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Recent Examples of rectory
The property also comes with a guesthouse — the former rectory — which has been reconfigured as a two-bedroom, one-bath ADU-ish bonus.
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Clio Chang, Curbed, 19 Mar. 2026
Its campus is composed of a graystone rectory dating from 1896, a red-brick school building dating from 1906, and a midcentury modern church built in 1963.
—Adam Harrington, CBS News, 5 Mar. 2026
Eleven young Tennysons spilled out of the Somersby rectory—seven boys and four girls, with Alfred third from the top.
—Kathryn Schulz, New Yorker, 9 Feb. 2026
Hotel Peter and Paul Set in architecturally rich Faubourg Marigny, the 71-room Hotel Peter and Paul occupies a former church, rectory, schoolhouse, and convent that dates back to the late 1800s.
—AFAR Media, 30 Dec. 2025
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Clio Chang, Curbed, 19 Mar. 2026
Its campus is composed of a graystone rectory dating from 1896, a red-brick school building dating from 1906, and a midcentury modern church built in 1963.
—Adam Harrington, CBS News, 5 Mar. 2026
Eleven young Tennysons spilled out of the Somersby rectory—seven boys and four girls, with Alfred third from the top.
—Kathryn Schulz, New Yorker, 9 Feb. 2026
Hotel Peter and Paul Set in architecturally rich Faubourg Marigny, the 71-room Hotel Peter and Paul occupies a former church, rectory, schoolhouse, and convent that dates back to the late 1800s.
—AFAR Media, 30 Dec. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for rectory
Noun
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But also in the William books by Richmal Crompton with their between-the-wars description and depiction of English country life: the stream, the wood, the vicarage.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
12 May 2026
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Young Alfred Tennyson grew up in a similarly provincial bit of England, tucked away in his father’s vicarage on a remote part of the east coast of England in a village of fewer than a hundred souls.—
Kathryn Hughes,
The New York Review of Books,
4 Apr. 2026
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As do the moors that stretch behind the parsonage.—
Culture Critic,
Los Angeles Times,
14 May 2026
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The church’s parsonage also appeared to be undamaged, and no one was home at the time, according to the post.—
Natalie Davies,
Freep.com,
7 Mar. 2026
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The manse was built in 1749—40 years before the French Revolution.—
India Roby,
Architectural Digest,
21 Apr. 2026
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The manse’s gym had to be fully refitted and the A/C recalibrated to ensure the traveler’s ideal temp.—
The Editors,
Robb Report,
20 Apr. 2026
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The palace was the principal royal residence of France from 1682 until the start of the French Revolution in 1789.—
Swapna Venugopal Ramaswamy,
USA Today,
18 June 2026
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After identifying the vehicle in the shootings, Graves said that Sanchez-Munoz was tracked to a home in the 700 block of South Brookside Avenue, thought to be his primary residence.—
Ben Wheeler,
Kansas City Star,
18 June 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
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The French château-style dwelling was built in 1990 and featured a two-story library, wine cellar, tennis court, pool, and home theater.—
Claudia Williams,
Architectural Digest,
18 June 2026
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The death toll was so high partly because many people lived in cave dwellings carved into soft loess soil.—
Atharva Gosavi,
Interesting Engineering,
15 June 2026
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The third attack occurred on May 12 at a house that is owned by the prime minister.—
Bonny Chu,
FOXNews.com,
16 June 2026
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Jones will enter the competition in camp after missing part of the spring with an ankle injury suffered while moving into his new house.—
Dan Duggan,
New York Times,
16 June 2026
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The company leases the roof to a third-party solar company that operates and maintains the solar array.—
BrieAnna J. Frank,
USA Today,
22 June 2026
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Two roofs collapsed at the Park Place Apartments in the town of Newburgh, trapping a woman who had to be rescued by emergency officials, Wilder said.—
Briana Waxman,
CNN Money,
22 June 2026
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“Rectory.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rectory. Accessed 23 Jun. 2026.
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