rectories

plural of rectory

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for rectories
Noun
  • The house sits on the edge of the Baka neighborhood, known for its leafy streets, upscale residences and lush, private gardens.
    Romina Ruiz-Goiriena, USA Today, 4 Oct. 2025
  • With 200 rooms and suites, plus 60 residences, Nobu blends Japanese minimalism with Mexican craftsmanship.
    Lisa Greissinger, Travel + Leisure, 4 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • The house is small and modest but likely typical of the dwellings in a village like Nazareth at that time.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 30 Sep. 2025
  • Roughly 20% of the children are considered impoverished, and nearly half the dwellings are mobile homes.
    Laura Daniella Sepulveda, AZCentral.com, 28 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Staying in affordable cabin lodgings has its own romantic charm in many cases.
    Wendy Altschuler, Forbes.com, 17 Sep. 2025
  • All around the world, bold new lodgings are luring discerning travelers in search of beauty, glamour, and the unexpected.
    Sam Cochran, Architectural Digest, 11 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • That changed for just over two quarters.
    Brooks Kubena, New York Times, 6 Oct. 2025
  • The Huskies also led 27-3 at halftime and 44-3 after three quarters.
    Walter Villa, Miami Herald, 5 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • The abodes range from three to five bedrooms and are built to maximize views of the surrounding mountains.
    Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 23 Sep. 2025
  • The city of San Diego is moving toward launching an innovative program to create a fund to purchase affordable apartments before they are turned into market-rate housing (and potentially out of reach for existing residents) or torn down to build more luxurious abodes.
    Michael Smolens, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Smoke curls from sunken irori hearths inside centuries-old farmhouses—as fires crackle and miso simmers in clay pots.
    Lewis Nunn, Forbes.com, 24 Aug. 2025
  • This hinted at their use over open hearths for cooking.
    Pranjal Malewar, New Atlas, 10 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • Particularly problematic are the flat roofs and terraces that make Fallingwater so indelible – and provide the perfect place for water to pool.
    The Washington Post, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 Sep. 2025
  • Expect wind damage to roofs, siding, and trees.
    Hayleigh Evans, AZCentral.com, 27 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Already this season, nine houses have collapsed along the Outer Banks of North Carolina in rough surf and damaging waves as a pair of hurricanes, Humberto and Imelda, stirred up the ocean well offshore.
    Dinah Voyles Pulver, USA Today, 7 Oct. 2025
  • Some of the houses, into which refugees entered in my hometown, had been vacated by frightened Jewish citizens with foreign passports who could not envisage living in a non-apartheid country.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 7 Oct. 2025
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“Rectories.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rectories. Accessed 10 Oct. 2025.

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