mansion
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castle, château, estate, hacienda, hall, manor, manor house, manse, palace, villa
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Sources are reporting that Jordyn moved out of Kylie's multi-million dollar mansion and into her mom's house. — Kelsey Stiegman, Seventeen, "Kylie Jenner's Lip Kit Named After Jordyn Woods Went on Sale – But There's More to the Story," 22 Feb. 2019 The grounds comprise multiple museums, exhibits, tours of the King of Rock’s mansion, and more. — Megan Stein, Country Living, "Hallmark's 'Christmas at Graceland' Was Filmed at Elvis Presley's Home in Memphis," 17 Nov. 2018 Prosecutors said 29-year-old Lavrick Willocks operated the scam out of a Jamaica mansion. — Blake Nicholson, The Seattle Times, "Man said to be Jamaican lottery scam kingpin gets 6 years," 15 Oct. 2018 The green lawn space is preserved in front of the mansion, which would be maintained and preserved. — Libby Solomon, baltimoresun.com, "Widespread support, a couple passionate detractors at Bosley Estates public meeting," 12 July 2018 Cameras followed him downstairs to the finished basement, which extends the full length of the 8,500-square-foot mansion. — Janet Eastman, OregonLive.com, "Ex-Trail Blazer Rasheed Wallace sells $3 million mansion seen on 'Cribs' (photos)," 11 June 2018 Take a look through the gallery above to see photos of Chris Paul's Calabasas mansion. — Daniela Sternitzky-di Napoli, Houston Chronicle, "Chris Paul's California mansion is for sale. Let's peek inside.," 31 May 2018 Set in the style of a turn-of-the-century Florida mansion, there are three glass dome atriums with four acres of the history of St. Augustine, Key West, and the Everglades. — Amy Aumick, OrlandoSentinel.com, "Explore Florida's Osceola County: Gaylord Palms an attraction unto itself," 6 May 2018 Mazdaznan published neo-Zoroastrian literature out of a mansion in Arlington Heights for more than 60 years. — Los Angeles Magazine, "A Brief History of L.A.’s Most Notorious Cults," 23 Apr. 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'mansion.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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How English Got Frenchified
How English Got Frenchified
And wound up with pairs of words—one fancy, one not—for the same things
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