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as in companies
a commercial or industrial activity or organization
a publishing house that specializes in school textbooks
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as in families
a group of persons who come from the same ancestor
the present British royal family belongs to the House of Windsor
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as in residences
the place where one lives
come over to my house so I can show you my new furniture
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as in households
those who live as a family in one house
the whole house is in a state of excited anticipation for the holidays
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as in shelters
to provide with living quarters or shelter
some of the freshmen were temporarily housed in local motels while the new dorm was being finished
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as in confines
to close or shut in by or as if by barriers
the famous document is housed in a special display case
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Recent Examples of houses
Megan McIntyre, Allure, 16 Sep. 2025
More like the way some younger HNWI’s live in houses where the kitchen is big and comfortable rather than being hidden away.
—Bill Springer, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2025
Channel 4 now joins the BBC and ITV in having majority stakes in British production houses.
—Max Goldbart, Deadline, 16 Sep. 2025
Japan is also looking at political uncertainty as Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba is set to step down, following electoral debacles that saw the ruling Liberal Democratic Party lose its majority in both the lower and upper houses of parliament.
—Lim Hui Jie, CNBC, 16 Sep. 2025
In late August, the Miami Association of Realtors reported that South Florida—including Miami—was on pace to post the second-most home sales for a calendar year of houses worth $10 million and up.
—Giulia Carbonaro, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 Sep. 2025
Together, these fashion houses and two first-to-market global restaurants are anchoring the third phase of the mall’s overhaul and expansion, which began more than a decade ago and will continue with more luxury additions over the coming years.
—Roxana Popescu, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 Sep. 2025
The 48 megapixel camera houses a telephoto lens with 1x, 2x, 4x and 8× optical zoom and 8K recording capabilities.
—James Powel, USA Today, 10 Sep. 2025
The couple put offers on half a dozen houses.
—Duaa Eldeib, ProPublica, 10 Sep. 2025
Daniel Scheffler, Forbes.com, 17 Sep. 2025
This app also houses your ECG results, biometrics like blood oxygen saturation (SpO2), your sleep data, and more.
—PC Magazine, 16 Sep. 2025
The idea has been discussed in BPS for decades, Fitzpatrick said, coming together after Superintendent Mary Skipper returned from Sommerville schools, which houses two similar programs.
—Grace Zokovitch, Boston Herald, 15 Sep. 2025
At around the same time, a tall, college-aged man carrying a black backpack made his way up the stairwell of the nearby Losee Center, a four-story concrete building that houses the student welcome center, among other things.
—Rick Jervis, USA Today, 14 Sep. 2025
It’s all centered around a Great Room, a multi-use space that houses both daily breakfast and a bar—the ideal spot to unwind by the fire after a day outdoors.
—Elly Leavitt, Vogue, 12 Sep. 2025
South Korea is also home to the US military’s largest overseas base, which houses 41,000 people including troops and their families.
—Jessie Yeung, CNN Money, 12 Sep. 2025
The first floor houses a dining room, workshop, and two-car garage.
—Demetrius Simms, Robb Report, 10 Sep. 2025
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS), which houses USCIS, has not responded to questions about the system from members of Congress.
—Suzanne Nuyen, NPR, 10 Sep. 2025
Noun
Perfume houses might use microencapsulation, putting fragrance oils inside teeny spheres that break down slowly to release the notes over time.
—Megan McIntyre, Allure, 16 Sep. 2025
More like the way some younger HNWI’s live in houses where the kitchen is big and comfortable rather than being hidden away.
—Bill Springer, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2025
Channel 4 now joins the BBC and ITV in having majority stakes in British production houses.
—Max Goldbart, Deadline, 16 Sep. 2025
Japan is also looking at political uncertainty as Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba is set to step down, following electoral debacles that saw the ruling Liberal Democratic Party lose its majority in both the lower and upper houses of parliament.
—Lim Hui Jie, CNBC, 16 Sep. 2025
In late August, the Miami Association of Realtors reported that South Florida—including Miami—was on pace to post the second-most home sales for a calendar year of houses worth $10 million and up.
—Giulia Carbonaro, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 Sep. 2025
Together, these fashion houses and two first-to-market global restaurants are anchoring the third phase of the mall’s overhaul and expansion, which began more than a decade ago and will continue with more luxury additions over the coming years.
—Roxana Popescu, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 Sep. 2025
The 48 megapixel camera houses a telephoto lens with 1x, 2x, 4x and 8× optical zoom and 8K recording capabilities.
—James Powel, USA Today, 10 Sep. 2025
The couple put offers on half a dozen houses.
