as in mansion
a large impressive residence
a millionaire with a luxurious villa in Mexico
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Recent Examples of villa
Love Island films close to air date as the show has an interactive component with viewers at home affecting what happens inside the villa.
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Armando Tinoco, Deadline, 10 Jan. 2026
The show is known to film close to its air date in order to capture real-time drama in the villa.
—Lexi Carson, HollywoodReporter, 10 Jan. 2026
The entire spread is asking $35 million, and that price includes a main villa, a guesthouse, staff quarters, and three private beaches alongside 1,400 feet of ocean frontage.
—Wendy Bowman, Robb Report, 7 Jan. 2026
Outside of town, Boyne Mountain Resort has several lodging types, including condos, villas, mountain cabins, and hotel rooms.
—Stacy Conde, Midwest Living, 30 Dec. 2025
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Armando Tinoco, Deadline, 10 Jan. 2026
The show is known to film close to its air date in order to capture real-time drama in the villa.
—Lexi Carson, HollywoodReporter, 10 Jan. 2026
The entire spread is asking $35 million, and that price includes a main villa, a guesthouse, staff quarters, and three private beaches alongside 1,400 feet of ocean frontage.
—Wendy Bowman, Robb Report, 7 Jan. 2026
Outside of town, Boyne Mountain Resort has several lodging types, including condos, villas, mountain cabins, and hotel rooms.
—Stacy Conde, Midwest Living, 30 Dec. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for villa
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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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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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Dating back to the 1800s, Rancho Temescal offers a hacienda-style main home and seven separate residences for staff, plus an equestrian complex with an 18-stall barn, two arenas, 20 paddocks, and pastures.—
Wendy Bowman,
Robb Report,
18 Dec. 2025
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The late Queen Elizabeth spent her winter months there and opened Sandringham House, its grand manor, to the public in 1977.—
Janine Henni,
PEOPLE,
6 Jan. 2026
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The 20 accommodations at this 2025 World's Best Award-winning hotel range from manor rooms and suites to freestanding villas, each individually designed and outfitted with high-end touches like soaking tubs, fireplaces, and, in select units, private courtyards or outdoor hot tubs.—
Lauren Dana Ellman,
Travel + Leisure,
5 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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They got married in a small ceremony in Las Vegas, Nevada in July 2022, before throwing a larger celebration a month later at Affleck's estate in Georgia.—
Lori A Bashian,
FOXNews.com,
8 Jan. 2026
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Their 17-acre estate also burned down Wednesday, Shelley Sykes said.—
KiMi Robinson,
USA Today,
8 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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How to prepare before strong winds approach Trim tree branches away from your house and power lines.—
CA Weather Bot,
Sacbee.com,
8 Jan. 2026
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Video from the fire department showed crews pouring water on the house fire at 110th and State on Tuesday morning.—
Jermont Terry,
CBS News,
8 Jan. 2026
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“Villa.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/villa. Accessed 14 Jan. 2026.
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