as in mansion
a large impressive residence
the sugar baron spared no expense in building a grand hacienda on his plantation near Cuernavaca
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The film, macabre and atmospheric from start to finish, relocates the classic folklore to an isolated hacienda in a Mexican village where a young woman has returned to bury her aunt.
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Deanna Janes, Harper's BAZAAR, 28 Aug. 2023
Bernal’s father, Pablo, 68, who co-owns the hacienda with several family members, also joined them, as did her two Italian greyhounds, Simón and Lucas.
—Jason Chen Paulina Fi Garduño, New York Times, 1 Dec. 2022
Patron has its own made from agave grown on the grounds surrounding its hacienda, and Codigo 1530 recently launched its new high-end Estate Harvest Still Strength Blanco.
—Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 28 Nov. 2022
Originally built in 1923 as stables for Edward Drummond Libbey, who made his fortune in glassware, the hacienda is one of the earliest works by Neff, best known as the designer of Mary Pickford and Douglas Fairbanks’s mansion, Pickfair.
—ELLE Decor, 18 Nov. 2022
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Deanna Janes, Harper's BAZAAR, 28 Aug. 2023
Bernal’s father, Pablo, 68, who co-owns the hacienda with several family members, also joined them, as did her two Italian greyhounds, Simón and Lucas.
—Jason Chen Paulina Fi Garduño, New York Times, 1 Dec. 2022
Patron has its own made from agave grown on the grounds surrounding its hacienda, and Codigo 1530 recently launched its new high-end Estate Harvest Still Strength Blanco.
—Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 28 Nov. 2022
Originally built in 1923 as stables for Edward Drummond Libbey, who made his fortune in glassware, the hacienda is one of the earliest works by Neff, best known as the designer of Mary Pickford and Douglas Fairbanks’s mansion, Pickfair.
—ELLE Decor, 18 Nov. 2022
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hacienda
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Balmer climbed a fence at the governor's mansion in Harrisburg, broke a window and hurled a Molotov cocktail inside, prosecutors said.—
Aaron Katersky,
ABC News,
14 Oct. 2025
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Both Adams and Cameron will be evaluating each contestant’s transformation of new and familiar spaces in the mansion, and they’ll also be joined by a guest judge throughout the series.—
Natalia Senanayake,
PEOPLE,
14 Oct. 2025
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The 7,530-square-foot space, dubbed Dongliang Maison, is connected to the multibrand retailer’s first Shanghai destination shop — also a charming historical British villa — which was launched a year ago.—
Denni Hu,
Footwear News,
13 Oct. 2025
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Each of its 18, double-story villas has a private pool, a shaded courtyard, and a veranda that looks out across the waterways into the dense teak forest.—
Marion Miller,
Travel + Leisure,
10 Oct. 2025
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This former assistant will now be the lord of the manor, the guy with millions in the bank, the owner of the dope-watch collection.—
David Fear,
Rolling Stone,
17 Oct. 2025
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Ravenswood returns as the Phantom of the manor and kills the groom-to-be.—
Brady MacDonald,
Oc Register,
13 Oct. 2025
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Winding roads eventually lead to Hotel Corazón, a former finca — a country estate — growing produce on its cantilevered farmland that has been transformed by two expat artists into a boho chic retreat.—
Emilio Parra Doiztua,
New York Times,
16 Oct. 2025
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Its politics tend to be a battle between center-left and progressive factions, subsidized by the stratospheric wealth of policy-shaping tech and real-estate billionaires.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
15 Oct. 2025
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Some children were at the Miami protest with their parents, including four-year-old Ellie MacLaren, who was sitting on the grass near the Torch of Friendship flipping through a picture book of dragons and castles and placing dragon stickers on the pages.—
Claire Heddles,
Miami Herald,
18 Oct. 2025
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The castle sits atop a dramatic rocky promontory and makes for a spooky side trip for those visiting Bucharest (about a three-hour drive south).—
Nicole Kliest,
Vogue,
18 Oct. 2025
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Boeing’s business-jet division announced a new plan to turn commercial-passenger 747-8 airliners into the largest floating palaces in the sky.—
Michael Verdon,
Robb Report,
14 Oct. 2025
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Here, find Vogue’s guide to the very best hotels in Venice, from glittering palace stays to under-the-radar design gems.—
Liam Hess,
Vogue,
13 Oct. 2025
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“Hacienda.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hacienda. Accessed 21 Oct. 2025.
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