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showplaces

noun

plural of showplace
as in mansions

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  1. mansions
  2. villas
  3. manors
  4. haciendas
  5. castles
  6. estates
  7. manor houses
  8. structures
Noun
  • From the street, there doesn’t seem to be anything too special about 281 Greene Avenue, in Clinton Hill, especially compared with the stately, stand-alone 19th-century mansions a few blocks west.
    — Adriane Quinlan, Curbed, 11 Sep. 2026
  • Barack Obama is excluded from this, despite owning multiple mansions, including a beautiful Martha's Vineyard estate.
    — Ian Miller OutKick, FOXNews.com, 11 Sep. 2026
Definition of mansions
Noun
  • Aptly named for a ploving shore bird, the property is made up of 72 cottage-style guest rooms and suites, plus 19 standalone villas.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 17 Sep. 2026
  • This year, bolt-holes from Jackson Hole to Courchevel are imposing the same constraints—the Les Airelles property in the French Alps, for example, has a 14-night requirement—as are some five-star villas.
    — Mark Ellwood, Robb Report, 5 Sep. 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
  • 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
  • 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
Definition of haciendas
Noun
  • Neighbors had gathered for an afternoon of merriment, complete with a barbecue, a sweets station, and three bouncy castles.
    — Beth Mole, ArsTechnica, 11 Sep. 2026
  • Aargau Cantonal Police said one person was killed and five others were wounded after shots were fired at the event in the town of Aarau, a scenic area known for its lush valleys, medieval castles and thermal springs.
    — Sophie Tanno, CNN Money, 30 Aug. 2026
Definition of castles
Noun
  • Jupiter Island, farther north in Martin County where golfer Tiger Woods lives, has another concentration of large ocean-to-Intracoastal estates.
    — Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 11 Sep. 2026
  • That was followed by the Pekoe Trail in Sri Lanka rounding out the top five (where Intrepid is adding a new multi-day hiking trip through tea estates, rural villages, and native forest).
    — Alison Fox, Travel + Leisure, 9 Sep. 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
  • The horse was found amid structures and artifacts that have revealed more details of military and daily life inside ancient Egyptian fortresses, the Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities said in a Wednesday statement.
    — Ahmed Shawkat, CBS News, 16 Sep. 2026
  • Laws used to criminalize dissent remain in force, intelligence and security agencies retain essentially the same structures and practices, and authorities have taken no steps to disarm or dismantle the colectivos.
    — Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 16 Sep. 2026
Definition of structures
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“Showplaces.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/showplaces. Accessed 19 Sep. 2026.

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