: a prime or outstanding example used for exhibition
Examples of showpiece in a Sentence
The museum's showpiece is a painting by Picasso.
The house is an architectural showpiece.
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Lamine also assisted Nico Williams for Spain's first goal in a 2-1 final triumph over England in Berlin, as La Roja became the record winner of UEFA's international showpiece.
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Tom Sanderson, Forbes, 28 Oct. 2024
The 66-foot lap pool, a summer showpiece, offers a rare pocket of calm suspended above Nice's bustle.
—Paul Jebara, Travel + Leisure, 18 Oct. 2024
The liquid inside the showpiece of a decanter is an añejo tequila that Master Distiller Viridiana Tinoco aged for 26 months- first in American whiskey casks and then half in Scotch whisky casks from the Isle of Skye and the other half in whisky casks from Speyside.
—Shivani Vora, Forbes, 15 Oct. 2024
The formal living room was once known as the showpiece of the American home, filled with the most expensive furniture in the house and reserved for company and holidays.
—Colleen Sullivan, Better Homes & Gardens, 9 Oct. 2024
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Tom Sanderson, Forbes, 28 Oct. 2024
The 66-foot lap pool, a summer showpiece, offers a rare pocket of calm suspended above Nice's bustle.
—Paul Jebara, Travel + Leisure, 18 Oct. 2024
The liquid inside the showpiece of a decanter is an añejo tequila that Master Distiller Viridiana Tinoco aged for 26 months- first in American whiskey casks and then half in Scotch whisky casks from the Isle of Skye and the other half in whisky casks from Speyside.
—Shivani Vora, Forbes, 15 Oct. 2024
The formal living room was once known as the showpiece of the American home, filled with the most expensive furniture in the house and reserved for company and holidays.
—Colleen Sullivan, Better Homes & Gardens, 9 Oct. 2024
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“Showpiece.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/showpiece. Accessed 22 Nov. 2024.
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showpiece
noun
show·piece
ˈshō-ˌpēs 
: a very fine example used for exhibition
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