McMansion

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Recent Examples of McMansion Now, homes that are considered large are smaller than those of the McMansion years. — Mary Grace Granados special Contributor, Dallas Morning News, 5 Mar. 2026 Some already have the McMansion and use their RV as a workweek crash pad. — Literary Hub, 21 Nov. 2025 Gindi appears to have unloaded his Beaux-Arts-ish McMansion in an off-market deal to Victor Hakim, the founder and CEO of the Choice Home Warranty firm, according to city records and PincusCo, which first reported the transaction. — Matthew Sedacca, Curbed, 6 Nov. 2025 With these TikTok-ers, Warren co-founded the Hype House collective and moved together into a Los Angeles McMansion, the basis of which became an actual Netflix reality series of the same name in early 2022. — A.d. Amorosi, Variety, 21 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for McMansion
Recent Examples of Synonyms for McMansion
Noun
  • In January 2025, the Palisades Fire — fanned by Santa Ana winds — ripped through a hillside Los Angeles neighborhood, killing 12 people and destroying mansions with spectacular ocean views.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 15 Oct. 2026
  • When shooting resumed, the haveli (mansion) set on Stage 3 at Filmistan Studio in Goregaon was modeled on the Amrohis’ ancestral home in Amroha.
    — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 14 Oct. 2026
Noun
  • If property tax revenue drops, property owners without a homestead exemption could face tax increases to offset the losses.
    — Ted Scouten, CBS News, 15 Oct. 2026
  • For instance, Florida’s constitution limits annual increases in assessed homestead values to no more than 3%.
    — Chicago Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 14 Oct. 2026
Noun
  • The production design is excellent, the humorous details of Vision’s metaphorical manse and the externalization of computer processes clever.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 14 Oct. 2026
  • So, alongside the compliments there’s an awful lot of real estate dedicated to his enemies, including his stepmother, Raine, whose many offenses included installing wall-to-wall carpeting in the family manse.
    — Ashley Baker, Air Mail, 3 Oct. 2026
Noun
  • The house combines several architectural styles — Romanesque arches on the tower, Renaissance window pediments, English-manor chimneys.
    — Lisa Gutierrez, Kansas City Star, 14 Oct. 2026
  • After hours, Neo-Vision parks his body in the bar’s walk-in fridge and retreats to a mind palace modeled after a British country manor.
    — Tasha Robinson, Vulture, 14 Oct. 2026
Noun
  • The area is sparsely populated with private estates set atop hills or within canyons, making firefighting access difficult.
    — Tom Tapp, Deadline, 16 Oct. 2026
  • In recent weeks, legal trouble has brewed between her estate and nephew Brian Seaver, who was also her longtime head of security and the one who announced her passing to fans in a video on her social media.
    — Hannah Dailey, Billboard, 16 Oct. 2026
Noun
  • Halle Berry is offering up her Mediterranean-style Los Angeles villa with an asking price of about $12 million.
    — Katie Schultz, Architectural Digest, 19 Oct. 2026
  • Reserve a villa in Chania, which is lively even out of season.
    — Mark Ellwood, Robb Report, 18 Oct. 2026
Noun
  • The farmhouse kitchen, meanwhile, is all white cabinetry and marble countertops, with a breakfast nook placed next to a bay window.
    — Tori Latham, Robb Report, 16 Oct. 2026
  • The new appendage lets humans using Beewise’s Beehome monitoring system remotely care for the colony without needing to go to a hive that might be up to 100 acres away from the farmhouse.
    — Rachel Sacks, Time, 15 Oct. 2026
Noun
  • For eclipse day, the long, sandy Playa de la Victoria offers plenty of open space, while La Caleta provides a more historic setting between two coastal castles.
    — Jamie Carter, Space.com, 18 Oct. 2026
  • Decked out with Old Master paintings, tapestries, and grand staircases, the castle is available to rent for special occasions, with 15 bedrooms that sleep up to 27 guests.
    — Nicholas DeRenzo, Condé Nast Traveler, 16 Oct. 2026

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“McMansion.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/McMansion. Accessed 21 Oct. 2026.

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