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as in mansions
a large impressive residence
the estates of multimillionaires line the shores of this ocean resort
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as in classes
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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as in farms
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
In recent months, Meta Chief Executive Mark Zuckerberg, Google co-founders Larry Page and Sergey Brin and others have bought up lavish beachfront estates and new commercial office spaces in South Florida.
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Los Angeles Times, 19 Mar. 2026
At the center of it all, with its estates and postcard vistas, is Merritt Island (population around 35,000), projecting an air of serene insularity.
—Adam Ciralsky, Vanity Fair, 19 Mar. 2026
See historical objects and displays that shed light on an early road network still in use today, iron products made at pre-Revolutionary War iron works, and inscribed boundary stones marking estates owned by prominent Annapolitans.
—Staff Report, Baltimore Sun, 18 Mar. 2026
Madera has devoted his fortune to restoring historic estates and transforming them into intimate luxury retreats.
—Mark Ellwood, Robb Report, 14 Mar. 2026
Last fall, big estates returned.
—Robert Frank, CNBC, 12 Mar. 2026
For similar reasons, many of the foundations and artists’ estates once considered the ultimate authorities (like the Keith Haring Foundation and the Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts) have ceased offering authentication services.
—Oscar Holland, CNN Money, 9 Mar. 2026
Before farms and estates claimed the land, this area was covered by forest, or weald in Old English.
—Amy Waldman, Travel + Leisure, 9 Mar. 2026
The claims process is different for independent and dependent estates.
—Virginia Hammerle, Dallas Morning News, 8 Mar. 2026
Los Angeles Times, 19 Mar. 2026
At the center of it all, with its estates and postcard vistas, is Merritt Island (population around 35,000), projecting an air of serene insularity.
—Adam Ciralsky, Vanity Fair, 19 Mar. 2026
See historical objects and displays that shed light on an early road network still in use today, iron products made at pre-Revolutionary War iron works, and inscribed boundary stones marking estates owned by prominent Annapolitans.
—Staff Report, Baltimore Sun, 18 Mar. 2026
Madera has devoted his fortune to restoring historic estates and transforming them into intimate luxury retreats.
—Mark Ellwood, Robb Report, 14 Mar. 2026
Last fall, big estates returned.
—Robert Frank, CNBC, 12 Mar. 2026
For similar reasons, many of the foundations and artists’ estates once considered the ultimate authorities (like the Keith Haring Foundation and the Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts) have ceased offering authentication services.
—Oscar Holland, CNN Money, 9 Mar. 2026
Before farms and estates claimed the land, this area was covered by forest, or weald in Old English.
—Amy Waldman, Travel + Leisure, 9 Mar. 2026
The claims process is different for independent and dependent estates.
—Virginia Hammerle, Dallas Morning News, 8 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for estates
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The events have names like Y3K or Panopticon and take up floors of hotels or private mansions.—
Joe Hagan,
Vanity Fair,
18 Mar. 2026
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Sid lives in the town of Matakana with her single, sometimes-neglectful alcoholic father Leo (Noah Taylor), who wanted to be a painter but now mows the lawns of rich neighbors and visiting Auckland rich boys occupying the beachfront mansions nearby in Omaha.—
Siddhant Adlakha,
Variety,
15 Mar. 2026
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The leading university has reduced classes due to the power outages and transportation shutdowns.—
MATTHEW LEE,
Arkansas Online,
22 Mar. 2026
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If a strike happens, NYU says some classes would switch to remote learning and others would be covered by substitutes, including other NYU faculty and outside instructors.—
Noelle Lilley,
CBS News,
22 Mar. 2026
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Agriculture is the backbone of many ASEAN economies like Indonesia, Thailand, and Vietnam, where smallholder farms of rice, maize, and oil palm provide employment and food security.—
Angelica Ang,
Fortune,
23 Mar. 2026
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The city began condemnation proceedings to acquire the additional property — which included 2,300 lots, 63 farms, a small cemetery, a golf course, county school land and two county schools — needed to build out the new airport.—
Kori Rumore,
Chicago Tribune,
22 Mar. 2026
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Let alone seek revenge by annexing the manors of your enemies.—
Brittany Allen,
Literary Hub,
4 Feb. 2026
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Virginia‘s countryside is dotted with traditional farmhouses and manors, but one in the foothills of the Southwest Mountains has been given a contemporary twist by a New York architect.—
Demetrius Simms,
Robb Report,
23 Oct. 2025
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So, there’s no political parties, there’s no races, and there’s no religions, but there are these two groups that are almost like castes.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
13 Nov. 2025
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The Ramayana has hundreds of versions — across states, dialects, castes.—
Vibhas Ratanjee,
Forbes.com,
15 Aug. 2025
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Republicans in Texas and across the country have spent the last few days accusing the Austin Democrat of being a closet vegan, bent on shuttering the cattle ranches and poultry farms all across Texas.—
John C. Moritz,
Austin American Statesman,
19 Mar. 2026
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Roughly 5,500 people live in Hamilton, which is surrounded by small farms, ranches, and orchards.—
Patricia Doherty,
Travel + Leisure,
10 Mar. 2026
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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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While arched passageways reference those found in classic haciendas, the walls are hand-finished in quintessentially Mexican chukum plaster.—
Adrian Madlener,
Curbed,
6 Dec. 2025
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There is no shortage of extravagant beachfront villas in the Caribbean, but this one distinguishes itself by combining the best of neo-classical design with a touch of whimsy.—
Tori Latham,
Robb Report,
19 Mar. 2026
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There are 31 rooms, suites, and villas, a lounge just off the reception area, two restaurants, a cooking school, a spa, a boutique, an art gallery, a performing arts venue in a 700-year-old Romanesque church, and a yoga room in an attic.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
18 Mar. 2026
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“Estates.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/estates. Accessed 26 Mar. 2026.
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