Thesaurus results for ESTATES

estates

noun

plural of estate

as in mansions

a large impressive residence the estates of multimillionaires line the shores of this ocean resort

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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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a piece of land and its buildings used to grow crops or raise livestock a huge coffee estate in Brazil

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Recent Examples of estates Jupiter Island, farther north in Martin County where golfer Tiger Woods lives, has another concentration of large ocean-to-Intracoastal estates. — Miami Herald, 11 Sep. 2026 That was followed by the Pekoe Trail in Sri Lanka rounding out the top five (where Intrepid is adding a new multi-day hiking trip through tea estates, rural villages, and native forest). — Alison Fox, Travel + Leisure, 9 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 For the gallery, which deals in artist estates as well as with living artists, Rouy plays an important role. — David Lê, Curbed, 8 Sep. 2026 For example, Illinois doesn't levy any tax for estates up to $4 million. — Medora Lee, USA Today, 6 Sep. 2026 Two of the most impressive and imposing estates on the island, Whitehall and The Breakers, were developed by Flagler—the railroad tycoon who stitched Florida together with train tracks in the late 19th century. — Lilah Ramzi, Vogue, 4 Sep. 2026 Patrick filed a separate wrongful death lawsuit against some of Lindsay’s healthcare providers on behalf of the estates of their three children. — Selena Barrientos, PEOPLE, 4 Sep. 2026 With the blessing of their estates, dead actors like John Wayne are having their voices resurrected by AI. — Jake Kanter, Deadline, 3 Sep. 2026

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From the street, there doesn’t seem to be anything too special about 281 Greene Avenue, in Clinton Hill, especially compared with the stately, stand-alone 19th-century mansions a few blocks west.

— Adriane Quinlan, Curbed, 11 Sep. 2026
Barack Obama is excluded from this, despite owning multiple mansions, including a beautiful Martha's Vineyard estate.

— Ian Miller OutKick, FOXNews.com, 11 Sep. 2026

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Credit counseling organizations also offer free or low-cost classes and programs addressing topics like bankruptcy, credit card debt, mortgages, foreclosure, student loans and small business loans.

— Dan Avery, CNBC, 15 Sep. 2026
Yoga classes and open-air cinema nights are also held in this appealing rooftop space.

— Vicki Power, TheWeek, 14 Sep. 2026

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Lehman estimated there are only about 10 to 15 farms operating today that have large ostrich herds, and those producers have a better understanding of the animals’ behavior and free range needs.

— Dylan Lovan, Fortune, 6 Sep. 2026
Locals still had to do shopping in the nearby city of Uruapan, where Mayor Carlos Manzo was gunned down by a cartel operative last year, and work on their farms in the mountains.

— Kate Linthicum, Los Angeles Times, 6 Sep. 2026

Definition of farms

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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

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Shallow groundwater stores supported fruit orchards, alfalfa fields, livestock ranches and, at one point, a water park and dozens of manmade lakes where people could fish, sail and water ski.

— Alex Wigglesworth, Los Angeles Times, 3 Sep. 2026
If the composite can maintain its performance in seawater, it could eventually be used in offshore power plants, marine energy islands and marine ranches.

— Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 28 Aug. 2026

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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

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From students like York all the way to the upper echelons of the Republican Party, Kirk's death was seen as a call to action.

— Elena Moore, NPR, 10 Sep. 2026
The fact that many of the newest hybrids coming to market reach the upper echelons of luxury and performance indicates that such customers are ready to spend big on these dual-advantage beasts.

— Bloomberg, Mercury News, 28 Aug. 2026

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