: 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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This showpiece for Swire Hotels’ House Collective (also in Beijing, Shanghai, and Chengdu) is as slick and sophisticated as ever—an original design hotel that’s true to its label.
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Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 22 Feb. 2026
Last year was one in which the public got used to seeing androids growing more adept at movement, appearing as showpieces in promotional sport events and other events.
—Simone McCarthy, CNN Money, 18 Feb. 2026
Audemars Piguet Royal Oak Selfwinding Turquoise Bad Bunny wasn’t the only musician with a stone showpiece on his wrist on Sunday.
—Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 9 Feb. 2026
Often favoring intimate, nervy tracking shots, Janis Mazuch’s cinematography is fluid and unassuming — save for in one showpiece shot, circling a raucous musical gathering in Pristina’s central town square.
—Guy Lodge, Variety, 31 Jan. 2026
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Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 22 Feb. 2026
Last year was one in which the public got used to seeing androids growing more adept at movement, appearing as showpieces in promotional sport events and other events.
—Simone McCarthy, CNN Money, 18 Feb. 2026
Audemars Piguet Royal Oak Selfwinding Turquoise Bad Bunny wasn’t the only musician with a stone showpiece on his wrist on Sunday.
—Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 9 Feb. 2026
Often favoring intimate, nervy tracking shots, Janis Mazuch’s cinematography is fluid and unassuming — save for in one showpiece shot, circling a raucous musical gathering in Pristina’s central town square.
—Guy Lodge, Variety, 31 Jan. 2026
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“Showpiece.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/showpiece. Accessed 5 Mar. 2026.
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showpiece
noun
show·piece
ˈshō-ˌpēs 
: a very fine example used for exhibition
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