great houses

Definition of great housesnext
plural of great house

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for great houses
Noun
  • 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
  • Initially, 21 villas will open on Bo’a Beach, giving guests gorgeous views and easy water access.
    Catherine Garcia, TheWeek, 7 Jan. 2026
  • The rooms Atlantis Paradise Island features the two iconic pink tower wings of The Royal, family-friendly accommodations at The Coral, water-side villas at Harborside Resort, the adults-only The Cove, and residential-style accommodations with full kitchens at The Reef.
    Kristin Braswell, Condé Nast Traveler, 7 Jan. 2026
Noun
  • The Windsors’ real estate portfolio is far from shabby, but the centuries-old castles lack a personal touch from their modern-day inhabitants.
    Bailey Bujnosek, InStyle, 12 Jan. 2026
  • At the Minnesota State Fairgrounds, ice artists create walk-through castles with tunnels, slides and frozen fountains etched into natural-looking formations.
    Ginger Crichton, Midwest Living, 9 Jan. 2026
Noun
  • Google cofounder Larry Page has quietly—or loudly—joined the billionaire exodus from California, shifting businesses east and dropping about $173 million on two ultra-luxury waterfront mansions in Miami’s Coconut Grove in a move that looks strikingly similar to Jeff Bezos’ relocation playbook.
    Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 8 Jan. 2026
  • Known for its Gilded Age mansions, deep maritime roots, and rugged Atlantic shoreline, Newport has long been one of New England’s signature coastal escapes.
    Lauren Dana Ellman, Travel + Leisure, 5 Jan. 2026
Noun
  • The city of Denver, for instance, which collects compost from homes and smaller apartment dwellings, doesn’t take tea bags, coffee filters or certified compostable products such as takeout containers or cups.
    Miguel Otárola, Denver Post, 4 Jan. 2026
  • Join the tiny home community by adding this Generic Tiny Home to your cart, or keep scrolling to see more move-in-ready dwellings available at Amazon.
    Maggie Horton, PEOPLE, 4 Jan. 2026
Noun
  • 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
  • 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
Noun
  • The subway line will eventually run beneath Roman landmarks including Trajan's Column, the Basilica of Maxentius and the Vatican, in addition to Renaissance palaces.
    Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 30 Dec. 2025
  • Ski resorts are struggling to open runs, walk-through ice palaces can’t be built, and the owner of a horse stable hopes that her customers will be satisfied with riding wagons instead of sleighs under majestic Rocky Mountain peaks.
    Mead Gruver, Fortune, 19 Dec. 2025
Noun
  • 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
  • Designed for a Vanderbilt who never moved in, its monumental rooms were plucked from European manors and have somehow remained more or less unchanged for nearly a century.
    Robert Khederian, Curbed, 17 Sep. 2025
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“Great houses.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/great%20houses. Accessed 14 Jan. 2026.

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