mansions

plural of mansion

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of mansions Not only mansions but also apartment buildings are subject to the tax, which developers say makes new projects financially unfeasible and has slowed down apartment construction. — Jack Flemming, Los Angeles Times, 16 Oct. 2026 In January 2025, the Palisades Fire — fanned by Santa Ana winds — ripped through a hillside Los Angeles neighborhood, killing 12 people and destroying mansions with spectacular ocean views. — ABC News, 15 Oct. 2026 The Ivy League college where fraternities throw parties in towering mansions and students weave between deep gorges on their way to class is being rocked over the handling of rape allegations from 2024. — Grey Battle, Washington Post, 11 Oct. 2026 Continue reading … ISLAND CONFIDENTIAL — Behind closed doors in Palm Beach, a secret 'shadow' market hides $300M mega-mansions. — FOXNews.com, 9 Oct. 2026 Take out the property’s resident boat Bella from the Hamilton Harbor Yacht Club for a view of the Port Royal mega-mansions and a chance at dolphin spotting. — Harriet Elton, Condé Nast Traveler, 8 Oct. 2026 On November 1, season four of The Gilded Age will premiere, and all over again, audiences will daydream about residing in ornate Beaux-Arts mansions along Fifth Avenue. — Nicole Kliest, Vogue, 7 Oct. 2026 The story says two Irish servants working at the Belle Haven mansions in the late 1800s fell in love. — Kaitlyn Keegan, Hartford Courant, 25 Sep. 2026 Some mansions include private tunnels under A1A so residents can reach their docks without crossing the road. — Miami Herald, 22 Sep. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for mansions
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
  • 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
Noun
  • Another valuable asset in these estates are publicity rights, which protect the use of the celebrity’s name or likeness, such as the use of Parton’s face on a T-shirt sold for profit.
    — Naomi Cahn, The Conversation, 12 Oct. 2026
  • Several other homes and estates in the area have been sold between $20 million and $40 million.
    — Jessica Alvarado Gamez, Denver Post, 10 Oct. 2026
Noun
  • For a honeymoon, Ireland offers everything from castle estates and countryside manors to dramatic coastlines and quiet villages.
    — Bryan West, USA Today, 7 July 2026
  • And, of course, there are plenty of castles, estates, and old manors to get your history fix.
    — Lindsay Cohn, Travel + Leisure, 13 June 2026
Noun
  • Wax said the show bridges the Disney brand of princesses and castles.
    — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 7 Oct. 2026
  • The castles are built by hand using sprayed and dripped water to form pillars, tunnels, fountains, crawl spaces and slides.
    — Christa Swanson, CBS News, 7 Oct. 2026
Noun
  • The hotel has a total of 59 rooms and suites, residences, villas, and houses for guests to choose from, including a few options in the original farmhouse, or stancija.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 13 Oct. 2026
  • Biere pointed out that the new villas will have six different floor plans and a performing center to be named the Stacey Baker Hall.
    — Hank Beckman, Chicago Tribune, 13 Oct. 2026
Noun
  • And indeed, many other movie palaces in Chicago did end up falling to the wrecking ball.
    — Adam Harrington, CBS News, 16 Oct. 2026
  • Viewers are swept through the country estates of Dorset to the wilds of Dartmoor, before heading into Regency London and out to the palaces of Buckinghamshire.
    — Charley Ward, Condé Nast Traveler, 15 Oct. 2026
Noun
  • The hotel has a total of 59 rooms and suites, residences, villas, and houses for guests to choose from, including a few options in the original farmhouse, or stancija.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 13 Oct. 2026
  • The king tides came knocking Then, in August, came the first big king tide that sent punishing waves slamming into houses along the boardwalk.
    — Jack Dolan, Los Angeles Times, 13 Oct. 2026

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“Mansions.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mansions. Accessed 20 Oct. 2026.

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