as in mansion
a large impressive residence
entertained everyone at their manor house after the wedding ceremony
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Recent Examples of manor house
Parts of the manor house will open to the public this summer in time for the exhibition.
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Catherine Sabino, Forbes, 25 Feb. 2025
The manor house’s location had been a mystery for years.
—Ella Jeffries, Smithsonian Magazine, 4 Feb. 2025
It was likely built around 1300 directly south of the first building and may have been downgraded after the conquest to serve as a kitchen or another purpose for the manor house.
—Irene Wright, Miami Herald, 28 Jan. 2025
In Maryland, Catholics often operated plantations to finance their outreach and to comply with colonial law limiting their religious services to private property; their manor houses often featured adjoining chapels.
—Marc Ramirez, USA TODAY, 17 Feb. 2025
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Catherine Sabino, Forbes, 25 Feb. 2025
The manor house’s location had been a mystery for years.
—Ella Jeffries, Smithsonian Magazine, 4 Feb. 2025
It was likely built around 1300 directly south of the first building and may have been downgraded after the conquest to serve as a kitchen or another purpose for the manor house.
—Irene Wright, Miami Herald, 28 Jan. 2025
In Maryland, Catholics often operated plantations to finance their outreach and to comply with colonial law limiting their religious services to private property; their manor houses often featured adjoining chapels.
—Marc Ramirez, USA TODAY, 17 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for manor house
Noun
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When the Gilded Age architect Thomas Hastings put up the mansion, in 1914, it was conceived as a residence for the family as well as for the collection.—
Adam Gopnik,
New Yorker,
6 Apr. 2025
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Ultimately, Jacob and Spencer set the mansion on fire to destroy any evidence of what happened there.—
Monica Mercuri,
Forbes.com,
6 Apr. 2025
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Where to Stay: Located in the city’s historic center, Downtown Mexico is a 17th-century manor turned boutique hotel with a rare rooftop pool.—
Jen Murphy,
Outside Online,
21 Mar. 2025
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Hackett London has tapped father-and-son race car drivers, both of whom are called Carlos Sainz, for its spring 2025 ad campaign, which is set against the backdrop of a British manor and its gardens.—
Samantha Conti,
WWD,
5 Mar. 2025
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The new building was designed to commemorate the legacy of Adolf Muhr, the villa’s first owner and the original author of its story.—
Ann Abel,
Forbes.com,
31 Mar. 2025
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The rate for villas (fit for a family of 4) starts at $228, but prices will vary depending on the time of year.—
Sugey Palomares,
Parents,
31 Mar. 2025
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The film, macabre and atmospheric from start to finish, relocates the classic folklore to an isolated hacienda in a Mexican village where a young woman has returned to bury her aunt.—
DeAnna Janes,
Harper's BAZAAR,
28 Aug. 2023
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She was born on May 29, 1917 and grew up in a hacienda in San Luis Potosí, Mexico.—
Natalia Torija Nieto,
ELLE Decor,
28 Sep. 2022
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These caterpillars are kings of the tiniest castles ever identified.—
Becky Ferreira,
New York Times,
4 Apr. 2025
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Without major renovations, the castle is heading for ruin, Reckert says.—
Rachel Raposas,
People.com,
3 Apr. 2025
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An ultra-modern lakefront estate in Connecticut‘s historic and famously scenic Litchfield County has just hit the market for $19.9 million.—
Tori Latham,
Robb Report,
7 Apr. 2025
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Tesla Cybertruck Is The Auto Industry’s Biggest Flop In Decades Greg, of course, has returned for Season 3 and has found refuge from authorities on a lush Thai estate with his new and much younger girlfriend, Chloe (Charlotte Le Bon).—
Tim Lammers,
Forbes.com,
4 Apr. 2025
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The two marry, and Maomao dances for her mother on the palace walls.—
Kayti Burt,
Time,
2 Apr. 2025
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Its image appears in souvenirs, poetry, and on palace walls.—
Daphne Ewing-Chow,
Forbes.com,
1 Apr. 2025
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In contrast, his Abundance ideology promotes reducing regulations and removing bottlenecks in housing construction.—
Hannah Parry,
MSNBC Newsweek,
10 Apr. 2025
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Mortgage rates rise, cooling the housing market and consumer spending.—
Joel Shulman,
Forbes.com,
9 Apr. 2025
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“Manor house.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/manor%20house. Accessed 15 Apr. 2025.
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