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Recent Examples of country house
Following her to a country house just outside some woods, the gang harasses the inhabitants and split up across the property.
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Josh Slater-Williams, IndieWire, 26 Feb. 2025
Guests arrived to a seating area that was draped in frescoes reminiscent of those found in old British country houses.
—Laia Farran Graves, Forbes, 25 Feb. 2025
In late 1970, Led Zeppelin pulled up to a country house in Hampshire with the Rolling Stones’ mobile recording truck, and found the right ambiance and acoustics for creating their best-selling album, often considered one of the best in rock and roll.
—Al Shipley, SPIN, 19 Feb. 2025
Throughout his career, the designer, painter, and urban planner created some of the early 20th century’s most important and iconic buildings, including a streamlined version of a traditional country house dubbed Villa Savoye built in the late 1920s outside of Paris.
—Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 4 Feb. 2025
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Josh Slater-Williams, IndieWire, 26 Feb. 2025
Guests arrived to a seating area that was draped in frescoes reminiscent of those found in old British country houses.
—Laia Farran Graves, Forbes, 25 Feb. 2025
In late 1970, Led Zeppelin pulled up to a country house in Hampshire with the Rolling Stones’ mobile recording truck, and found the right ambiance and acoustics for creating their best-selling album, often considered one of the best in rock and roll.
—Al Shipley, SPIN, 19 Feb. 2025
Throughout his career, the designer, painter, and urban planner created some of the early 20th century’s most important and iconic buildings, including a streamlined version of a traditional country house dubbed Villa Savoye built in the late 1920s outside of Paris.
—Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 4 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for country house
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The space-witch order ostensibly provides trusted advisers to the ruling Emperor of the Corrino Empire and his Imperium’s aristocratic great houses, like House Atreides and House Harkonnen, but has secretly harbored long-gestating plans about who can and should rule.—
Roxana Hadadi,
Vulture,
14 Nov. 2024
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Prophecy follows the formation of the Bene Gesserit, an order of women who become the puppet masters of the great houses of the Empire on Dune.—
Anthony D'Alessandro,
Deadline,
19 Dec. 2024
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Many focused on how the development could increase traffic on an already busy thoroughfare and could alter the character of the neighborhood, though there are town houses next door to the property.—
Nick Rosenberger,
Idaho Statesman,
13 Feb. 2025
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From country retreats to waterfront town houses, the firm crafts gracious homes that are made for comfortable living and elegant entertaining.—
Elizabeth Stamp,
Architectural Digest,
5 Feb. 2025
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The developer received $35 million of that money as a loan, while North County Transit District got $12.9 million as a grant, and a small amount went to Interfaith Community Services, which assists low-income residents of affordable housing.—
Phil Diehl,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
17 Mar. 2025
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Attending Harvard will be completely free for students from families making $100,000 or less, with the university committing to cover housing, health insurance and travel costs between campus and home.—
Maria Aguilar Prieto,
CNN,
17 Mar. 2025
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“Country house.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/country%20house. Accessed 30 Mar. 2025.
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