as in luxurious
showing obvious signs of wealth and comfort
a palatial penthouse apartment
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Recent Examples of palatial
Throughout, residential design elements harken back to the building’s former life as a palatial noble home.
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Jennifer Bradley Franklin, Travel + Leisure, 18 Dec. 2025
In Utah, warmth has indefinitely postponed this winter's Midway Ice Castles, an attraction 45 minutes east of Salt Lake City that requires cold temperatures to freeze water into building-size, palatial features.
—Mead Gruver, Arkansas Online, 18 Dec. 2025
The palatial spread has five bedrooms and eight baths in roughly 12,000 square feet across three levels boasting Italian white oak floors, Shinoki wood cabinetry, and marble, travertine, and onyx imported from Italy, plus an array of smart-home capabilities.
—Wendy Bowman, Robb Report, 5 Dec. 2025
The former Duke of York and his ex-wife, Sarah Ferguson, are currently moving out of their palatial Royal Lodge home.
—Stephanie Nolasco , Ashley Papa, FOXNews.com, 4 Dec. 2025
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Jennifer Bradley Franklin, Travel + Leisure, 18 Dec. 2025
In Utah, warmth has indefinitely postponed this winter's Midway Ice Castles, an attraction 45 minutes east of Salt Lake City that requires cold temperatures to freeze water into building-size, palatial features.
—Mead Gruver, Arkansas Online, 18 Dec. 2025
The palatial spread has five bedrooms and eight baths in roughly 12,000 square feet across three levels boasting Italian white oak floors, Shinoki wood cabinetry, and marble, travertine, and onyx imported from Italy, plus an array of smart-home capabilities.
—Wendy Bowman, Robb Report, 5 Dec. 2025
The former Duke of York and his ex-wife, Sarah Ferguson, are currently moving out of their palatial Royal Lodge home.
—Stephanie Nolasco , Ashley Papa, FOXNews.com, 4 Dec. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for palatial
Adjective
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The memory foam insole is a dream for long travel days, and the slip-on design makes breezing through TSA feel almost luxurious.—
Chaise Sanders,
Travel + Leisure,
21 Jan. 2026
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The luxurious face lotion reduces the appearance of fine lines and wrinkles, thanks to a blend of vitamins, amino acids, botanical extracts, and more.—
Ruby McAuliffe,
InStyle,
21 Jan. 2026
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Playing on the name of Judd Apatow’s 2008 film Step Brothers, the pair unveiled the first installment of their series of the same name over a decade ago, sparking a cult-classic run that now spans four installments and multiple deluxe editions.—
Preezy Brown,
VIBE.com,
8 Jan. 2026
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In October, Gossett seized on Westward‘s momentum with a deluxe version featuring three additional tracks.—
Josh Crutchmer,
Rolling Stone,
31 Dec. 2025
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This luxuriant, almost decadent virtuosity can feel out of synch with a tale of miserable, penny-pinching extremes.—
Justin Chang,
New Yorker,
23 Dec. 2025
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Plenty of intimate questions and long, luxuriant answers followed.—
Sara Holdren,
Vulture,
1 Dec. 2025
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More likely still to pass $1 million is an all-electric super SUV from a legacy manufacturer that can claim to be ultra-luxury, as powerful as a god, bespoke, and technologically groundbreaking, which is how Cadillac is trying to sell its new liftback sedan, the $360,000 Celestiq.—
Erik Shilling,
Robb Report,
13 Jan. 2026
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Google cofounder Larry Page has quietly—or loudly—joined the billionaire exodus from California, shifting businesses east and dropping about $173 million on two ultra-luxury waterfront mansions in Miami’s Coconut Grove in a move that looks strikingly similar to Jeff Bezos’ relocation playbook.—
Nick Lichtenberg,
Fortune,
8 Jan. 2026
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The lavish lifestyle, previously kept in the dark, was now out in the open.—
Felipe Cardenas,
New York Times,
13 Jan. 2026
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Several design vestiges remain from its heyday welcoming famous guests, lavish parties and cabaret shows including the iconic landmark neon sign at the top of the building.—
Sara Liss,
Condé Nast Traveler,
12 Jan. 2026
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That a post-palace Markle had been legitimised on fashion’s biggest stage.—
Daniel Rodgers,
Vogue,
29 Dec. 2025
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The move to extend a close relationship with a streaming giant notches soundly into Meghan and Harry's post-palace strategy.—
Anna Kaufman,
USA Today,
11 Aug. 2025
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“Palatial.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/palatial. Accessed 23 Jan. 2026.
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