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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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Manchin narrowly defeated Morrisey in 2018, but Morrisey mounted a political comeback in 2024 by emerging from a crowded GOP primary and winning the governor’s mansion.

— Burgess Everett, semafor.com, 16 Sep. 2026
There’s no need to choose between work and play at this Atlanta mansion in the historic Tuxedo Park neighborhood, which has a terrace level dedicated completely to entertainment.

— Tori Latham, Robb Report, 16 Sep. 2026

Definition of mansion

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In a California town called Anzar in the late-19th century, Paulette is living with a local magnate’s eccentric son who’s fascinated by the tramps gathering outside his manor.

— Jasmine Vojdani, Vulture, 3 Sep. 2026
That year also saw the demolition of the nearby Royal Lodge manor, and Wyatville used some of its materials in the new building, according to the Royal Collection Trust (RCT).

— Bailey Bujnosek, InStyle, 23 Aug. 2026

Definition of manor

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Under Spanish rule, able-bodied Malay men, from teenagers to adults, were required to perform 40 days of unpaid annual labor on roads, bridges, churches, forts, piers, plantations, haciendas and mines.

— Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 5 Sep. 2026
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

Definition of hacienda

Noun

Where to stay Following the success of its sister resort in Sumba (to the west of Rote), the 21-villa Nihi Rote and Hospitality Academy on Bo’a Beach opens the renowned surf sites to top-end travelers.

— Michelle Jana Chan, Condé Nast Traveler, 14 Sep. 2026
The same might be said of Stealing Beauty, which starred Liv Tyler as a 19-year-old American spending the summer at a Tuscan villa with the culturati friends of her poet mother, who has recently committed suicide.

— David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 9 Sep. 2026

Definition of villa

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The home was important part of Thomas and Robison’s life together in San Francisco and a significant portion of the estate will support organizations that meant a great deal to the couple.

— Wendy Bowman, Robb Report, 18 Sep. 2026
After getting his start in cabinetmaking, Andrew invested all over Fall River, most consequentially in the real-estate business.

— Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 18 Sep. 2026

Definition of estate

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China’s Minister of State Security, Chen Yixin, published an article on Sunday calling for the acceleration of construction of an AI security risk prevention and control system.

— April Roach,Evelyn Cheng, CNBC, 14 Sep. 2026
That’s because data center construction is fueling huge spending on everything from semiconductor chips and power to skilled workers.

— Bryan Mena, CNN Money, 14 Sep. 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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