homestead

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Recent Examples of homestead That could mean no TABOR refunds for taxpayers next year and leave the state short on funds to cover homestead property tax exemptions for seniors and disabled veterans. Alayna Alvarez, Axios, 17 Mar. 2025 Chef Daniel Ramos serves farm-to-table dinners at his Red Splendor Farm in Lake Worth using ingredients entirely from local homesteads. Phillip Valys, Sun Sentinel, 15 Mar. 2025 Thompson’s plan calls for some deductions for homesteads to be replaced, lowering business personal property tax floors and shifting the authorization of local income taxes. Alexandra Kukulka, Chicago Tribune, 13 Mar. 2025 Upon arrival, visitors are greeted by the head of their homestead and brought to their traditional hut accommodations (with modern amenities). Ashley Gardini, JSTOR Daily, 11 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for homestead
Recent Examples of Synonyms for homestead
Noun
  • In 2021, Chip and Jo expanded their farmhouse with an extensive addition that created an entirely new wing.
    Andrea Wurzburger, People.com, 11 Apr. 2025
  • All that bloody mayhem is expertly teased in an earlier scene in which Remmick — exposed to daylight, bloodied and sweating smoke — knocks on a farmhouse door, asking for shelter from the couple who live there, Bert (Peter Dreimanis) and Joan (Lola Kirke).
    David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 10 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • Musician and educator Harry Urata, confined to an internment camp after the bombing of Pearl Harbor, encountered Japanese-American workers who had processed sugar cane leaves on Hawaiian plantations since the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
    Paul Grein, Billboard, 9 Apr. 2025
  • The latter sports comedy drama, starring Bernal and Diego Luna as two brothers working on a banana plantation with dreams of breaking into professional football, was produced by Alfonso Cuarón, Alejandro González Iñárritu and Guillermo del Toro.
    Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 8 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • When drafting rooms, players are also creating new pathways to further explore the manor.
    Diego Argüello, Rolling Stone, 12 Apr. 2025
  • What does making a wish at the fountain outside the manor do?
    Diego Argüello, Rolling Stone, 12 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • The hacienda-style home is swathed in vines and surrounded by immaculate landscaping with native plants and blooming, vibrant flowers.
    Emma Reynolds, Forbes, 14 Jan. 2025
  • Or, upgrade to expansive suites, haciendas, or villas with sweeping views of the Sea of Cortez, infinity-edge hot tubs, or private plunge pools.
    Emily Hochberg, Travel + Leisure, 18 Dec. 2024
Noun
  • In the forests and farmland of eastern Poland, Grzegorz Wróbl set out on a mission to find fossils.
    Irene Wright, Miami Herald, 24 Mar. 2025
  • As part of those projects, the Eastern Shore Land Conservancy will acquire a 399-acre easement in the Agricultural Security Corridor – Eastern Shore Heartland Rural Legacy Area to protect farmland, woodlands, and several species of birds.
    Todd Karpovich, Baltimore Sun, 20 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • Under Danone, Horizon stopped sourcing milk in New England entirely and dropped 89 organic dairy farms, upending the businesses of families that had supplied Horizon for years.
    Chloe Sorvino, Forbes.com, 5 Apr. 2025
  • Manufacturing stocks — Shares of farm and construction equipment manufacturers declined amid the latest tariff updates.
    Pia Singh, CNBC, 4 Apr. 2025

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“Homestead.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/homestead. Accessed 18 Apr. 2025.

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