as in mansion
a large impressive residence
the old family manor has 117 rooms
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Recent Examples of manor
The pair also owns an estate in Italy’s Lake Como region, purchased in 2002, and bought a historic manor in England.
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Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 30 Dec. 2025
The coup de grâce is a wagon packed with flaming barrels, which is shepherded down a hill and into the front of the Van Ness manor, setting it ablaze and offering a defiant victory for the underdogs.
—Randall Colburn, Entertainment Weekly, 9 Dec. 2025
Pair a deep red with golden yellow to evoke the sense of a stately English manor, a relaxed French country cottage, or a beautiful Tuscan villa.
—Jessica Bennett, Better Homes & Gardens, 2 Dec. 2025
Then the piece was stolen while on display in England at Blenheim Palace, the country manor where Winston Churchill was born.
—CBS News, 19 Nov. 2025
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Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 30 Dec. 2025
The coup de grâce is a wagon packed with flaming barrels, which is shepherded down a hill and into the front of the Van Ness manor, setting it ablaze and offering a defiant victory for the underdogs.
—Randall Colburn, Entertainment Weekly, 9 Dec. 2025
Pair a deep red with golden yellow to evoke the sense of a stately English manor, a relaxed French country cottage, or a beautiful Tuscan villa.
—Jessica Bennett, Better Homes & Gardens, 2 Dec. 2025
Then the piece was stolen while on display in England at Blenheim Palace, the country manor where Winston Churchill was born.
—CBS News, 19 Nov. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for manor
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Conceived as a modern tropical mansion visible to drivers crossing the causeway that connects Miami Beach to Miami, the house stood out for its tall columns flanked by nearly transparent white curtains from ceiling to floor, opening panoramically to the pool and Biscayne Bay.—
Sarah Moreno,
Miami Herald,
7 Jan. 2026
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The architect was Nathaniel Goodfall, who was also the architect of the governor’s mansion.—
Sean Timberlake,
Sacbee.com,
7 Jan. 2026
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Outside of showing us the Secret Traitor’s handwriting on their shortlists, there were no tells from the production team about who this person could be, just shadowy footage of some hooded player wandering the castle with a lantern.—
Roxana Hadadi,
Vulture,
10 Jan. 2026
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After the cast gathered outside the castle, host Alan Cumming selected one player in plain sight to take on the role.—
Jordana Comiter,
PEOPLE,
9 Jan. 2026
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The 240-seat hacienda-style restaurant’s menu draws on Carballo’s nomadic culinary travels in his native Mexico.—
Pam Kragen,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
16 Jan. 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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Embracing this practice also means having open conversations about long‑term care, powers of attorney, and estate plans before they’re needed; the kind of groundwork that gives families confidence and reduces stress when life inevitably shifts.—
Andrew Rosen,
Forbes.com,
22 Jan. 2026
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The pressure eventually resulted in a bipartisan subpoena from the committee that ordered the Justice Department and Epstein estate to release files related to Epstein.—
Stephen Groves,
Los Angeles Times,
21 Jan. 2026
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There are 27 suites and villas, each envisioned to mirror the island’s natural materials (the handiwork of Athens design studio, Block722).—
Nicole Kliest,
Vogue,
22 Jan. 2026
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The resort, wellness center, villas and residences are enthroned at the top.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
22 Jan. 2026
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The Prince and Princess of Wales still use KP as their London home, and on two separate instances over the holidays, a man broke onto the grounds of the palace carrying a heavy rucksack.—
Rachel Burchfield,
InStyle,
6 Jan. 2026
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Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores, were grabbed from their presidential palace in Caracas, the South American country’s capital, during a precision military operation.—
New York Daily News,
New York Daily News,
5 Jan. 2026
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“Manor.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/manor. Accessed 28 Jan. 2026.
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