as in luxurious
showing obvious signs of wealth and comfort
a palatial penthouse apartment
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Recent Examples of palatial
Homestays range from working farms to palatial manor houses.
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Joe Yogerst, Forbes.com, 18 Apr. 2026
The house is a nice size, though, not palatial — two bedrooms and two baths.
—Clio Chang, Curbed, 16 Apr. 2026
Though the series offers glimpses of the palatial houses and parties of the elite, something horrific is always just within frame.
—Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 7 Apr. 2026
Also of note is the considerable size of the hotel’s rooms, with the standard ‘Deluxe King’ occupying an ample 460 sq ft, which seems positively palatial when compared to the dinky hotel rooms that are typical across much of Japan.
—Stephen Kelly, TheWeek, 26 Mar. 2026
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Joe Yogerst, Forbes.com, 18 Apr. 2026
The house is a nice size, though, not palatial — two bedrooms and two baths.
—Clio Chang, Curbed, 16 Apr. 2026
Though the series offers glimpses of the palatial houses and parties of the elite, something horrific is always just within frame.
—Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 7 Apr. 2026
Also of note is the considerable size of the hotel’s rooms, with the standard ‘Deluxe King’ occupying an ample 460 sq ft, which seems positively palatial when compared to the dinky hotel rooms that are typical across much of Japan.
—Stephen Kelly, TheWeek, 26 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for palatial
Adjective
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Dry Goods and its sibling stores, Wild Life and Workshop, had music from former first lady of France Carla Bruni playing over the stereo and were heavy on Belgian and Japanese lines that were equal parts luxurious (silk) and frumpy (boxy).—
Marisa Meltzer,
Vanity Fair,
28 Apr. 2026
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The luxurious-feeling moisturizer contains a ferment concentrate to fade sun spots or dark spots, and to combat wrinkles for a more resilient finish.—
Alanna Martine Kilkeary,
Glamour,
27 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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The interiors of the standard overwater and deluxe overwater villas are the same, but the view is different; standard villas look out on the sea and others opposite them.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
2 May 2026
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In addition to the standard digital release, the collection will be available in both standard and deluxe physical editions.—
Kennedy French,
Variety,
29 Apr. 2026
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But now all that luxuriant coat is starting to come off.—
Marla Jo Fisher,
Oc Register,
22 Apr. 2026
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The luxuriant texture combined with the umami depth-charge can stun a table into silence.—
Henri Hollis,
AJC.com,
12 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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Silver Ray offers an upbeat, energetic vibe rarely felt on ultra-luxury ships.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
15 Apr. 2026
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The latter may reestablish Cadillac as a performance brand, while the former — a handmade bespoke offering that starts at $400,000 — brings ultra-luxury levels back to the iconic company.—
Jackie Charniga,
USA Today,
15 Apr. 2026
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Warnings, laments, and odes to renewal were expressed pictorially as dying days under bleeding heavens, belching volcanoes, proud icebergs, lavish rainbows amid spangling, mist-suffusing sunlight and dawns of peace and hope.—
Sebastian Smee,
New Yorker,
4 May 2026
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Bezos is no stranger to seeing protesters come between himself and a lavish celebration.—
Brian Niemietz,
New York Daily News,
2 May 2026
Adjective
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Then there’s Meghan Markle’s post-palace wardrobe, a parade of tailored trousers, elevated linens, and copious amounts of cashmere.—
Bailey Bujnosek,
InStyle,
9 Apr. 2026
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Another senior cleric, Behbahani, not only threw his weight behind the Shah but, as evidence strongly suggests, accepted CIA money to stage pro-palace demonstrations.—
Bobby Ghosh,
Time,
5 Mar. 2026
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“Palatial.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/palatial. Accessed 8 May. 2026.
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