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Recent Examples of rectory
The rectory, where Storey lives, is across the street and has a Prairie Village address.
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Judy L. Thomas, Kansas City Star, 22 Sep. 2025
An old rectory, Churchgate House, stood in for the home of Isobel (Penelope Wilton) and Matthew Crawley (Dan Stevens).
—Julie Tremaine, PEOPLE, 14 Sep. 2025
Many of England’s foremost scientists traveled to the Yorkshire village and stayed at the rectory.
—Big Think, 9 Sep. 2025
In his rectory, Toller has donned and armed Michael’s explosive vest, then covered it with a black Genevan gown and white stole, preparing to sacrifice himself, the attendant luminaries, and First Reformed itself in an act of environmental protest.
—Roy Scranton
august 20, Literary Hub, 20 Aug. 2025
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Judy L. Thomas, Kansas City Star, 22 Sep. 2025
An old rectory, Churchgate House, stood in for the home of Isobel (Penelope Wilton) and Matthew Crawley (Dan Stevens).
—Julie Tremaine, PEOPLE, 14 Sep. 2025
Many of England’s foremost scientists traveled to the Yorkshire village and stayed at the rectory.
—Big Think, 9 Sep. 2025
In his rectory, Toller has donned and armed Michael’s explosive vest, then covered it with a black Genevan gown and white stole, preparing to sacrifice himself, the attendant luminaries, and First Reformed itself in an act of environmental protest.
—Roy Scranton
august 20, Literary Hub, 20 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for rectory
Noun
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This former vicarage, built in 1876, is considered one of Sweden’s most haunted houses.—
Andrea Romano,
Travel + Leisure,
26 Oct. 2025
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But other things were transplanted from elsewhere in England: a church in Northamptonshire and a vicarage in London become a church and a vicarage in Yorkshire.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
21 May 2025
Noun
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Going into the clergy was a common choice for educated young men of middling means, and Malthus was able to secure a parsonage in Wotton, Surrey.—
Roy Scranton,
JSTOR Daily,
18 Sep. 2025
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Now there are, of course, there's something called a parsonage exception where members of the clergy in the United States can exclude the value of their dwelling, but there's rules that go around with that.—
Tax Notes Staff,
Forbes.com,
3 Sep. 2025
Noun
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The center’s board, now loaded with loyalists such as Maria Bartiromo and Laura Ingraham, of Fox News, made the grave decision at the Palm Beach manse of the casino magnate Steve Wynn, whose wife, Andrea, sits on the board.—
David Remnick,
New Yorker,
20 Dec. 2025
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Drawing superficial inspiration from historic manse styles, their designs allude to the upper echelon, but are often built quickly with inexpensive materials to squeeze the most living space out of a lot size.—
Elizabeth Fazzare,
Architectural Digest,
17 Dec. 2025
Noun
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On Tuesday, the Pima County Sheriff’s Office reported that DNA recovered from gloves found about two miles from Guthrie’s home did not match any profiles in the FBI’s offender database and showed no connection to DNA collected at her residence.—
Alexandra Banner,
CNN Money,
18 Feb. 2026
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Over the summer, Aztec coaches suggested the four might want to merge the two residences into one.—
Bill Center,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
18 Feb. 2026
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On the moors, cliffs, and hills there are wind farms; oil terminals; small farms, some of which have been there for many centuries; ruined medieval churches and hermitages; and prehistoric settlements, tombs, and monuments.—
Sarah Moss,
Travel + Leisure,
11 Jan. 2026
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Aflame, by Pico Iyer Travel writer and spiritual thinker Pico Iyer has spent time at a Benedictine hermitage in California, a seemingly idyllic setting.—
Monitor reviewers,
Christian Science Monitor,
8 Dec. 2025
Noun
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There are bills in the works to limit the amount that local governments can tax on property (dwellings).—
Mary Ramsey,
Charlotte Observer,
13 Feb. 2026
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Spanning 2,260 square feet, the dwelling featured Vervoordt’s dreamlike minimalist style as seen in the home that Ye shared with his ex, Kim Kardashian, which was also designed by the Belgian architect.—
Katie Schultz,
Architectural Digest,
13 Feb. 2026
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Without my father’s booming presence, our house was strangely quiet.—
Faith Karimi,
CNN Money,
17 Feb. 2026
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Many public spaces within the Mountain House have ADA-compliant routes to enter, exit, and move around the house freely.—
Katie Mathews,
Condé Nast Traveler,
17 Feb. 2026
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For several decades, comprehensive inspections of tile roofs across South Florida have shown this pattern consistently.—
Mike McGilvary,
Sun Sentinel,
15 Feb. 2026
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By then, investigators had checked Guthrie’s flat, whitewashed roof and probed her septic tank with a long pole.—
Paige Williams,
New Yorker,
14 Feb. 2026
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“Rectory.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rectory. Accessed 21 Feb. 2026.
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