—Duaa Eldeib, ProPublica, 10 Sep. 2025
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The Bauhaus Archive Museum, designed by Gropius and opened in 1979, houses more than 50,000 objects—from furniture and textiles to photographs and architectural models.
—Daniel Scheffler, Forbes.com, 17 Sep. 2025
This app also houses your ECG results, biometrics like blood oxygen saturation (SpO2), your sleep data, and more.
—PC Magazine, 16 Sep. 2025
The idea has been discussed in BPS for decades, Fitzpatrick said, coming together after Superintendent Mary Skipper returned from Sommerville schools, which houses two similar programs.
—Grace Zokovitch, Boston Herald, 15 Sep. 2025
At around the same time, a tall, college-aged man carrying a black backpack made his way up the stairwell of the nearby Losee Center, a four-story concrete building that houses the student welcome center, among other things.
—Rick Jervis, USA Today, 14 Sep. 2025
It’s all centered around a Great Room, a multi-use space that houses both daily breakfast and a bar—the ideal spot to unwind by the fire after a day outdoors.
—Elly Leavitt, Vogue, 12 Sep. 2025
South Korea is also home to the US military’s largest overseas base, which houses 41,000 people including troops and their families.
—Jessie Yeung, CNN Money, 12 Sep. 2025
The first floor houses a dining room, workshop, and two-car garage.
—Demetrius Simms, Robb Report, 10 Sep. 2025
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS), which houses USCIS, has not responded to questions about the system from members of Congress.
—Suzanne Nuyen, NPR, 10 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for houses
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Federal prosecutors charged a UK teenager with conspiracy to commit computer fraud and other crimes in connection with the network intrusions of 47 US companies that generated more than $115 million in ransomware payments over a three-year span.—
Dan Goodin,
ArsTechnica,
19 Sep. 2025
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Tirias Research has long forecasted the need for a variety of AI inference accelerators from companies like AMD, Intel, Nvidia and anyone else developing AI semiconductor solutions.—
Jim McGregor,
Forbes.com,
19 Sep. 2025
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And families and students aren’t just paying for tuition—they’re buying into an environment.—
Sarah Hernholm,
Forbes.com,
17 Sep. 2025
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The primary goal of these UBI pilots is to help individuals and families through a transition period.—
Hugh Cameron,
MSNBC Newsweek,
17 Sep. 2025
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Next year will welcome a Kempinski complex with 74 guest rooms and 186 residences, and Waldorf Astoria is planning a 120-room property for 2028.—
Mark Ellwood,
Robb Report,
20 Sep. 2025
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Cook signed mortgage agreements declaring that houses in Ann Arbor, Michigan, and Atlanta were each her principal residences, according to prior reports.—
Kevin Breuninger,
CNBC,
17 Sep. 2025
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The merger between Tegna and one of the largest local TV operators nationwide has prompted monopoly concerns, as the deal could increase Nexstar's local TV ownership to more than 39% of US households, Business Insider reported.—
Anthony Robledo,
USA Today,
20 Sep. 2025
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Fewer than half of the 20,000 households losing city pickup have secured private haulers, with many facing rejections, steep rates or a maze of complications.—
U T Editorial Board,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
20 Sep. 2025
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The team kept colonies of Iberian harvester ants in artificial nests in its lab.—
Ashley Strickland,
CNN Money,
13 Sep. 2025
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No nests, clear piles of branches or wood and no trash.—
Ella Gonzales,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
12 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Snap and Amazon, in addition to a wave of smaller tech firms, have all released smart glasses for these purposes.—
Lisa Eadicicco,
CNN Money,
15 Sep. 2025
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Investing in individual stocks, particularly in high-growth firms like Nebius, carries inherent volatility.—
Trefis Team,
Forbes.com,
15 Sep. 2025
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The tribes and environmental groups contend the permit approvals failed to adequately consider the risks of potential oil spills.—
Caitlin Looby,
jsonline.com,
19 Sep. 2025
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The Klamath tribes, for instance, have passed down a story about the creation of Oregon’s Crater Lake, formed about 7,700 years ago, after Mount Mazama erupted and collapsed into itself.—
Dan Piepenbring,
Harpers Magazine,
19 Sep. 2025
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Drive less than an hour from central Sedona through otherworldly red rocks to the Honanki Heritage Site, where the ancestors of Northern Arizona’s Hopi Tribe lived in sprawling cliff dwellings between the 12th and 14th centuries.—
New York Times,
New York Times,
10 Sep. 2025
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Nearly 91% of California’s homes was built before 2010, and there are 2 million dwellings in high-risk wildfire areas.—
Bloomberg,
Oc Register,
9 Sep. 2025
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“Houses.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/houses. Accessed 22 Sep. 2025.
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