. Accessed 8 Jul. 2025.
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