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as in mansion
a large impressive residence
the estates of multimillionaires line the shores of this ocean resort
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as in health
a state of being or fitness
the mayor pronounced the city's schools to be in their best estate ever
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as in class
one of the segments of society into which people are grouped
the passionate belief that a society is judged by how well it treats and cares for those in the lowest estate
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Recent Examples of estate
The former talk show host and her actress wife bought the estate last June for about $20 million, reportedly paying more than $3 million above the asking price.
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Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 23 July 2025
The stars, who are both experienced flippers of multimillion-dollar homes, purchased the estate for about $20 million and completed extensive renovations on the property.
—Natalia Senanayake, People.com, 23 July 2025
This incomparable oceanfront estate awaits your consideration.
—Tj MacIas 21, Miami Herald, 21 July 2025
The estate has paid bonuses like this to attorneys for years and they’ve all been approved without any objections.
—Marina Watts, People.com, 12 July 2025
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Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 23 July 2025
The stars, who are both experienced flippers of multimillion-dollar homes, purchased the estate for about $20 million and completed extensive renovations on the property.
—Natalia Senanayake, People.com, 23 July 2025
This incomparable oceanfront estate awaits your consideration.
—Tj MacIas 21, Miami Herald, 21 July 2025
The estate has paid bonuses like this to attorneys for years and they’ve all been approved without any objections.
—Marina Watts, People.com, 12 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for estate
Noun
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The awe-inspiring mansion is composed of 75 rooms across three stories with grand marble floors, walls and columns.—
Noreen Kompanik,
Boston Herald,
3 Aug. 2025
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Other recent rumors also indicated the couple was looking at the Royal Lodge, aka the mansion where Prince Andrew lives with his ex-wife, Sarah Ferguson.—
Lizzie Lanuza,
StyleCaster,
2 Aug. 2025
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For more recipes and health information, visit henryford.com/blog.—
Bethany Thayer,
Freep.com,
3 Aug. 2025
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Enjoy! Director of new business development-workforce health solutions for Quest Diagnostics in Kansas City, Mo., Matt Parrott loves to hear from readers.—
Matt Parrott,
Arkansas Online,
3 Aug. 2025
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But for a rising class of high-performing family offices, the story is being rewritten.—
Robert Daugherty,
Forbes.com,
5 Aug. 2025
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All of the new routes will be operated by an Embraer 175 aircraft, which contains space for 76 passengers in a 2x2 configuration in economy class.—
Michael Cappetta,
Travel + Leisure,
4 Aug. 2025
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Believing that the first job of the farm system is to improve the big-league team, Preller became comfortable with trading with a wide variety of teams.—
Tom Krasovic,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
3 Aug. 2025
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The chart shows that in 2023, farm establishments made 24.3 cents for every dollar spent on food at home, including at grocery stores and supermarkets.—
Madeline Heim,
jsonline.com,
1 Aug. 2025
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Rooms upstairs lean toward palatial, transporting you to what could easily be a countryside manor.—
Rooksana Hossenally,
Forbes.com,
14 June 2025
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Each character can be assigned to dig up the grounds of the manor, peer through its library stacks and even conduct dark rituals in its chapel.—
The New York Times,
New York Times,
30 May 2025
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Farrer acknowledged challenging economic conditions and trade uncertainties but expressed confidence in the company's long-term success.—
Olivia Evans,
The Courier-Journal,
25 July 2025
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The system adjusted automatically to changing weather conditions and energy prices—and cut both energy costs and carbon emissions by 15 to 20 percent.—
Gabriel René,
IEEE Spectrum,
24 July 2025
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The partners plan quarterly concerts featuring prominent musicians and a variety of classes for all experience levels.—
Jim Higgins,
jsonline.com,
30 July 2025
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The developments tend to support good construction jobs and have a low impact on traffic and the local school system due to modest employment levels.—
Matthew Glowicki,
The Courier-Journal,
30 July 2025
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The jury was shown transcripts of angry emails and text messages between Serafini and his wife’s parents showing a heated, ongoing dispute over a $1.3 million loan from his in-laws to help fund his wife’s fledgling horse ranch business.—
Rosalio Ahumada,
Sacbee.com,
14 July 2025
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Hauser’s jaded ranch foreman Rip Wheeler, who first came to John Dutton as a young boy on the run after killing his stepfather to protect his mother, learned how to be a cowboy from John, who treated him like a son.—
Rosy Cordero,
Deadline,
11 July 2025
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“Estate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/estate. Accessed 7 Aug. 2025.
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