showpiece

noun

show·​piece ˈshō-ˌpēs How to pronounce showpiece (audio)
: a prime or outstanding example used for exhibition

Examples of showpiece in a Sentence

The museum's showpiece is a painting by Picasso. The house is an architectural showpiece.
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Now the contemporary showpiece has surfaced for sale in the rural Los Angeles County community of Topanga Canyon for the first time in over three decades with a $2.5 million price tag. Wendy Bowman, Robb Report, 6 Nov. 2024 Apart from my mostly picky performance cons, this TV is a showpiece in every sense. Ryan Waniata, WIRED, 22 Sep. 2024 Armstrong had allowed Mellow Johnny's to use it as a showpiece in the store. Ford McCracken, Austin American-Statesman, 4 June 2024 But his chapter on the Iran-Iraq War is a masterful showpiece in a book that is on balance edifying and fair-minded. Laura Secor, Foreign Affairs, 6 Dec. 2013 See all Example Sentences for showpiece 

Word History

First Known Use

1823, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of showpiece was in 1823

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“Showpiece.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/showpiece. Accessed 5 Dec. 2024.

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showpiece

noun
show·​piece ˈshō-ˌpēs How to pronounce showpiece (audio)
: a very fine example used for exhibition

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