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a large impressive residence
a millionaire with a luxurious villa in Mexico
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Recent Examples of villas
There is no shortage of extravagant beachfront villas in the Caribbean, but this one distinguishes itself by combining the best of neo-classical design with a touch of whimsy.
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Tori Latham, Robb Report, 19 Mar. 2026
There are 31 rooms, suites, and villas, a lounge just off the reception area, two restaurants, a cooking school, a spa, a boutique, an art gallery, a performing arts venue in a 700-year-old Romanesque church, and a yoga room in an attic.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 18 Mar. 2026
The 89-acre resort has more than 160 villas for guest families.
—Dewayne Bevil, The Orlando Sentinel, 13 Mar. 2026
Under the plan council members saw Tuesday, the community would have around 500 total housing units, with a mix of single-family homes, villas and townhomes, as well as nearly 74,000 square feet of commercial space.
—Nathan Pilling
march 11, Kansas City Star, 11 Mar. 2026
Biking between the beachfront and the town center is a quick, pleasant way to go in search of tacos or scope out the latest collection of luxury villas transforming downtown Tulum.
—Carley Rojas Avila, Travel + Leisure, 10 Mar. 2026
Rental Escapes also works with Ski Butlers at each of its skiing villas.
—Roger Sands, Forbes, 22 Dec. 2024
For ultimate privacy and security, people are renting private villas on Mustique, according to India.
—Beth Landman, The Hollywood Reporter, 21 Dec. 2024
Tori Latham, Robb Report, 19 Mar. 2026
There are 31 rooms, suites, and villas, a lounge just off the reception area, two restaurants, a cooking school, a spa, a boutique, an art gallery, a performing arts venue in a 700-year-old Romanesque church, and a yoga room in an attic.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 18 Mar. 2026
The 89-acre resort has more than 160 villas for guest families.
—Dewayne Bevil, The Orlando Sentinel, 13 Mar. 2026
Under the plan council members saw Tuesday, the community would have around 500 total housing units, with a mix of single-family homes, villas and townhomes, as well as nearly 74,000 square feet of commercial space.
—Nathan Pilling
march 11, Kansas City Star, 11 Mar. 2026
Biking between the beachfront and the town center is a quick, pleasant way to go in search of tacos or scope out the latest collection of luxury villas transforming downtown Tulum.
—Carley Rojas Avila, Travel + Leisure, 10 Mar. 2026
Rental Escapes also works with Ski Butlers at each of its skiing villas.
—Roger Sands, Forbes, 22 Dec. 2024
For ultimate privacy and security, people are renting private villas on Mustique, according to India.
—Beth Landman, The Hollywood Reporter, 21 Dec. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for villas
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Sid lives in the town of Matakana with her single, sometimes-neglectful alcoholic father Leo (Noah Taylor), who wanted to be a painter but now mows the lawns of rich neighbors and visiting Auckland rich boys occupying the beachfront mansions nearby in Omaha.—
Siddhant Adlakha,
Variety,
15 Mar. 2026
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In the past, the wealthy were more similar to the average American, having more time and freedom to go to attend viewings or browse for the right home with their real estate agent—and there was even an era in which luxury buyers trialed homes by having sleepovers in multimillion-dollar mansions.—
Sydney Lake,
Fortune,
14 Mar. 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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In recent months, Meta Chief Executive Mark Zuckerberg, Google co-founders Larry Page and Sergey Brin and others have bought up lavish beachfront estates and new commercial office spaces in South Florida.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
19 Mar. 2026
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At the center of it all, with its estates and postcard vistas, is Merritt Island (population around 35,000), projecting an air of serene insularity.—
Adam Ciralsky,
Vanity Fair,
19 Mar. 2026
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Let alone seek revenge by annexing the manors of your enemies.—
Brittany Allen,
Literary Hub,
4 Feb. 2026
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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
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Six months to be around castles and fire and monsters and beauty and pain and all these things.—
David Morgan,
CBS News,
12 Mar. 2026
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Ahead, 10 of the best castles on Airbnb from around the world.—
Elly Leavitt,
Vogue,
5 Mar. 2026
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There would be long flights, days in the sun of Delhi and in the potentially cold and rainy mountains of Rajasthan, dusty and packed queues to get into mosques and palaces, and time spent exploring street food stalls and markets.—
Alexandra Pereira,
Travel + Leisure,
12 Mar. 2026
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The Grand Lake Theater opened this week in March 1926, during a period when hundreds of movie palaces were opening around the United States every year.—
Martha Ross,
Mercury News,
4 Mar. 2026
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The high-end houses would be 2,900 square feet with an average cost of $500,000.—
Deborah Laverty,
Chicago Tribune,
22 Mar. 2026
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Moore was a silent film star who was fascinated by dolls and doll houses as a youngster.—
Adam Harrington,
CBS News,
22 Mar. 2026
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“Villas.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/villas. Accessed 24 Mar. 2026.
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