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Recent Examples of tract house
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.
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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
Set in a dark, cluttered space — the tract house where hermetic Charlie’s soul unfolds — The Whale feels as contrived as a stage play.
—Armond White, National Review, 15 Mar. 2023
They’re built closer together than the typical tract house to make the neighborhood more walkable, most with no yards to speak of, but plenty of pocket parks — a boon to busy production workers.
—Pat Saperstein, Variety, 11 Mar. 2022
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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
Set in a dark, cluttered space — the tract house where hermetic Charlie’s soul unfolds — The Whale feels as contrived as a stage play.
—Armond White, National Review, 15 Mar. 2023
They’re built closer together than the typical tract house to make the neighborhood more walkable, most with no yards to speak of, but plenty of pocket parks — a boon to busy production workers.
—Pat Saperstein, Variety, 11 Mar. 2022
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for tract house
Noun
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For the last 50 years, the photos have sat largely untouched, tucked away in the drawer of an antique credenza in Ms. Clark’s Van Nuys ranch house.—
Nathan Taylor Pemberton,
New York Times,
28 Mar. 2025
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The benefit applies if a property owner wants to replace what was a 1940s ranch house with a home constructed to today’s fire code and other modern standards.—
Liam Dillon,
Los Angeles Times,
18 Jan. 2025
Noun
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The campus would also include 220 town houses and apartments, a 125-room Homewood Suites by Hilton hotel, 20,000 square feet of retail space and a 640-stall parking garage.—
Nick Rosenberger,
Idaho Statesman,
26 June 2025
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The Manhattan town house where an Italian man was allegedly tortured for weeks in an attempt to gain access to his bitcoin wallet is seen in New York City, May 29, 2025.—
Alex Sundby,
CBS News,
30 May 2025
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Ward notes proudly that Ynyshir is perhaps the only restaurant in the world to employ a full-time blacksmith—instrumental not only in restoring the old manor house that became the restaurant but in maintaining its many handmade details.—
Ann Abel,
Forbes.com,
6 June 2025
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The manor house, with beautiful neo-Gothic architecture, was in a state of repair, reminding me of the classic shabby-chic look.—
Nneya Richards,
Travel + Leisure,
26 Apr. 2025
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The working ranch is now being run by the seventh generation, managing the property’s agriculture, timber and livestock operations along with the hunting.—
Chris Dorsey,
Forbes.com,
30 June 2025
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After Welles died in 1985, the director’s daughter decided to inter his ashes in a dry well on the Ordóñez family ranch in Ronda.—
Tony Perrottet,
Smithsonian Magazine,
30 June 2025
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Another boon of this cottage garden staple is its deer resistance.—
Lauren David,
Southern Living,
6 July 2025
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She was always fascinated with food systems, a jack-of-all-trades who learned to garden as a child and had years of experience baking cottage foods.—
Miguel Otárola,
Denver Post,
2 July 2025
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“Tract house.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tract%20house. Accessed 12 Jul. 2025.
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