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Recent Examples of Synonyms for great houses
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Beginning around the mid-19th century, middle-class Americans began to idealize the velvety green grass of European manor houses, according to the Smithsonian Institution.—
Eduardo Cuevas,
USA Today,
4 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Afterward, rest up in one of the Five-Star hotel’s 35 villas.—
Jennifer Kester,
Forbes.com,
10 Sep. 2025
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What to Know About Tuscan Style Rooted in the agrarian villas and farmhouses of the Italian countryside, classic Tuscan design celebrates its heritage, authenticity, and deep connection with the land through the use of natural, aged materials.—
Sophie Flaxman,
Better Homes & Gardens,
9 Sep. 2025
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Instead of dreary Danish castles, the action unfolds in boardrooms, mansions and wedding halls in contemporary London and the verse is delivered by a primarily South Asian cast.—
Brent Lang,
Variety,
5 Sep. 2025
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Room-wise, expect spacious suites featuring pop-up sets like princess castles or tepees and, in some, brilliant city views.—
Elissa Garay,
AFAR Media,
3 Sep. 2025
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While the frequent visits from Portuguese, Dutch, British and Indian peoples is reflected in the various churches, Hindu temples, colonial mansions, Buddhist stupas the food has been heavily impacted.—
Alissa Fitzgerald,
Forbes.com,
9 Sep. 2025
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Instead of dreary Danish castles, the action unfolds in boardrooms, mansions and wedding halls in contemporary London and the verse is delivered by a primarily South Asian cast.—
Brent Lang,
Variety,
5 Sep. 2025
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Thousands of years ago, the 52,000-plus acres now known as Mesa Verde National Park were home to the Ancestral Pueblo People, who built a series of sophisticated stone dwellings in the cliffs here.—
Cu Fleshman,
Travel + Leisure,
7 Sep. 2025
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Britain’s equally neoclassical exterior is veiled in charcoal briquettes, clay, and beads, inspired by the manyatta dwellings of the Kenyan Maasai people.—
Kate Wagner,
Curbed,
5 Sep. 2025
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Manolo Blahnik, founder, designer Blahnik’s shoes have become icons, worn in palaces, down runways and by first ladies and A-list celebrities alike.—
WWD Staff,
Footwear News,
10 Sep. 2025
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During the eight-day cruise, guests will visit the terra-cotta temples in Kalna, the Nawabi palaces of Murshidabad, the Mughal gardens of Khushbagh, the haunting ruins of Gaur, and Mayapur’s sprawling Hare Krishna complex.—
Bailey Berg,
AFAR Media,
9 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Initial reports claimed that armed militias burned hundreds of wealthy landowners’ homes and manors.—
Andrew Paul,
Popular Science,
27 Aug. 2025
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Producers searched for historic manors with the electrical capacity to support twelve ovens and an entire crew.—
Ruby Tandoh,
New Yorker,
25 Aug. 2025
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All around the world, bold new lodgings are luring discerning travelers in search of beauty, glamour, and the unexpected.—
Sam Cochran,
Architectural Digest,
11 Aug. 2025
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The tourist development tax is a 6% rate tacked onto bookings at hotels, apartments or other lodgings rented for six months or less in Orange County.—
Zoey Thomas,
The Orlando Sentinel,
5 Aug. 2025
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