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manse

noun

ˈman(t)s How to pronounce manse (audio)
Definition of mansenext
as in mansion
a large impressive residence the ivy-covered manse is one of the town's oldest and most prominent landmarks

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Recent Examples of manse The 22,000-square-foot manse includes a putting green, a salon, and a seven-car garage. — Tori Latham, Robb Report, 13 Aug. 2026 The house Irina lives in, a striking Brutalist manse whose concrete sections rise to defy gravity, makes a significant aesthetic contribution in itself. — Dennis Harvey, Variety, 30 July 2026 Besides his South Florida estate, Combs still retains a plush manse in Los Angeles’ Holmby Hills that was also raided by feds. — Madeleine Marr, Miami Herald, 15 July 2026 The occasion was a retrospective of Cattelan’s at the Blenheim Palace, the Oxfordshire manse in the British countryside that’s the family home to the Dukes of Marlborough and the birthplace of Winston Churchill. — Nate Freeman, Vanity Fair, 10 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for manse
Recent Examples of Synonyms for manse
  1. mansion
  2. hacienda
  3. manor
  4. estate
  5. castle
  6. villa
Noun
  • Manchin narrowly defeated Morrisey in 2018, but Morrisey mounted a political comeback in 2024 by emerging from a crowded GOP primary and winning the governor’s mansion.
    — Burgess Everett, semafor.com, 16 Sep. 2026
  • There’s no need to choose between work and play at this Atlanta mansion in the historic Tuxedo Park neighborhood, which has a terrace level dedicated completely to entertainment.
    — Tori Latham, Robb Report, 16 Sep. 2026
Definition of mansion
Noun
  • Under Spanish rule, able-bodied Malay men, from teenagers to adults, were required to perform 40 days of unpaid annual labor on roads, bridges, churches, forts, piers, plantations, haciendas and mines.
    — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 5 Sep. 2026
  • Situated at the end of a quiet cul-de-sac, Marilyn purchased the 1929 Spanish Colonial Revival-style hacienda for $75,000 in early 1962.
    — Michael Goldstein, Forbes.com, 29 July 2026
Definition of hacienda
Noun
  • In a California town called Anzar in the late-19th century, Paulette is living with a local magnate’s eccentric son who’s fascinated by the tramps gathering outside his manor.
    — Jasmine Vojdani, Vulture, 3 Sep. 2026
  • That year also saw the demolition of the nearby Royal Lodge manor, and Wyatville used some of its materials in the new building, according to the Royal Collection Trust (RCT).
    — Bailey Bujnosek, InStyle, 23 Aug. 2026
Definition of manor
Noun
  • The home was important part of Thomas and Robison’s life together in San Francisco and a significant portion of the estate will support organizations that meant a great deal to the couple.
    — Wendy Bowman, Robb Report, 18 Sep. 2026
  • After getting his start in cabinetmaking, Andrew invested all over Fall River, most consequentially in the real-estate business.
    — Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 18 Sep. 2026
Definition of estate
Noun
  • The movie will shoot in a castle near the famous Loch Ness, just outside Inverness in Scotland.
    — Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 13 Sep. 2026
  • For one thing, a positive surface swab still wouldn’t confirm the castle was the source.
    — Beth Mole, ArsTechnica, 11 Sep. 2026
Definition of castle
Noun
  • Where to stay Following the success of its sister resort in Sumba (to the west of Rote), the 21-villa Nihi Rote and Hospitality Academy on Bo’a Beach opens the renowned surf sites to top-end travelers.
    — Michelle Jana Chan, Condé Nast Traveler, 14 Sep. 2026
  • The same might be said of Stealing Beauty, which starred Liv Tyler as a 19-year-old American spending the summer at a Tuscan villa with the culturati friends of her poet mother, who has recently committed suicide.
    — David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 9 Sep. 2026
Definition of villa

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“Manse.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/manse. Accessed 19 Sep. 2026.

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