as in luxurious
showing obvious signs of wealth and comfort
a palatial penthouse apartment
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Recent Examples of palatial
Through the portico entrance, stone flooring and dramatic archways lead in and out of large lounge areas and palatial bedrooms.
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Demetrius Simms, Robb Report, 24 July 2025
Wall paintings inside Knossos palatial centre, in Greece.
—Giulia Carbonaro, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 July 2025
Even the standard suites start at a palatial 1,130 square feet in size, with soaking tubs from private terraces or balconies offering ocean views of a tranquil strip of sand.
—Carley Rojas Avila, Travel + Leisure, 12 July 2025
But in the case of designer Rob Johansen’s recent renovation of a palatial seven-story 1899 town house on the Upper East Side, the timeless stamp is merited.
—Leonora Epstein, Architectural Digest, 7 July 2025
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Demetrius Simms, Robb Report, 24 July 2025
Wall paintings inside Knossos palatial centre, in Greece.
—Giulia Carbonaro, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 July 2025
Even the standard suites start at a palatial 1,130 square feet in size, with soaking tubs from private terraces or balconies offering ocean views of a tranquil strip of sand.
—Carley Rojas Avila, Travel + Leisure, 12 July 2025
But in the case of designer Rob Johansen’s recent renovation of a palatial seven-story 1899 town house on the Upper East Side, the timeless stamp is merited.
—Leonora Epstein, Architectural Digest, 7 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for palatial
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Consider the seventeenth-century icon that showed him with, in addition to luxurious robes, human hands, and flowing locks, an unmistakable snout.—
The Editors,
JSTOR Daily,
28 Aug. 2025
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Today, international journalists are largely barred from Gaza, and their luxurious refuge from the dying and grieving has disappeared.—
Book Marks
August 28,
Literary Hub,
28 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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These albums began the series of ace archival projects over the past decade, starting with the pivotal deluxe editions of Sgt. Pepper and the White Album, as well as films like Eight Days A Week: The Touring Years, Beatles ’64, and Peter Jackson’s Get Back.—
Rob Sheffield,
Rolling Stone,
21 Aug. 2025
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Boasting 13 tracks and an additional 12 tracks across several deluxe versions, Swift's 10th album smashed streaming records for both the highest single day and the highest single week while also selling one million copies in its debut week.—
Nicole Sands,
People.com,
16 Aug. 2025
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Beyond it is a three-hectare haven of silvery olive trees, luxuriant Washingtonia palms, and lawns where peacocks wander freely.—
Rebecca Ann Hughes,
Forbes.com,
5 Aug. 2025
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Meanwhile, a beard provided a simpler solution: a luxuriant facial covering requiring only the occasional scissor trim—no barber necessary.—
Margaret Talbot,
New Yorker,
21 July 2025
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Since turning into tourist hot spots, these lavish bathrooms helped drive Deji’s daily foot traffic to a record 335,000 during the Labor Day Golden Week in May.—
Denni Hu,
Footwear News,
14 Aug. 2025
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Menu highlights include Bavarian pretzels, hot wings, pizza, burgers and lavish charcuterie boards.—
Roger Naylor,
AZCentral.com,
14 Aug. 2025
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“Palatial.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/palatial. Accessed 1 Sep. 2025.
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