château

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Recent Examples of château Just 20 minutes from Cannes by car or boat, guests will appreciate the chateau’s quiet location, a private beach, and a boho-chic seaside spa. Jim Dobson, Forbes.com, 9 May 2025 This retreat, says André Delisle, director of the historic site and museum at the chateau, was a strategic decision for Carleton and the British, who regrouped to make a final stand in the capital of Quebec City. Eli Wizevich, Smithsonian Magazine, 12 May 2025 The list of endangered sites includes a resort in New York's Catskill Mountains, a chateau in Arizona and several communities in North Carolina still struggling after last year's Hurricane Helene. Deborah Barfield Berry, USA Today, 8 May 2025 But unlike its European counterparts, this chateau seamlessly blends Southern whimsy with world-class hospitality, offering guests sweeping vineyard views and an elevated culinary program that rivals any urban fine dining experience. Rai Mincey, Forbes.com, 24 Apr. 2025 Both casual bites and white-tablecloth plates are designed with the wine list in mind, and nowhere is that more evident than the chateau’s signature dining destinations. Rai Mincey, Forbes.com, 24 Apr. 2025 Mbappe arrives at Clairefontaine (Franck Fife/AFP via Getty Images) The French Football Federation’s social media team captured his return to Clairefontaine, where he was shown sharing an embrace with Deschamps moments after crossing the famous chateau’s threshold. Tom Williams, The Athletic, 25 Mar. 2025 Forth Hotel Atlanta The eclectic interior design at Forth feels like a mix between a charming European chateau and a Santa Fe chapel, thanks to beamed ceilings, taxidermy, stained glass windows, and striking archways. Keyaira Boone, Travel + Leisure, 4 Feb. 2025 The namesake 175,000-square-foot French chateau-style mansion sits on an 8,000-acre plot, which also includes the inn, gorgeous gardens, and an entire village of shops, restaurants, and a winery. Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 14 Mar. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for château
Noun
  • The video consists of little more than Cantona sitting around in a countryside mansion, drinking wine and lip-syncing to Liam’s vocals.
    Michael Cox, New York Times, 29 June 2025
  • Hargitay points to blooms a shade of pink that her mother — who famously lived in the Pink Palace, a Mediterranean-style L.A. mansion — would surely appreciate.
    Yvonne Villarreal, Los Angeles Times, 27 June 2025
Noun
  • King Charles wanted the visit to be informal at his castle in Scotland.
    Lea Veloso, StyleCaster, 26 June 2025
  • He wasn’t asked back, taking Cartwright down with him, after Season 8 — the same season that featured their 2019 wedding at a Kentucky castle.
    Kate Aurthur, Variety, 18 June 2025
Noun
  • Dining al fresco on the veranda of the historic villa, accompanied by live piano music, is a Saratoga tradition in a historic setting.
    Debby Rice, Mercury News, 24 June 2025
  • Even Megan Thee Stallion, who entered the villa to host a challenge on the June 19 episode, said the conversation was her favorite moment of the season so far.
    Melina Khan, USA Today, 23 June 2025
Noun
  • The owner collected antiques from movie and TV sets, his favorite London hotels, and at least 50 manor estates.
    Katie Nanton, Travel + Leisure, 12 June 2025
  • This doesn’t sit well with Mia’s very jealous ex-boyfriend Connor (Aramis Knight, oozing villainy as if to the Karate Kid manor born), who gives Li a black eye with a vicious sucker punch.
    Frank Scheck, HollywoodReporter, 28 May 2025
Noun
  • 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
  • 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
Noun
  • Two other roommates survived, including one who described to police seeing a man in black clothes walk past her in the house.
    David Matthews, New York Daily News, 1 July 2025
  • In the early hours of Nov. 13, students Ethan Chapin, Kaylee Goncalves, Madison Mogen and Xana Kernodle were stabbed to death in the girls' off-campus house.
    Kayna Whitworth, ABC News, 30 June 2025
Noun
  • Adams, like other candidates, has put her focus on affordability and housing in New York.
    Callum Sutherland, Time, 20 June 2025
  • Today, Vasquez said, the neighborhood is a mix of elderly residents and young people from all over the hemisphere who are drawn by its relatively affordable older housing and Wynwood’s hip international reputation.
    Andres Viglucci, Miami Herald, 20 June 2025
Noun
  • Some are more like small palaces built by former royal courtiers or family members rather than ordinary homes.
    JOE YOGERST, Forbes.com, 28 June 2025
  • The salon where the women slept rivaled the splendor of the palace at Versailles, with ceiling cupids and velvet tapestries.
    Amy Sohn, Smithsonian Magazine, 27 June 2025

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“Château.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ch%C3%A2teau. Accessed 4 Jul. 2025.

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