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Recent Examples of seraglio
Kendall also participates in a toga party and is entertained by a provocative belly dancer in a male seraglio.
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J. Hoberman, New York Times, 9 Apr. 2025
Despite Miller’s visual panache — when’s the last time a seraglio was depicted on the big screen? — these anecdotes are ultimately as unsatisfying as Campion’s Dog.
—Armond White, National Review, 7 Sep. 2022
The film, which was to be called In the Sultan’s Power, involved a dashing American traveler who rescues a young Frenchwoman from the seraglio of a diabolical Turkish nobleman.
—Longreads, 15 May 2018
J. Hoberman, New York Times, 9 Apr. 2025
Despite Miller’s visual panache — when’s the last time a seraglio was depicted on the big screen? — these anecdotes are ultimately as unsatisfying as Campion’s Dog.
—Armond White, National Review, 7 Sep. 2022
The film, which was to be called In the Sultan’s Power, involved a dashing American traveler who rescues a young Frenchwoman from the seraglio of a diabolical Turkish nobleman.
—Longreads, 15 May 2018
Recent Examples of Synonyms for seraglio
Noun
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Lex’s bad-guy crew raids the hero’s Fortress of Solitude in Antarctica and discovers a hidden message from his mom and dad telling him to use his powers to take over Earth and even have a harem of wives.—
Brian Truitt,
USA Today,
13 July 2025
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Every red-blooded American male has no doubt fantasized about what went on in Hugh Hefner’s bedroom with his harem of blond bombshells.—
Alex Apatoff,
People.com,
3 May 2025
Noun
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Cardi also dropped a trailer for the album, showing her inside a house as crows swarm and attack her mansion.—
Tomás Mier,
Rolling Stone,
15 Aug. 2025
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As of Wednesday evening, Cargill’s other Park Point properties — a $2.5 million mansion and 12 other empty parcels — had not been listed for sale.—
Jimmy Lovrien,
Twin Cities,
14 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Rather, the problem is the real-estate programs that run alongside the hospitality developments: All the projects have a villa component, and Discovery Land Company is predicated on member-owners, which rubs many locals the wrong way philosophically.—
Mark Ellwood,
Robb Report,
10 Aug. 2025
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From there, Sosa moves the story a few miles away to follow a group of wealthy neighbors gathered at a luxurious villa to celebrate the start of summer and St. John’s Eve.—
Rafa Sales Ross,
Variety,
9 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Meanwhile, ancient castles rise from misty riverbanks—like Trim and Kilkenny—as woolly sheep graze across emerald pastures.—
Lewis Nunn,
Forbes.com,
14 Aug. 2025
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Thank you to everyone who visited the castle and estate during the 2025 summer season.—
Meredith Kile,
People.com,
12 Aug. 2025
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“Seraglio.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/seraglio. Accessed 21 Aug. 2025.
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