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showplace

noun

Definition of showplace

as in mansion

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Recent Examples of showplace Photos showing shining hardwood floors, a modern kitchen, multiple stylish bedrooms, a pool table, whirlpool bath and a crystal pendant chandelier presented what looked to be a showplace. — Eric Adler, Kansas City Star, 5 Dec. 2025 The fate of the space shuttle Discovery, now at a Smithsonian’s National Air and Space Museum, went unmentioned in the hearing, with this summer’s One Big Beautiful Bill Act calling for $85 million to move the orbiter to a Houston showplace. — Dan Vergano, Scientific American, 3 Dec. 2025 Subtlety trumped gilt, as the showplace for the president didn’t need to show off to prove American greatness. — Ted Johnson, Deadline, 23 Oct. 2025 The exhibition takes place at a new spot, Black Cube Headquarters, a massive, former warehouse that the organization has occupied mainly as an office space in Englewood, but now plans to use as a regular showplace. — Ray Mark Rinaldi, Denver Post, 8 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for showplace

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Noun

And aside from owning private jets and towering mansions, billionaires’ two favorite hobbies are buying stakes in professional sports leagues and pouring money into philanthropy.

— Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 27 Aug. 2026
His summer project with the Boardwalk is all about nurturing diplomatic relations between the US and Italy by playing the role of approachable host on the immaculate floating mansion.

— CNN Money, CNN Money, 27 Aug. 2026

Definition of mansion

Noun

Last summer the hairstylist came across photographs of a stately Georgian manor in the Cotswolds, a two-hour drive west of London.

— Laura Regensdorf, Architectural Digest, 20 Aug. 2026
Evidently, Madonna was going industrial—the furthest possible cry from her lady-of-the-manor period in the early years of this century, when she was seen fetchingly clad in rustic tweeds.

— Anthony Lane, New Yorker, 13 July 2026

Definition of manor

Noun

The other piece was a close up of the castle against a deep blue sky with a variant of this showing Disney's traditional shooting star firework in an arc above it.

— Caroline Reid, Forbes.com, 22 Aug. 2026
The price that Zuckerberg and his wife, Priscilla Chan, paid for the three-story castle has not yet been disclosed.

— Katie Schultz, Architectural Digest, 21 Aug. 2026

Definition of castle

Noun

Situated at the end of a quiet cul-de-sac, Marilyn purchased the 1929 Spanish Colonial Revival-style hacienda for $75,000 in early 1962.

— Michael Goldstein, Forbes.com, 29 July 2026
The hotel has 150 rooms and suites, all with plush furnishings and impressive, hacienda-style architecture.

— Cu Fleshman, Travel + Leisure, 17 July 2026

Definition of hacienda

Noun

In the sneak peek, the islanders address the major drama that happened in the Fijian villa over the summer, and things seem to be heating up.

— Taylor Ardrey, USA Today, 26 Aug. 2026
Natural materials like wood and stone are used throughout the villa, echoing the architecture of ancient Ayutthaya.

— Demetrius Simms, Robb Report, 26 Aug. 2026

Definition of villa

Noun

Upbringing and modeling work Callum Turner grew up on a council estate (public housing development) in Chelsea, London, an economically diverse district that includes both mansions and working-class housing.

— L. Sue Baugh, Encyclopedia Britannica, 28 Aug. 2026
But some of the safeguards meant to preserve that legacy have driven his children apart, according to trusts and estates attorneys.

— Hayley Cuccinello, CNBC, 27 Aug. 2026

Definition of estate

Noun

Officials expect to complete construction of the bridge by 2030.

— Elliott Wenzler, Denver Post, 25 Aug. 2026
But Moores would express misery in recalling ballpark-construction hassles and MLB politics that frustrated his advocacy of small-market clubs and game-day affordability.

— Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 Aug. 2026

Definition of construction

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The property’s manor house, once a Goddard College library and event space, now serves as a rehearsal space for the Goddard Institute of Dramatic Arts.

— Olivia Fletcher, Christian Science Monitor, 11 Aug. 2026
Guests can stay at a suite in the 18-bedroom main manor house, the cozier 11-bedroom Garden House, or one of the property’s individual suites.

— Bailey Bujnosek, InStyle, 6 Aug. 2026

Definition of manor house

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