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mansion

noun

ˈman(t)-shən How to pronounce mansion (audio)
Definition of mansionnext
as in hacienda
a large impressive residence if I ever win the lottery, I'm going to buy a mansion in the hills

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Recent Examples of mansion This has to be some of the worst luck to ever come from Nicolas Cage’s real-estate portfolio, and this is a man who once bought a haunted mansion that put a curse on him. — Rebecca Alter, Vulture, 9 Sep. 2026 The lobby feels like a stately mansion, with hardwood floors, dual curved staircases, and glittering chandeliers. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 9 Sep. 2026 But the Sunflower state has regularly oscillated between electing Democrats and Republicans in gubernatorial races in recent decades, and currently has a Democrat in the governor's mansion. — Kaia Hubbard, CBS News, 9 Sep. 2026 Stolen cryptocurrency was also used to obtain Miami rental mansions, private jet service and nightclub services. — Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 9 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for mansion
Recent Examples of Synonyms for mansion
  1. hacienda
  2. manor
  3. castle
  4. estate
  5. villa
  6. palace
  7. house
  8. manse
Noun
  • Under Spanish rule, able-bodied Malay men, from teenagers to adults, were required to perform 40 days of unpaid annual labor on roads, bridges, churches, forts, piers, plantations, haciendas and mines.
    — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 5 Sep. 2026
  • Situated at the end of a quiet cul-de-sac, Marilyn purchased the 1929 Spanish Colonial Revival-style hacienda for $75,000 in early 1962.
    — Michael Goldstein, Forbes.com, 29 July 2026
Definition of hacienda
Noun
  • In a California town called Anzar in the late-19th century, Paulette is living with a local magnate’s eccentric son who’s fascinated by the tramps gathering outside his manor.
    — Jasmine Vojdani, Vulture, 3 Sep. 2026
  • That year also saw the demolition of the nearby Royal Lodge manor, and Wyatville used some of its materials in the new building, according to the Royal Collection Trust (RCT).
    — Bailey Bujnosek, InStyle, 23 Aug. 2026
Definition of manor
Noun
  • The movie will shoot in a castle near the famous Loch Ness, just outside Inverness in Scotland.
    — Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 13 Sep. 2026
  • For one thing, a positive surface swab still wouldn’t confirm the castle was the source.
    — Beth Mole, ArsTechnica, 11 Sep. 2026
Definition of castle
Noun
  • Bloomberg added or extended more than 40 historic districts and passed more than 80 neighborhood downzonings, while Bill de Blasio and Eric Adams were much more accommodating to real-estate interests.
    — David Freedlander, Curbed, 11 Sep. 2026
  • The estate of the late former Mastodon member Brent Hinds has filed a lawsuit against the Atlanta metal band, claiming the guitarist is still owed money for his share in the group.
    — Daniel Kreps, Rolling Stone, 11 Sep. 2026
Definition of estate
Noun
  • Where to stay Following the success of its sister resort in Sumba (to the west of Rote), the 21-villa Nihi Rote and Hospitality Academy on Bo’a Beach opens the renowned surf sites to top-end travelers.
    — Michelle Jana Chan, Condé Nast Traveler, 14 Sep. 2026
  • The same might be said of Stealing Beauty, which starred Liv Tyler as a 19-year-old American spending the summer at a Tuscan villa with the culturati friends of her poet mother, who has recently committed suicide.
    — David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 9 Sep. 2026
Definition of villa
Noun
  • When Meghan was a working royal, the palace essentially controlled her life and public image.
    — Allison DeGrushe, StyleCaster, 5 Sep. 2026
  • Our home, a 3-story, 11-bedroom palace with with an arcade and a slide between floors three and two, couldn’t have been more perfect for our group.
    — Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 4 Sep. 2026
Definition of palace
Noun
  • Jessel goes to visit her house with a regifted candle and asks how Sai’s husband David feels about the move.
    — Brian Moylan, Vulture, 9 Sep. 2026
  • Nordic distribution is handled by Scanbox Entertainment, with worldwide sales managed by Copenhagen based international sales and aggregation house LevelK.
    — Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 9 Sep. 2026
Definition of house
Noun
  • Earle regularly splits her time between the New Jersey manse and her younger sister Ashtin’s Upper East Side apartment.
    — India Roby, Architectural Digest, 10 Sep. 2026
  • Moss has a 10-bedroom manse in Little Farington near West Oxfordshire.
    — Rosemary Feitelberg, Footwear News, 2 Sep. 2026
Definition of manse

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