as in mansion
a large impressive residence
a millionaire with a luxurious villa in Mexico
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Recent Examples of villa
For ultimate privacy and security, people are renting private villas on Mustique, according to India.
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Beth Landman, The Hollywood Reporter, 21 Dec. 2024
Even the water supply to the villa has been curtailed.
—Gisela Salim-Peyer, The Atlantic, 21 Dec. 2024
These people are caged—not in their homes, and not in the underground cells of Venezuela’s notorious prisons, but in a gated villa shaded by palm trees.
—Gisela Salim-Peyer, The Atlantic, 21 Dec. 2024
Two new luxe resorts have premiered this season — The Strand, with its own boat, and South Bank from Grace Bay Resorts — villas surrounded by water on all sides, serviced by a boat concierge for yacht owners, or guests who just want to take an excursion.
—Beth Landman, The Hollywood Reporter, 21 Dec. 2024
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Beth Landman, The Hollywood Reporter, 21 Dec. 2024
Even the water supply to the villa has been curtailed.
—Gisela Salim-Peyer, The Atlantic, 21 Dec. 2024
These people are caged—not in their homes, and not in the underground cells of Venezuela’s notorious prisons, but in a gated villa shaded by palm trees.
—Gisela Salim-Peyer, The Atlantic, 21 Dec. 2024
Two new luxe resorts have premiered this season — The Strand, with its own boat, and South Bank from Grace Bay Resorts — villas surrounded by water on all sides, serviced by a boat concierge for yacht owners, or guests who just want to take an excursion.
—Beth Landman, The Hollywood Reporter, 21 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for villa
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Constructed in 1887, the Queen Anne-style mansion, privately owned, was on the National Register of Historic Places.Daniel Miller, Los Angeles Times, 12 Jan. 2025
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The historic mansion, where several scenes unfold — including a tense exchange between Tommy and frenemy Alfie Solomons (Tom Hardy) — is actually Arley Hall & Gardens, outside Liverpool in Cheshire.Matt Cabral, EW.com, 12 Jan. 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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Adjacent to the manor, the Soldier’s House is contemporary in design with a state-of-the-art kitchen connected to a cathedral living room and two upstairs bedrooms.Joanne Shurvell, Forbes, 6 Jan. 2025
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Between the sea and moor A roomy manor does not appeal to me.New York Times Games, New York Times, 4 Jan. 2025
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From the moment Sandoval arrives at the castle in Episode 1, his mere presence incites derision.Megan McCluskey, TIME, 10 Jan. 2025
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The black and white marble floor blocks and the 20,000 mission tiles for the roof were found in a Cuban castle.Miami Herasld Archives, Miami Herald, 7 Jan. 2025
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Lisa Marie was the only child of Elvis Presley and Priscilla and she was buried at her father’s Graceland estate in Memphis next to Elvis and her son, Benjamin, who died by suicide in 2020.Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 13 Jan. 2025
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The team has also released the first vintage of a more accessible estate wine, Baker & Hamilton 2021 Cabernet Sauvignon.Mike DeSimone and Jeff Jenssen, Robb Report, 13 Jan. 2025
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For over 50 years, the palace—designed by French architect León Dourge in the 1930s for the prestigious Duhau family—was a private residence until it was converted into a hotel in 2006.Michaela Trimble, Vogue, 12 Jan. 2025
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Prince Louis, who is set to turn seven this year and is a veteran of many palace balcony moments, had a shy turn during a recent walkabout.Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 10 Jan. 2025
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Stories of residents choosing to defend their homes from the flames by themselves — such as the 66-year-old man who died trying to keep his house from being burned by the Eaton fire with a garden hose — have also garnered national media attention.Charlotte Phillipp, People.com, 13 Jan. 2025
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Montgomery said contractors had also left rat poison strapped to a wooden beam under the house.Nick Rosenberger, Idaho Statesman, 13 Jan. 2025
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“Villa.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/villa. Accessed 20 Jan. 2025.
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