seraglio

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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. 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
  • 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
  • Of course, Grant got to know plenty of women before narrowing his harem down to 18.
    Kristen Baldwin, EW.com, 28 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • The human remains found in a ritzy Rhode Island beach town near pop icon Taylor Swift's mansion have been identified as police close the investigation.
    Stepheny Price , Peter D'Abrosca, FOXNews.com, 17 June 2025
  • Paul was arrested on drug charges last year, around the time Combs' mansions were raided by federal agents.
    Aaron Katersky, ABC News, 16 June 2025
Noun
  • Dining al fresco on the veranda of the historic villa, accompanied by live piano music, is a Saratoga tradition in a historic setting.
    Debby Rice, Mercury News, 24 June 2025
  • Singita Serengeti House, a four-suite private-use villa in Tanzania’s Grumeti Reserve, reopened in April after an extensive renovation.
    Regan Stephens, Travel + Leisure, 23 June 2025
Noun
  • King Charles wanted the visit to be informal at his castle in Scotland.
    Lea Veloso, StyleCaster, 26 June 2025
  • He wasn’t asked back, taking Cartwright down with him, after Season 8 — the same season that featured their 2019 wedding at a Kentucky castle.
    Kate Aurthur, Variety, 18 June 2025

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“Seraglio.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/seraglio. Accessed 2 Jul. 2025.

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