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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Her nursery is luxurious with cushions and toys, soft rugs and sofas.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
28 Jan. 2026
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In terms of places to stay, the region’s revival has been led by the arrival of Fowlescombe Farm, a 450-acre regenerative retreat near the wilds of Dartmoor featuring 10 luxurious suites housed in timeworn stone barns and a Victorian farmhouse, decorated in a sleek but sensitive contemporary style.—
Anna Grace Lee,
Vogue,
27 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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Choose a deluxe cabin for the full crew, which comes with either two queen beds or a queen bed and a pull-out sofa, sleeping up to four people.—
Jenny Willden,
Condé Nast Traveler,
26 Jan. 2026
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Now three decades later, Sideshow has become the internet’s premier destination for deluxe pop culture collectibles, offering not only statues and figures crafted by Sideshow’s artisans but also a huge range of officially licensed products from artists all over the world.—
Robert Lang,
Deadline,
23 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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To watch his dank, brooding studies in social collapse, most of them filmed in long, loping black-and-white takes, is to embark on an oddly luxuriant descent into Purgatory.—
Justin Chang,
New Yorker,
8 Jan. 2026
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Plenty of intimate questions and long, luxuriant answers followed.—
Sara Holdren,
Vulture,
1 Dec. 2025
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There were 56 properties sold in both years, but far fewer ultra-luxury homes hit the market last year compared to 2024, resulting in a wild swing.—
Aldo Svaldi,
Denver Post,
22 Jan. 2026
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Toyota’s 2026 plans include innovations at both ends of the price spectrum, among them a $15,000 electric SUV aimed at China’s market and a global expansion of its ultra-luxury Century marque, which previously sold only in Japan.—
Matthew Heimer,
Fortune,
21 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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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
Adjective
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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 30 Jan. 2026.
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