Thesaurus results for SHOWPLACE

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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Vision’s life flashes before his eyes within his mind-mansion’s screening room, but Ultron redirects him toward WandaVision footage of Billy and Tommy to make Vision want to survive.

— Tasha Robinson, Vulture, 21 Oct. 2026
South Florida luxury often means oceanfront mansions, private docks and high-rise penthouses.

— Luisa Yanez, Miami Herald, 21 Oct. 2026

Definition of mansion

Noun

The house combines several architectural styles — Romanesque arches on the tower, Renaissance window pediments, English-manor chimneys.

— Lisa Gutierrez, Kansas City Star, 14 Oct. 2026
After hours, Neo-Vision parks his body in the bar’s walk-in fridge and retreats to a mind palace modeled after a British country manor.

— Tasha Robinson, Vulture, 14 Oct. 2026

Definition of manor

Noun

For eclipse day, the long, sandy Playa de la Victoria offers plenty of open space, while La Caleta provides a more historic setting between two coastal castles.

— Jamie Carter, Space.com, 18 Oct. 2026
Decked out with Old Master paintings, tapestries, and grand staircases, the castle is available to rent for special occasions, with 15 bedrooms that sleep up to 27 guests.

— Nicholas DeRenzo, Condé Nast Traveler, 16 Oct. 2026

Definition of castle

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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

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The area is sparsely populated with private estates set atop hills or within canyons, making firefighting access difficult.

— Tom Tapp, Deadline, 16 Oct. 2026
In recent weeks, legal trouble has brewed between her estate and nephew Brian Seaver, who was also her longtime head of security and the one who announced her passing to fans in a video on her social media.

— Hannah Dailey, Billboard, 16 Oct. 2026

Definition of estate

Noun

Residents see the construction trucks, the new power lines and the backup generators.

— Adhum Carter Wolde-Lule, Fortune, 20 Oct. 2026
Hobbs' team notes that the Phoenix area is still one of the top spots in the country for new home construction.

— Hannah Knowles The Washington Post, Arkansas Online, 19 Oct. 2026

Definition of construction

Noun

Beech used two different locations to create the vast manor house.

— Emily Zemler, Condé Nast Traveler, 16 Oct. 2026
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

Definition of manor house

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