: a prime or outstanding example used for exhibition
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The museum's showpiece is a painting by Picasso.
The house is an architectural showpiece.
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Known as Stanley Park, the 17,000-square-foot estate dates to 1584 and was later reshaped into a Victorian showpiece before a period of disrepair and subdivision.
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Mark David, Robb Report, 18 June 2026
The bar’s signature Memoria Liquida Martini is the showpiece.
—Noel Burgess, Forbes.com, 18 June 2026
For many people, their first memories, or earliest references of this showpiece tournament began with Pelé in Mexico.
—Emile Nuh, CNN Money, 13 June 2026
Celestial pièce de résistance For most amateur and professional astronomers, Saturn is the telescopic showpiece of the night sky.
—Joe Rao, Space.com, 9 June 2026
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Mark David, Robb Report, 18 June 2026
The bar’s signature Memoria Liquida Martini is the showpiece.
—Noel Burgess, Forbes.com, 18 June 2026
For many people, their first memories, or earliest references of this showpiece tournament began with Pelé in Mexico.
—Emile Nuh, CNN Money, 13 June 2026
Celestial pièce de résistance For most amateur and professional astronomers, Saturn is the telescopic showpiece of the night sky.
—Joe Rao, Space.com, 9 June 2026
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“Showpiece.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/showpiece. Accessed 23 Jun. 2026.
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showpiece
noun
show·piece
ˈshō-ˌpēs 
: a very fine example used for exhibition
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