tract house

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Recent Examples of tract house But his idyllic Mayberry was now a construction yard surrounded by tract houses. Lila Seidman, Los Angeles Times, 25 Jan. 2024 Most of the homes are tract houses, and many have taken on the personality of their owners with upgrades over the years. San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 Oct. 2023 Depending on the location, the cost for a ranch tract house with a garage in the suburbs was within a middle-class family’s reach. Jeastman, oregonlive, 5 Apr. 2023 In a 1973 photograph of a tract house in Longmont, Colo., Adams shows us the rear of the structure and its patio, on which all the chairs but one face inward, toward the split-level home, as if the people who live here can’t bear to look out on the world their prosperity has destroyed. Philip Kennicott, Washington Post, 27 June 2022 See All Example Sentences for tract house
Recent Examples of Synonyms for tract house
Noun
  • At her Montecito, California, ranch house with partner Dawn Close, gravel is the foundation of their yard design.
    Elizabeth Jardina, Better Homes & Gardens, 20 Apr. 2026
  • The mansion sits atop a hill, where visitors can walk 1/4 mile along a nature trail dotted with other buildings, including a ranch house, pool house and tea room.
    Hans Gutknecht, Daily News, 14 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • For years, a standard part of renovating a town house was bringing the basement kitchen up, to the former dining room, near the living room.
    The Editors of AD, Architectural Digest, 22 Apr. 2026
  • The home here is a ramshackle London town house where a famed painter, Julian Sklar (Ian McKellen), is spending his final years in a haze of creative stagnation and lingering renown.
    Justin Chang, New Yorker, 3 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • Set the scene The 12-bedroom property, hidden discreetly behind high walls, feels like a mini country manor house, furnished with seven generous suites and five garden pavilions housing more modest, colorful cottage bedrooms.
    Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 23 Apr. 2026
  • Two girls born on the same day in a manor house see their lives altered by an act of revenge that changes their place within a powerful family.
    Emiliano de Pablos, Variety, 24 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • Now, Californians can’t build a home, can’t afford to buy a home, and can’t buy land to build multiple homes for a family ranch or compound.
    Linh Tat, Oc Register, 4 May 2026
  • Willow Park is also facing a major lawsuit over one of these developments; the neighboring cities of Fort Worth and Aledo filed suit against Willow Park in March, accusing the city of illegally annexing land part of a $500 million development, the Beall-Dean ranch.
    Tanya Babbar, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 3 May 2026
Noun
  • Case in point, the resort just celebrated its 100th birthday with a complete top-to-bottom renovation of the 54-key hotel and 11 on-site cottages, including a new artist-in-residency program and airy interiors paying homage to the island's basket-weaving and seafaring heritage.
    Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 3 May 2026
  • To get to the cottage from the National Mall, visitors will either need to drive, hire a car or take public transportation.
    Michelle Del Rey, USA Today, 3 May 2026

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“Tract house.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tract%20house. Accessed 7 May. 2026.

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