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

The backstory Like so many of the neighborhood’s Victorian mansions, this 1881 building was originally a private home.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 23 July 2026
The event, to be held at the Newport mansion of Doris Duke, will feature an exhibition of Shearer’s photographs and a performance by the Alison Shearer Quartet — led by saxophonist Alison Shearer, daughter of John Shearer.

— Matthew Carey, Deadline, 23 July 2026

Definition of mansion

Noun

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

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From the villa’s lofty vantage point, views tumble down over fincas, coffee fields, cattle pastures and the cascading waters of El Encanto waterfall, before dropping away to meet the distant glimmer of the ocean.

— Donna Hardie-Scott, Forbes.com, 22 July 2026
More than a year after leaving the villa together, a source confirms to People that Nic Vansteenberghe and Olandria Carthen are over.

— Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 22 July 2026

Definition of villa

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Rivals—set amid the excess of 1980s England—revolves around power struggles between wealthy, larger-than-life personalities who live on sprawling country estates.

— Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 24 July 2026
Across a two-story Mediterranean-style main home and a two-bedroom guesthouse, the estate spanned over 12,000 square feet with seven bedrooms and nine and a half bathrooms.

— Katie Schultz, Architectural Digest, 24 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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