as in mansion
a large impressive residence
a gorgeous château on a hill
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Recent Examples of château
Chateau de Mores The 26-room chateau was the summer home of the French Marquis de Mores and his family.
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Julia Sayers Gokhale,
Midwest Living,
1 June 2026
With a chateau or Christmas market visit scheduled almost every day, the November and December itineraries have a clear holiday slant.
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Chrissie McClatchie,
Travel + Leisure,
31 May 2026
This honeycomb yellow tank and skirt set from It-girl brand Peixoto gives pretty prairie promenade vibes—ideal for those sunny summer days wandering the grounds of a historic French chateau or galavanting through a rustic Italian vineyard.
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Morgan Evans,
Condé Nast Traveler,
26 May 2026
The French-style chateau, known as the Crespi Estate, spans nearly 16 acres and is listed at $64 million, featuring 10 bedrooms, a dozen bathrooms, a ballroom, a library imported from France and a 3,000 square foot primary suite.
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Natassia Paloma,
USA Today,
15 May 2026
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Julia Sayers Gokhale,
Midwest Living,
1 June 2026
With a chateau or Christmas market visit scheduled almost every day, the November and December itineraries have a clear holiday slant.
—
Chrissie McClatchie,
Travel + Leisure,
31 May 2026
This honeycomb yellow tank and skirt set from It-girl brand Peixoto gives pretty prairie promenade vibes—ideal for those sunny summer days wandering the grounds of a historic French chateau or galavanting through a rustic Italian vineyard.
—
Morgan Evans,
Condé Nast Traveler,
26 May 2026
The French-style chateau, known as the Crespi Estate, spans nearly 16 acres and is listed at $64 million, featuring 10 bedrooms, a dozen bathrooms, a ballroom, a library imported from France and a 3,000 square foot primary suite.
—
Natassia Paloma,
USA Today,
15 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for château
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The 10-bedroom, 21,145-square-foot mansion, which was listed by Alex Pirez of Mocca Realty, features a speakeasy lounge, gym and spa, eight-car garage and 335 feet of waterfront access.
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At its center is an 18-bedroom baronial mansion designed by architect David Bryce in 1850, with its south wing partially rebuilt in the 1980s following a fire.
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Earlier this week, Daniel Bishop, Jim Bishop's son and the caretaker of Bishop Castle, was seriously injured while working on a structure next to the castle.
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Two years ago, the Man City phenom appeared in a 90-second spot for the game that saw him get recruited to storm a castle teeming with goblins, dragons and impish skeletons.
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Fellow season 7 Islander Cierra Ortega was later removed from the villa for using a racial slur for Asian people.
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Mariano said of a scene in the first episode, in which newcomers made out with contestants immediately upon entering the villa without exchanging pleasantries.
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Hallowed Halls turns your home into a stately Victorian manor, complete with spooky portraits, eerie black-and-gold decor, and even a few séance essentials.
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Architect James Davis designed the eight-bedroom limestone manor on Converse Lake.
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The story centers around a woman who inherits a mysterious hacienda filled with magic, secrets and unexpected connections that begin to reshape her life.
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The rooms There are 210 guest rooms and suites spread across a series of low-lying, hacienda-style buildings.
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The heatwave has been significant enough to prompt major fashion houses to accommodate last-minute schedule changes.
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In the Independence standoff in the 700 block of Brookside Avenue at what police believed to be Sanchez-Munoz’s primary residence, firefighters had to put out a blaze in the house, but the man was not located there.
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Open water is often one of the only places to escape the heat for children living in overcrowded housing and in neighborhoods with few green spaces, few public pools and less access to swimming lessons.
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New York City’s fiscal year starts on July 1, Wednesday, and Mayor Mamdani must continue to resist the City Council’s desire to expand CityFHEPS housing vouchers.
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And thanks to careful planning by Alicent (Olivia Cooke), the palace welcomes Rhaenyra with only some bloodshed.
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So to return to the palace prepared to shoot their cautious but cutting infiltration of the Red Keep was a homecoming.
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“Château.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ch%C3%A2teau. Accessed 29 Jun. 2026.
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