showplaces

noun

plural of showplace
as in mansions

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for showplaces
  1. mansions
  2. villas
  3. manors
  4. haciendas
  5. castles
  6. estates
  7. manor houses
  8. structures
Noun
  • Democratic leaders fear that the outlier opinions favoring police defunding may again tarnish the party's brand and sink its chances of gaining ground in Congress, governor's mansions and statehouses nationwide.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 31 July 2026
  • Democratic leaders fear that the outlier opinions favoring police defunding may again tarnish the party’s brand and sink its chances of gaining ground in Congress, governor’s mansions and statehouses nationwide.
    — Matt Brown, Fortune, 31 July 2026
Definition of mansions
Noun
  • The industrialists of the Gilded Age announced themselves with gold-leaf ceilings and palatial Renaissance revival-style villas.
    — Natalie Hoberman, Forbes.com, 31 July 2026
  • Created with family in mind, the property has rooms ranging from studios to three-bedroom villas, a pool with a waterslide, quick-service dining options, and activities for all ages.
    — Elizabeth Rhodes, Travel + Leisure, 27 July 2026
Definition of villas
Noun
  • 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
  • And, of course, there are plenty of castles, estates, and old manors to get your history fix.
    — Lindsay Cohn, Travel + Leisure, 13 June 2026
Definition of manors
Noun
  • The gringos are coming, and Latour must shore up the diocese, trekking between isolated haciendas and pueblos with his quasi-spousal companion Father Vaillant.
    — The New Yorker, New Yorker, 7 Jan. 2026
  • While arched passageways reference those found in classic haciendas, the walls are hand-finished in quintessentially Mexican chukum plaster.
    — Adrian Madlener, Curbed, 6 Dec. 2025
Definition of haciendas
Noun
  • Just running around wearing cloaks, slinking into and out of castles, slicing the throats of all who cross her.
    — Brian Grubb, Vulture, 27 July 2026
  • Families can explore Budapest, wander through Bratislava's Old Town, bike through Austria's Wachau Valley, or visit castles and historic towns along the river.
    — Judy Koutsky, Forbes.com, 25 July 2026
Definition of castles
Noun
  • Atherton’s resurgence, by contrast, reflects the new fortunes being created by artificial intelligence leaders producing a new generation of ultrawealthy buyers eager to purchase trophy estates in the heart of Silicon Valley.
    — Luisa Yanez August 3, Miami Herald, 3 Aug. 2026
  • The lineup includes estates such as Krug, Screaming Eagle, Penfolds Grange, Dom Pérignon, Château Lafite Rothschild, and much more.
    — Nicole Hoey, Robb Report, 3 Aug. 2026
Definition of estates
Noun
  • All over the world, travelers can use their miles and points to stay in traditional hotels, safari camps, glamping tents, treehouses, manor houses and even on Richard Branson’s Necker Island.
    — Ramsey Qubein, Forbes.com, 1 July 2026
  • The island is nestled between the two forks of Long Island and is known for its unspoiled beaches and beautiful manor houses.
    — Kira Turnbull, Travel + Leisure, 6 June 2026
Definition of manor houses
Noun
  • Donations can help raise awareness of historic structures and places across Colorado, structures similar to the Cherry Creek Arch Bridge.
    — Karen Leigh, CBS News, 1 Aug. 2026
  • As more financing moves into customized private structures, investors and regulators will need to watch for opacity, concentration, and the temptation to confuse financial engineering with genuine economic productivity.
    — Jim Zelter, Fortune, 31 July 2026
Definition of structures
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