as in mansion
a large impressive residence
entertained everyone at their manor house after the wedding ceremony
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Recent Examples of manor house
Le Coual is a 16th-century stone manor house in southwestern France that has been in her family for over 50 years.
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Jessica Booth, People.com, 2 Sep. 2025
Eyes Wide Shut, with Hedda and her new husband throwing a bacchanal of a party in a manor house.
—Ben Jureidini, Them., 22 Aug. 2025
Vance and his family—including his wife, Usha, 39, and children, Ewan, 8, Vivek, 5, and Mirabel, 3—pitched up this week at a manor house in the Cotswolds with a full entourage.
—Jack Royston, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 Aug. 2025
Indeed, drive down it, and the first notable sight is a grand old manor house — Salisbury Hall, built in the 16th century and once home to Winston Churchill’s mother — that usually oversees some kind of agricultural outpost.
—Cnn.com Wire Service, Mercury News, 5 Aug. 2025
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Jessica Booth, People.com, 2 Sep. 2025
Eyes Wide Shut, with Hedda and her new husband throwing a bacchanal of a party in a manor house.
—Ben Jureidini, Them., 22 Aug. 2025
Vance and his family—including his wife, Usha, 39, and children, Ewan, 8, Vivek, 5, and Mirabel, 3—pitched up this week at a manor house in the Cotswolds with a full entourage.
—Jack Royston, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 Aug. 2025
Indeed, drive down it, and the first notable sight is a grand old manor house — Salisbury Hall, built in the 16th century and once home to Winston Churchill’s mother — that usually oversees some kind of agricultural outpost.
—Cnn.com Wire Service, Mercury News, 5 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for manor house
Noun
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In her race for the Virginia governor’s mansion, Spanberger has stayed laser-focused on affordability, an issue that Republicans capitalized on in 2024 but continue to struggle with in 2025.—
Julia Manchester,
The Hill,
30 Sep. 2025
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The mansion is now the focal point of its upper school campus housing many of its classrooms, offices, a library and meeting spaces.—
Bloomberg,
Mercury News,
29 Sep. 2025
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Set in a luxurious, remote country manor, director Ché Baker’s film stars Kiran Shah (The Hobbit trilogy).—
Zac Ntim,
Deadline,
26 Sep. 2025
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In the hands of a lesser author these metaphorical rooms would be on opposite sides of the manor.—
Eric Olson
September 23,
Literary Hub,
23 Sep. 2025
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Beyond the villas, the resort-wide renovations included updates to the lobby, pool deck, pool bar and 12 new guest rooms.—
Michael Salerno,
AZCentral.com,
29 Sep. 2025
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It is housed in an ornate villa, near the Torre K23, that once belonged to one of Cuba’s wealthiest families—a legacy of the sugar boom.—
Jon Lee Anderson,
New Yorker,
29 Sep. 2025
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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
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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
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Then, the long days slow the pace during summer as ships drift past vineyards and hillside castles.—
AFAR Media,
AFAR Media,
26 Sep. 2025
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The difference is slightly more noticeable with details in the background of an image than with details in the foreground, as visible in the Lego castle surrounding Lego Mario.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
25 Sep. 2025
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Visitors will be able to see firsthand the hard work and love that went into crafting the English country estate-style cottage.—
Lennie Omalza,
Louisville Courier Journal,
2 Oct. 2025
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This may include guidance on investing, taxes, insurance, retirement planning, estate planning and other areas.—
Kate Dore, CFP®, EA,Kelli Grant, CFP®,
CNBC,
1 Oct. 2025
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The Castro, which first opened in 1922 as a movie palace, temporarily closed its doors in early 2024 to undergo extensive renovations.—
Tomás Mier,
Rolling Stone,
30 Sep. 2025
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Downtown Sandpoint’s Panida Theater (quirkily named after the panhandle of Idaho) opened in 1927 as a Spanish Mission-style movie palace and vaudeville house.—
Laura Beausire,
Travel + Leisure,
30 Sep. 2025
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He's spent years trying to bring attention to how a lack of services for mental health disorders, affordable housing and policies that prevent renter evictions all directly contribute to Arizona's growing number of heat victims.—
Joan Meiners,
AZCentral.com,
29 Sep. 2025
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Solving housing crisis on Earth The current housing crisis is deepened by conventional construction’s inability to meet soaring demand due to its high cost and slow pace.—
Mrigakshi Dixit,
Interesting Engineering,
29 Sep. 2025
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“Manor house.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/manor%20house. Accessed 2 Oct. 2025.
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