seraglio

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Recent Examples of seraglio Despite Miller’s visual panache — when’s the last time a seraglio was depicted on the big screen? — these anecdotes are ultimately as unsatisfying as Campion’s Dog. Armond White, National Review, 7 Sep. 2022 The film, which was to be called In the Sultan’s Power, involved a dashing American traveler who rescues a young Frenchwoman from the seraglio of a diabolical Turkish nobleman. Longreads, 15 May 2018
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Noun
  • For the pupping season, which lasts from about December to April, the males are fasting from both food and water in order to devote all their energy to defend their harem.
    Adrian Rodriguez, The Mercury News, 3 Jan. 2025
  • This harem within echoes the work of scholars such as Toril Moi, who reveals that declaring oneself a woman writer responds to cultural provocations that reinforce stigmas of the female figure primarily as woman, not writer.
    Fidan Cheikosman, JSTOR Daily, 1 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • Joining Bezos in the lavish Miami real estate market are David and Victoria Beckham, who opted to purchase their $80 million mansion on the Miami Beach waterfront.
    John Yoo and John Shu, Newsweek, 24 Jan. 2025
  • Most Altadena residents aren't as wealthy as those of the Pacific Palisades neighborhood, which grabbed national attention as its mansions burned.
    Sasha Hupka, USA TODAY, 23 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • The original family villa stands in a secluded park on Traunstrasse 34.
    Ulrike Lemmin-Woolfrey, contributor, CNBC, 20 Jan. 2025
  • Couples in North America and South America prefer banquet halls, while those in Western Europe typically gravitate toward villas for their wedding reception.
    Justin Gest, Newsweek, 20 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • This explains why so many millennials are still alone: they’re imprisoned in their own sky castles.
    Alex Baia, The New Yorker, 20 Jan. 2025
  • But its most famous residence is the French Renaissance Biltmore Estate, which was George Vanderbilt’s 250-room castle and is considered the largest home in America.
    Amelia Mularz, Architectural Digest, 17 Jan. 2025

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“Seraglio.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/seraglio. Accessed 30 Jan. 2025.

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