estates

plural of estate

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Recent Examples of estates There are also a host of homes and estates available for stays on those spacious grounds (several members of the Hardy family, in fact, also keep homes there). — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Oct. 2026 The traditional private wealth model assumes clients have spent years engaging with advisers, building portfolios, planning estates and developing long-term financial strategies. — Joe Crome, Forbes.com, 1 Oct. 2026 The shovel now hangs above a massive fireplace in Digger’s mansion, one of those lavish, sprawling estates that the wealthy build as monuments to themselves and which invariably become mausoleums. — Manohla Dargis, New York Times, 1 Oct. 2026 That is because in many cases, probate judges determined there was nothing left in the estates after funeral costs and other debts were paid. — Ginny Monk, Hartford Courant, 28 Sep. 2026 David Jobin, the president and CEO of South Florida philanthropic organization Our Fund Foundation, said more people have reached out to pledge money in their wills and estates since anti-DEI laws began passing in Florida. — Zoey Thomas, Miami Herald, 28 Sep. 2026 Historic estates and centuries-old inns sit alongside independent shops, galleries, and restaurants that draw heavily from Vermont’s farms and producers. — Lauren Dana Ellman, Travel + Leisure, 25 Sep. 2026 Despite this, the car still has room for two, though its size does limit its use to private estates and racetracks. — Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 16 Sep. 2026 Most activities that were listed in this era, including hunting, fishing, golf, horse riding, and sailing, reflected an idealized version of rural life, carried out mostly by aristocrats at large country estates. — Livia Gershon, JSTOR Daily, 8 Sep. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for estates
Noun
  • From historical Irish mansions to romantic Italian sojourns, these are the best of the best hotels across Europe and the UK.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 29 Sep. 2026
  • The story says two Irish servants working at the Belle Haven mansions in the late 1800s fell in love.
    — Kaitlyn Keegan, Hartford Courant, 25 Sep. 2026
Noun
  • Plus, unlimited workshops and yoga classes are included with your stay.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Oct. 2026
  • The student was enrolled in one of Resendiz’ classes during the last academic year, but is not currently enrolled in any of her classes, police said.
    — Lillie Davidson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 6 Oct. 2026
Noun
  • The nearly 289,000-acre forest is interspersed with private property, farms, communities and roads, creating a patchwork of public and private lands across southern Illinois.
    — Christiana Freitag, Chicago Tribune, 4 Oct. 2026
  • There's a lot less diesel due to the Iran and Ukraine wars limiting refining capacity and crude production, and yet the need for diesel fuel is still essential from trucks and trains to generator farms and heating.
    — Cooper Katz McKim, NPR, 2 Oct. 2026
Noun
  • For a honeymoon, Ireland offers everything from castle estates and countryside manors to dramatic coastlines and quiet villages.
    — Bryan West, USA Today, 7 July 2026
  • And, of course, there are plenty of castles, estates, and old manors to get your history fix.
    — Lindsay Cohn, Travel + Leisure, 13 June 2026
Noun
  • Tulu society is organized into several castes and communities, including Billavas, Shivalli Brahmins, Bunts, and Mogaveeras.
    — Andrew Pereira, Encyclopedia Britannica, 3 Aug. 2026
  • Subterranean, drywood and dampwood, the three most common types of termites in the United States, all have reproductive castes capable of flying in swarms.
    — Amaris Encinas, USA Today, 14 May 2026
Noun
  • Roughly one-third of the panther’s main habitat is on private ranches and timberlands that are frequently targeted for suburban development in southwestern Florida.
    — Timothy Randhir, The Conversation, 1 Oct. 2026
  • Along with apples and baked goods, the ranches offer hay rides, fishing ponds, pony rides, pumpkin patches and other activities.
    — Don Sweeney, Sacbee.com, 30 Sep. 2026
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
  • The gringos are coming, and Latour must shore up the diocese, trekking between isolated haciendas and pueblos with his quasi-spousal companion Father Vaillant.
    — The New Yorker, New Yorker, 7 Jan. 2026
Noun
  • That period also provided the foundations for where City currently sits within the top echelons of world soccer – having won the UEFA Champions League back in 2023 and winning four consecutive Premier Leagues from 2021 to 2024.
    — Ben Church, CNN Money, 30 Sep. 2026
  • After folding into Kawasaki, Bimota has returned to the upper echelons of motorsport as well, taking over the factory WorldSBK team in 2025.
    — Michael Van Runkle, Robb Report, 21 Sep. 2026

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