alcazar

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Recent Examples of alcazar The unique cultural makeup of Cádiz—with its famous Moorish alcazar, with its echoes of Arab-Andalusian culture playing alongside Spanish Catholic aesthetics—and its quiet way of life have been a steady guide for Judeline as she’s found her artistic voice and its visual direction. E.r. Pulgar, SPIN, 20 Sep. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for alcazar
Noun
  • Over 100 artworks by artists such as François Boucher, Giulio Carpioni, and Jacob Marrel, from the private collection of the Schörghuber family—owners of the castle since 2001—are displayed throughout the hotel.
    Siobhan Reid, Travel + Leisure, 4 Oct. 2025
  • Roan performs on a set that looks like a massive Gothic castle with a drawbridge, parapets and a throne.
    Lisa Gutierrez, Kansas City Star, 3 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Kendall also participates in a toga party and is entertained by a provocative belly dancer in a male seraglio.
    J. Hoberman, New York Times, 9 Apr. 2025
  • 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
Noun
  • 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
  • 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
Noun
  • 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
  • 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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“Alcazar.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/alcazar. Accessed 5 Oct. 2025.

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