as in mansion
a large impressive residence
entertained everyone at their manor house after the wedding ceremony
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Another secondary building, opposite the manor house, dates from the same period and includes a laundry room as well as a kitchen, dining area, and bedroom with an ensuite bathroom.
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Annabelle Dufraigne, Architectural Digest, 28 Sep. 2024
Last listed for sale in 1959, Elmfield, as the manor house is known, dates back to the 1850s when Scottish architect William Spence originally built it for a local linen magnate named James Dickson.
—Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 24 Sep. 2024
This sitcom about the misadventures of ghosts trapped in a manor house and their human companions wasn’t nominated for a best comedy Emmy this year, despite being one of the funniest shows on TV right now.
—Nina Metz, The Mercury News, 9 Sep. 2024
The neighboring old manor house is now a private event space and occasional movie set.
—Seyward Darby, Longreads, 10 Sep. 2024
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Annabelle Dufraigne, Architectural Digest, 28 Sep. 2024
Last listed for sale in 1959, Elmfield, as the manor house is known, dates back to the 1850s when Scottish architect William Spence originally built it for a local linen magnate named James Dickson.
—Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 24 Sep. 2024
This sitcom about the misadventures of ghosts trapped in a manor house and their human companions wasn’t nominated for a best comedy Emmy this year, despite being one of the funniest shows on TV right now.
—Nina Metz, The Mercury News, 9 Sep. 2024
The neighboring old manor house is now a private event space and occasional movie set.
—Seyward Darby, Longreads, 10 Sep. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for manor house
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Inside, the four-bedroom mansion spreads out across nearly 8,000 square feet of living space with sleek features.Demetrius Simms, Robb Report, 24 Dec. 2024
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Hutter nearly escapes an attack from Orlok, which involves flinging himself from the mansion's second-story window into the rocky waters of the Black Sea.Haadiza Ogwude, The Enquirer, 23 Dec. 2024
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This magnificent 18th-century manor turned 5-star hotel with 150 acres of gardens originally served as the home of the third Duke of Marlborough.Meredith Lepore, Robb Report, 24 Dec. 2024
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Located just moments from the prestigious links of The Country Club, the picturesque Brookline reservoir, and upscale shopping and dining, the estate offers the seclusion and luxury of a country manor without giving up the joys of zipping away to the city.Miriam Schwartz, Boston Herald, 21 Dec. 2024
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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
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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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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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In late September, when Israel invaded Lebanon in pursuit of Hezbollah militants, the region around the castle of Tibnin (also called Toron) came under heavy bombardment.Lauren Frayer, NPR, 23 Dec. 2024
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Perched on top of the cake were figures of Disney princesses Cinderella, Belle from Beauty and the Beast and Sleeping Beauty in front of a circle topper behind with the outline of Sleeping Beauty’s castle painted on it.Emma Aerin Becker, People.com, 20 Dec. 2024
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The decrepit vampire is obsessed with Ellen Hutter (Depp), the wife of Thomas Hutter (Hoult), a real estate agent sent to Transylvania to find a new estate for Orlok.Tim Lammers, Forbes, 25 Dec. 2024
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The service took place at Sandringham, the estate on the windswept North Sea coast that has been a retreat for the royals for generations.Stephanie Nolasco, Fox News, 25 Dec. 2024
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The 76-year-old British monarch delivered his speech from Fitzrovia Chapel, a community space in London and a former hospital chapel, circumventing tradition as typically monarchs deliver their holiday remarks from a castle or a palace.Filip Timotija, The Hill, 25 Dec. 2024
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The ruler undertook extensive construction projects, including palaces, temples and city fortifications.Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 23 Dec. 2024
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Building this way addresses a number of challenges from sustainability, workforce and housing shortages, and construction productivity.Phil Kirschner, Forbes, 17 Dec. 2024
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In the Inland Empire, values should climb 2.7% Though prices may keep rising, if incomes climb as well and mortgage rates fall, the housing market could become more affordable to people looking to break in.Andrew Khouri, Los Angeles Times, 16 Dec. 2024
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“Manor house.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/manor%20house. Accessed 31 Dec. 2024.
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