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
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Noun
  • The unique cultural makeup of Cádiz—with its famous Moorish alcazar, with its echoes of Arab-Andalusian culture playing alongside Spanish Catholic aesthetics—and its quiet way of life have been a steady guide for Judeline as she’s found her artistic voice and its visual direction.
    E.R. Pulgar, SPIN, 20 Sep. 2024
Noun
  • Visitors may hear the haunting bugles of bull elk echoing through the national park, as males gather harems and spar for dominance.
    Emese Maczko, Forbes.com, 12 Sep. 2025
  • 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
Noun
  • Her win extends Democratic control of the governor’s mansion to a third consecutive term and cements her status as one of the party’s rising national figures.
    Nik Popli, Time, 5 Nov. 2025
  • Cuomo, who before entering his post-governor couch-surfing era, owned a mansion in Westchester.
    Clio Chang, Curbed, 5 Nov. 2025
Noun
  • From the couple’s iconic Lake Como villa in Italy to a sprawling French country estate, a chic property along the River Thames in England, and multiple residences in New York City and Kentucky, the Clooneys have curated a truly global real estate portfolio worthy of their A-list status.
    Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 31 Oct. 2025
  • Two five-star hotels, apartments, town houses and villas, schools, three mosques, a mall, two universities and two world-class museums are part of the project.
    Sofia Celeste, Footwear News, 30 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • The five-star hotel recently completed a massive renovation, bringing an even more regal feel to the lobby and other common areas, including a spectacular crystal chandelier that depicts a castle.
    Megan duBois, USA Today, 25 Oct. 2025
  • After the pair inspected the guards on the lawn of the nearly 1,000-year-old castle, they were pictured chatting outdoors.
    Simon Perry, PEOPLE, 24 Oct. 2025

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“Seraglio.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/seraglio. Accessed 5 Nov. 2025.

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