Thesaurus results for SHOWPLACE

showplace

noun

Definition of showplace

as in mansion

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Recent Examples of showplace 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 The Jameel Arts Centre is also a showplace for contemporary artists. — Laurie Werner, Forbes.com, 26 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for showplace

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Noun

Rustic-chic one-bedroom mansions here span a shocking 5,000 square feet and come with a private spa and gym, a private butler, a private assistant, and a personal chef.

— Katie Lockhart, Robb Report, 16 July 2026
According to the local news, many were frustrated that the castles didn’t resemble anything in the area, particularly the historical Ottoman-style mansions.

— Katherine McLaughlin, Architectural Digest, 16 July 2026

Definition of mansion

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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
For a honeymoon, Ireland offers everything from castle estates and countryside manors to dramatic coastlines and quiet villages.

— Bryan West, USA Today, 7 July 2026

Definition of manor

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Twenty-one hundred miles can already be walked, allowing visitors to view England’s famous headlands, cliffs, beaches, and dunes, as well as castles, oceanside resorts, and wartime relics.

— Gloria Liu, Travel + Leisure, 20 July 2026
After careful restoration by the prestigious French winery ‌Château d'Yquem, the bottles were put on display at the castle earlier in June.

— Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 18 July 2026

Definition of castle

Noun

The hotel has 150 rooms and suites, all with plush furnishings and impressive, hacienda-style architecture.

— Cu Fleshman, Travel + Leisure, 17 July 2026
The whole family will stay in one of the resort’s 50 hacienda-style casitas, which include expansive patios with rainforest views.

— Beth Luberecki, USA Today, 14 July 2026

Definition of hacienda

Noun

The dining chairs featured in Nate Berkus and Jeremiah Brent’s Portuguese villa are currently $300 off.

— Kate McGregor, Architectural Digest, 15 July 2026
The couple fell ill in a Medici villa in Poggio a Caiano, near Florence, an area dotted with marshes and rice fields — ideal habitats for mosquitoes that can carry malaria.

— Jacopo Prisco, CNN Money, 15 July 2026

Definition of villa

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Completed in 1935, two years before his death, the Coppins estate was the last and largest home Griffin designed.

— Natalie Hoberman, Forbes.com, 18 July 2026
The acquisition also brings the entire publishing catalog of genre-defining bluesman John Lee Hooker fully under BMG for the first time, following a deal in 2022 when BMG co-acquired the rights, with Fuji Music Group, from Hooker’s estate.

— Jem Aswad, Variety, 17 July 2026

Definition of estate

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Ferreria grew up in a Portuguese town built on construction and carpentry, while Zia’s father started a construction business that failed due to the difficulty of navigating procurement processes.

— David Prosser, Forbes.com, 21 July 2026
The nearby curvilinear 902-foot Okan Tower, which will be completed first, will also be able to claim a superlative as the tallest to open for use, until the Cipriani and Waldorf projects wrap up construction.

— Jacqui Palumbo, CNN Money, 21 July 2026

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