Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for steading
Noun
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Krejci said the couple now produces about 65% of their total food needs on their homestead, including nearly all of their produce, eggs, poultry, venison and maple syrup.—
Kelly McGreal,
FOXNews.com,
11 Jan. 2026 -
Never mind that our second $25,000 homestead exemption does not apply to school taxes.—
Sun Sentinel Editorial Board,
Sun Sentinel,
10 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Crossing to Scotland, Lerwick adds Shetland ponies and stone crofts, Kirkwall delivers Norse-meets-Scottish history and Skara Brae-era vibes, and Edinburgh’s skyline crowns it with castle views before the elegant glide up the Thames to Greenwich.—
Jill Schildhouse,
Forbes.com,
14 Aug. 2025
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Meanwhile, as the Highland Clearances violently removed tenant-farmer Scots from their crofts, the more communal, indoor instruments all but disappeared.—
Elena Saavedra Buckley,
New Yorker,
1 Aug. 2025
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The vacation spot, which is on the grounds of a 17th-century manor, is available for a minimum of two nights starting from £360, or about $470.—
Khloe Quill,
FOXNews.com,
9 Nov. 2025
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The tragic death of the Sepulveda family patriarch calls his descendants back to Villa Sepulveda, a Spanish colonial manor in a coconut plantation; but a landslide traps the guests inside, transforming the funeral plans into a supernatural reckoning of sins.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
3 Nov. 2025
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Historian Caitlin Rosenthal shows how plantation owners refined these methods, the British perfected them, and Americans institutionalized them.—
Valerie L. Myers,
The Conversation,
8 Jan. 2026
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With the Louisiana Purchase, a huge domestic slave trade got under way, supplying labor to cotton and sugar plantations.—
Laurent Dubois,
The Atlantic,
6 Jan. 2026
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Today, countless smallholdings here still tend to the crop, like Jackie Russell, who offers tours of her family’s farm, a 25-acre site producing the Sugarloaf.—
Mark Ellwood,
AFAR Media,
14 Apr. 2025
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According To Nutritionists By Hannah Coates The rural setting of Glebe House, a restaurant with rooms surrounded by a 15-acre smallholding, is crucial to the spell of the place, which is heavy on Devonshire air and the scent of baking porridge bread.—
Jo Rodgers,
Vogue,
3 May 2024
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Set beyond gates on nearly half an acre in the Amestoy Estates neighborhood, the modern farmhouse-style digs have been repainted a rich chocolate hue.—
Wendy Bowman,
Robb Report,
6 Jan. 2026
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Colonial, mountain contemporary, and modern farmhouse homes are also popular.—
Sarah Lyon,
The Spruce,
5 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Waiting until spring to do your pruning and garden cleanup ensures that these beneficial insects have a place to shelter during the colder months.—
Lauren Landers,
Better Homes & Gardens,
11 Jan. 2026
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Ideally, cuttings should be taken just after roses drop their leaves in fall or immediately before the flower buds begin to break in late winter; however, cuttings can be taken any time in winter as long as gardens aren’t experiencing spells of extreme cold.—
Lauren Landers,
The Spruce,
10 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Cumberland County Sheriff Kevin Joyce told the local station that the 5-year-old boy’s half-brother was the only student on board when the incident happened.—
David Chiu,
PEOPLE,
10 Jan. 2026
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The top features include dedicated beverage areas and pet-feeding stations, NKBA reports.—
Lew Sichelman,
Miami Herald,
9 Jan. 2026
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“Steading.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/steading. Accessed 12 Jan. 2026.
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