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showpiece

noun

Definition of showpiecenext
as in masterpiece
something of excellent value, merit, or quality that is being shown or presented The showpiece of her collection was displayed prominently in the center of the room.

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Recent Examples of showpiece The rooms The Park View Loft, the sole top-floor unit and the hotel's showpiece, runs a generous 538 square feet, with unglazed terracotta tile wrapping the bed and bathroom and a circular tub large enough for two. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 28 Aug. 2026 He will be assisted by two more East African officials for UEFA’s preseason showpiece event in Djibouti’s Liban Ahmed and Stephen Yiembe from Kenya. — Aleks Klosok, CNN Money, 12 Aug. 2026 These lavish retreats provided an escape from the city and the summer heat, a place for diversions like hunting and horseback riding, and enough land to build grand showpiece palaces and gardens. — Rick Steves, Washington Post, 9 Aug. 2026 Two centuries later, Eugène Delacroix was commissioned to create the ceiling’s central showpiece, the 40-foot-wide painting Apollo Slaying the Serpent Python. — Leigh Anne Miller, ARTnews.com, 22 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for showpiece
Recent Examples of Synonyms for showpiece
  1. masterpiece
  2. jewel
  3. treasure
  4. prize
  5. highlight
  6. gem
  7. winner
Noun
  • But early in the third, Chambliss made the only real mistake of his near masterpiece.
    — Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 20 Sep. 2026
  • Meanwhile, don’t overlook the fact that Netflix’s Possible Love, the latest masterpiece from Korean auteur Lee Chang-dong, finished second in the voting for the international audience award.
    — Scott Feinberg, HollywoodReporter, 20 Sep. 2026
Definition of masterpiece
Noun
  • Every jewel begins with a dream, an emotion, a vision, an idea waiting to be brought to life.
    — Martino Carrera, Footwear News, 21 Sep. 2026
  • Hamilton also wore some serious jewels, with a diamond necklace and stud earrings.
    — Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 20 Sep. 2026
Definition of jewel
Noun
  • The treasure is now on public display at the nearby LVR-LandesMuseum Bonn.
    — Francesca Aton, ARTnews.com, 23 Sep. 2026
  • Between the waves, locals can be seen taking lungfuls of air before diving under the surface to search for sea cucumbers or perhaps another haul of 9th-century Tang treasure like the one found in 1998.
    — Claire Turrell, Condé Nast Traveler, 23 Sep. 2026
Definition of treasure
Noun
  • Nearly 220,000 other tickets sold in the United States also won prizes ranging from $10 to $40,000 in the drawing, the lottery said.
    — Don Sweeney, Sacbee.com, 23 Sep. 2026
  • And the film festival announced actor and producer Marc Clotet will return to become president of the jury for the 15th edition after presenting the juried Voz Dormida prize at the first edition 2012.
    — Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 23 Sep. 2026
Definition of prize
Noun
  • Food and drink The food is a definite highlight here, with several places to eat and drink.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 25 Sep. 2026
  • Related Articles The highlight of the dress was, without a doubt, the bodice, which featured a sheer, birdcage-style rounded scoop neckline with a bevy of tulle ruffles in layers.
    — Julia Teti, Footwear News, 24 Sep. 2026
Definition of highlight
Noun
  • The process yielded one-of-a-kind designs, often incorporating unusual gem cuts, such as raw sapphires, in pieces that take on particular significance for the wearer.
    — Virginia Corneli, Footwear News, 23 Sep. 2026
  • While Boone and Blowing Rock often attract most of the fall season crowds, just down the road lies Banner Elk, a hidden gem in the North Carolina mountains.
    — Abby Price, Travel + Leisure, 19 Sep. 2026
Definition of gem
Noun
  • If the season ended today, Atlanta would host Philadelphia in one best-of-three wild-card round, with the winner taking on the Dodgers.
    — Assistant Sports Editor, Los Angeles Times, 25 Sep. 2026
  • Musicians Julien Baker and Lucy Dacus, Saturday Night Live’s Sarah Sherman, Oscar winner and indefatigable activist Susan Sarandon, and Einbinder all showed up to rebuke the speech, citing the UN’s own labeling of Israel’s war on Gaza a genocide.
    — Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 25 Sep. 2026
Definition of winner

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“Showpiece.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/showpiece. Accessed 27 Sep. 2026.

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