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as in mansion
a large impressive residence
the estates of multimillionaires line the shores of this ocean resort
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as in health
a state of being or fitness
the mayor pronounced the city's schools to be in their best estate ever
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as in class
one of the segments of society into which people are grouped
the passionate belief that a society is judged by how well it treats and cares for those in the lowest estate
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Recent Examples of estate
The story unravels over an explosive weekend at the Kells’ lavish estate.
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Dana Feldman, Forbes.com, 23 May 2025
Michael was initially planned as a single movie spanning the pop stars’ career and life, but, as previously reported by THR, producer King and the estate are working to split the movie into two films, allowing the filmmakers some breathing space to fix this issue.
—Mia Galuppo, HollywoodReporter, 23 May 2025
The Jackson estate asked the filmmakers not to include anything about Chandler in the film.
—Emily Zemler, Rolling Stone, 23 May 2025
Advertisement Advertisement Simone has spent the past year working as the live-in assistant of disconcertingly magnetic socialite Michaela Kell (Julianne Moore) at the lavish beachside estate Michaela shares with her billionaire husband, Peter (Kevin Bacon).
—Megan McCluskey, Time, 22 May 2025
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Dana Feldman, Forbes.com, 23 May 2025
Michael was initially planned as a single movie spanning the pop stars’ career and life, but, as previously reported by THR, producer King and the estate are working to split the movie into two films, allowing the filmmakers some breathing space to fix this issue.
—Mia Galuppo, HollywoodReporter, 23 May 2025
The Jackson estate asked the filmmakers not to include anything about Chandler in the film.
—Emily Zemler, Rolling Stone, 23 May 2025
Advertisement Advertisement Simone has spent the past year working as the live-in assistant of disconcertingly magnetic socialite Michaela Kell (Julianne Moore) at the lavish beachside estate Michaela shares with her billionaire husband, Peter (Kevin Bacon).
—Megan McCluskey, Time, 22 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for estate
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Leave a comment View Comments Now, there’s only one historic mansion left.—
Lilit Marcus,
CNN Money,
24 May 2025
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All that remains of this once-sprawling antebellum mansion are 23 Corinthian columns, rising unexpectedly from the forest.—
Symiah Dorsey,
Southern Living,
24 May 2025
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Athletes assume all sorts of health risks by playing a sport.—
Michael McCann,
Sportico.com,
23 May 2025
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Only four of those corresponded with overflows from the city’s sewer system during heavy rains in mid-July, when fecal matter was released into local waterways, posing a health risk to kayakers, rowers and anglers.—
Adriana Pérez,
Chicago Tribune,
23 May 2025
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Trump spoke for nearly an hour to the class of 2025 at their commencement ceremony, taking moments to honor individual members of the class and heralding the whole class as the future of the military.—
Jack Birle,
The Washington Examiner,
24 May 2025
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But can our acts of self-empowerment collectively make things worse for women as a class of people?—
Alyssa Goldberg,
USA Today,
24 May 2025
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The habitat is crisscrossed by roads, railways, coal mines, ski resorts, farms, rural properties and small towns.—
Lesley Evans Ogden,
Smithsonian Magazine,
23 May 2025
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In another incident at the same farm, a former manager of the farm broke into a worker’s trailer and threatened to kill him and his family.—
Caelyn Pender,
Mercury News,
22 May 2025
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Our family manor was on the outskirts of the King’s territory, far from most of the nobility and day-to-day machinations of court, its customs, and norms.—
Maureen Lee Lenker,
EW.com,
13 May 2025
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In rural Hampshire, the British designer Faye Toogood has converted a 19th-century manor into a space where modern and traditional interiors coexist.—
Martin Morrell,
New York Times,
1 May 2025
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His official cause of death was acute hypoxic respiratory failure, which is a condition where the lungs aren't able to release enough oxygen into the bloodstream.—
Keith Langston,
People.com,
25 May 2025
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Mosquitoes may be coming to you As temperatures rise in numerous parts of the world, researchers have been fairly convinced that mosquitoes seeking warmer conditions will settle in previously uninhabitable areas.—
Janet Loehrke,
USA Today,
25 May 2025
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Around 5,000 buildings were destroyed in St. Louis alone, St. Louis Mayor Cara Spencer said in a post on X. Buildings and cars were destroyed, homes are missing entire walls and upper levels of houses and buildings are gone, photos of the disaster show.—
Julia Gomez,
USA Today,
19 May 2025
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Pensacola faced the highest sea level rise, at a rate of 3.709 millimeters a year.—
Theo Burman,
MSNBC Newsweek,
18 May 2025
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From the outside, Crystal Meadows looked like every other sprawling ranch on the block.—
Lizz Schumer,
People.com,
14 May 2025
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Growing up in North Dakota gave Duhamel plenty of experience with horses and around farms and ranches.—
Dana Feldman,
Forbes.com,
13 May 2025
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“Estate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/estate. Accessed 28 May. 2025.
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