as in mansions
a large impressive residence
the old family manor has 117 rooms
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Recent Examples of manors
Let alone seek revenge by annexing the manors of your enemies.
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Brittany Allen, Literary Hub, 4 Feb. 2026
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
Initial reports claimed that armed militias burned hundreds of wealthy landowners’ homes and manors.
—Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 27 Aug. 2025
Producers searched for historic manors with the electrical capacity to support twelve ovens and an entire crew.
—Ruby Tandoh, New Yorker, 25 Aug. 2025
Increasingly sophisticated contemporary hotels are opening, old manors are being converted into hotels, and eco-lodges are launching for the walker and nature seeker for whom the frequent rain is no obstacle.
—Mary Lussiana, Condé Nast Traveler, 7 Aug. 2023
Brittany Allen, Literary Hub, 4 Feb. 2026
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
Initial reports claimed that armed militias burned hundreds of wealthy landowners’ homes and manors.
—Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 27 Aug. 2025
Producers searched for historic manors with the electrical capacity to support twelve ovens and an entire crew.
—Ruby Tandoh, New Yorker, 25 Aug. 2025
Increasingly sophisticated contemporary hotels are opening, old manors are being converted into hotels, and eco-lodges are launching for the walker and nature seeker for whom the frequent rain is no obstacle.
—Mary Lussiana, Condé Nast Traveler, 7 Aug. 2023
Recent Examples of Synonyms for manors
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In a conclave already fixated with security and privacy, the mansions will offer even more.—
Alexandra Phelps
Updated May 29,
Miami Herald,
29 May 2026
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By David Voreacos, Bloomberg North Carolina investment firm founder Greg Lindberg was sentenced Tuesday to 12 years in prison for siphoning more than $2 billion in reserves backing insurance policies and using the proceeds to pay for jets, mansions and a 214-foot yacht.—
Bloomberg,
Mercury News,
27 May 2026
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Although the ruling came in a criminal case, the same reasoning would likely apply in civil matters as well—including disputes involving contracts, prenups, taxes, estates, or business issues.—
Kelly Phillips Erb,
Forbes.com,
30 May 2026
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As an alum of both Sotheby’s Fiduciary Client Group and the advisory firm Art Intelligence Global, Anderson will bring a trusts-and-estates perspective to these growing markets, recognizing that today’s collectors acquire objects across categories, from fine art to luxury to collectibles.—
Julie Brener Davich,
ARTnews.com,
28 May 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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They were set in crumbling castles and moldering dungeons—that is, amid the rubble of a collapsing social order.—
Becca Rothfeld,
New Yorker,
1 June 2026
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Today, the municipality doesn’t seem too eager to promote its affinity for the international language (its tourism office tends to focus more on local castles and caves), but Herzberg has achieved near-mythic status among some Esperantists.—
Katie Thornton,
Harpers Magazine,
26 May 2026
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The rooms 77 villas, all spacious, sleek and polished in varying shades of oak.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
1 June 2026
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Two wings of overwater villas flare out from the far sides of the island, its shape reminiscent of that of Italy, some specifically angled for prime sunset views.—
Lauren Keith,
Robb Report,
30 May 2026
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The Main Square—one of the largest medieval squares in Europe—is surrounded by Renaissance palaces, churches and towers that survived two world wars.—
Laura Begley Bloom,
Forbes.com,
1 June 2026
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Jaipur is also one of India’s premier wedding destinations where ornate palaces and historical forts provide the backdrop for days-long traditional and modern festivities.—
Rhea Mogul,
CNN Money,
21 May 2026
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“Manors.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/manors. Accessed 7 Jun. 2026.
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