Thesaurus results for CASTLES

castles

noun

plural of castle

as in fortresses

a structure or place from which one can resist attack the implacable attackers placed the castle under a prolonged siege

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as in mansions

a large impressive residence the mining tycoon built a magnificent castle on the hill overlooking the town

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Recent Examples of castles Either way, the city makes an easy final stop after five amazing days of coasts, castles and quiet corners. —

David Dickstein, Oc Register, 13 May 2026 Interior designer Francesca Grace took inspiration from English cottages and castles when dreaming up the color palette for her LA bungalow. —

Eleni N. Gage, Better Homes & Gardens, 13 May 2026 The Torrent de Pareis gorge, clifftop castles and sea-facing ridgelines reward the climb. —

Hanna Wickes, Charlotte Observer, 11 May 2026 So is touring the castles of Spain, or seeing the Arctic fjords in Greenland. —

Jamie Carter, Space.com, 10 May 2026 Seaview Terrace is one of the city’s many historic castles, and because everybody in the state knows each other, it’s naturally owned by Liz’s friend’s friend. —

Tom Smyth, Vulture, 4 May 2026 The Academy Award winner famously bought castles in England and Germany, an island in the Bahamas and a mansion in New Orleans, Louisiana, that is said to be haunted. —

Ashley Hume, FOXNews.com, 1 May 2026 From 10th-century castles in the Catalonian countryside to handmade hillside homes in British Columbia, there’s something here fit for every itinerary and imagination. —

Erika Owen, Architectural Digest, 29 Apr. 2026 The surrounding countryside is all rolling vineyards, quaint little villages, and majestic old castles. —

Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 23 Apr. 2026

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And by the turn of the twenty-first century, most of those tiny bungalows had been replaced by sprawling estates—fortresses for the entertainment elite, where Oscar trophies adorned mantels and wealth guarded from disaster.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 13 May 2026
Any pivot toward diplomacy that includes sanctions relief — whether proposed in Washington or Berlin — ignores the fundamental Machiavellian truth that a regime hated by its own people cannot be saved by its external fortresses, but it can be artificially sustained by foreign gold.

— Liram Koblentz-Stenzler, Chicago Tribune, 11 May 2026