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showplace

noun

Definition of showplace

as in mansion

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Recent Examples of showplace Topal explained that her late husband, Ronald Topal, a Manhattan orthodontist, bought the showplace home in 1976. — Bruce Handy, New Yorker, 15 June 2026 Steven Hanson bought a showplace in one of the most coveted neighborhoods in Lincoln, 30 miles north of Sacramento, in 2008. — David Caraccio, Sacbee.com, 11 Apr. 2026 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 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 See All Example Sentences for showplace

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Noun

Property records obtained by the outlet show their four-bedroom, five-bathroom mansion in La La Land was listed on the rental market for $18K a month.

— Madeleine Marr, Miami Herald, 2 July 2026
The couple luxuriated in a 25-room mansion in Hartford, Connecticut, staffed by six servants.

— Ron Chernow, The Atlantic, 2 July 2026

Definition of mansion

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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
Madonna never set out to become a classic British lady of the manor, however, until fate intervened when she was introduced to Hugo Vickers, Cecil Beaton's suave biographer, through a mutual friend in 1998.

— Hamish Bowles, Vogue, 5 July 2026

Definition of manor

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The hotel’s penthouse-type accommodation is the castle-facing Patina Suite, equipped with its own turntable and sound system plus a minimalist Japanese-style meditation room.

— Kathryn Romeyn, Travel + Leisure, 7 July 2026
The score drips with a sinister ostinato as the rats scurry into every corner of her castle.

— Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 6 July 2026

Definition of castle

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Diego is the big-hearted and good-natured owner of a small hacienda and husband to Doña Gabriella (Audrey Dana).

— Daniel Fienberg, HollywoodReporter, 30 June 2026
The story centers around a woman who inherits a mysterious hacienda filled with magic, secrets and unexpected connections that begin to reshape her life.

— Stephanie Hope, PEOPLE, 30 Apr. 2026

Definition of hacienda

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Much of the album was recorded in the villa’s dungeonlike basement.

— René Ostberg, Encyclopedia Britannica, 8 July 2026
George and Amal Clooney own a villa there, while stars including Beyoncé and Jay-Z, David and Victoria Beckham, Barack Obama, Brad Pitt and Jennifer Lopez have all vacationed along its shores, drawn by the luxury estates and private boat access.

— Bryan West, USA Today, 7 July 2026

Definition of villa

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Swift recently paid tribute to the Hollywood icon with an entire song on The Life of a Showgirl and licensed imagery and other intellectual property from Elizabeth Taylor's estate for the music video.

— Bryan West, USA Today, 4 July 2026
Driving into the estate down a dirt track, you’re met with concrete walls that frame the space with gallery-like precision, directing your eyes toward geological features rather than distracting from them.

— Lara Johnson-Wheeler, Vogue, 3 July 2026

Definition of estate

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Roberts said his product would be less expensive on a per-square-foot basis than traditional construction but declined to cite figures because individual site conditions affect the overall cost.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 7 July 2026
The construction worker was taken to a nearby hospital and is in critical condition.

— Emily Harter, Kansas City Star, 6 July 2026

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