SHOWPIECE Synonyms: 57 Similar and Opposite Words

showpiece

noun

Definition of showpiece

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 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 The façade is the showpiece, but those oversize windows don’t hurt. — Nora Deligter, Curbed, 17 July 2026 But there is only one trophy for the quadrennial global showpiece — the prize typically resides at the FIFA Museum in Zurich — making the chance to design its bespoke luggage a particular honour. — Reuters, NBC news, 16 July 2026 TacticalGeek also emphasizes that VX2 is not simply a larger showpiece. — New Atlas, 9 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for showpiece

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Noun

Completed just a few decades after the Vatican Observatory, in 1616, Istanbul’s Sultan Ahmed Mosque is one the world’s greatest sacred masterpieces.

— Maureen O'Hare, CNN Money, 22 Aug. 2026
The sentiment set the table for a record that often suggests what might’ve happened if the band had released a transitional album in 1995, between their debut 1994 alt-rock smash The Blue Album and their 1996 emo-adjacent masterpiece Pinkerton.

— Jon Dolan, Rolling Stone, 20 Aug. 2026

Definition of masterpiece

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For half the price (or less), a fantastic and long-lasting minor-league stadium could be erected, perhaps as a jewel in the middle of a shopping, dining and nightlife district as Daytona Beach is trying to create.

— Letters to the Editor, The Orlando Sentinel, 23 Aug. 2026
Rojas is the biggest new name in town, the jewel of the Mets’ trade deadline sell-off.

— Tim Britton, New York Times, 22 Aug. 2026

Definition of jewel

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Hong Kong — There’s a plucky little Qing Dynasty artifact that at first glance looks out of place among China’s many Forbidden City treasures.

— Stephy Chung, CNN Money, 21 Aug. 2026
The Jabara family loaded themselves and their treasure of berries into Sam’s black Dodge truck and headed back toward Mancelona.

— Rozina Ali, New Yorker, 21 Aug. 2026

Definition of treasure

Noun

All of a Sudden premiered to acclaim at Cannes in May, where co-stars Virginie Efira and Tao Okamoto shared the best actress prize.

— Patrick Brzeski, HollywoodReporter, 26 Aug. 2026
Efira and Okamoto shared the festival’s best actress prize; Okamoto is the first Japanese performer to win it.

— Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 26 Aug. 2026

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