showplace

noun

Definition of showplacenext
as in mansion

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Recent Examples of showplace Meanwhile ownership continues trying to unravel how to finance a showplace stadium in downtown Chicago, alongside Lake Michigan. — Phil Rogers, Forbes, 14 Oct. 2024 Shelburne Shelburne Farms, a 1400-acre education nonprofit, was founded by a Vanderbilt heir in the late 19th century as an agricultural showplace. — Meg Lukens Noonan, Outside Online, 26 Sep. 2024 The heat was so intense that homes on each side of the former showplace were destroyed. — Eula Calahan , Micah Farmer, arkansasonline.com, 12 Aug. 2024 In the next few weeks, nearly 6,000 people came to see Carb’s showplace. — Richard Selcer, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 4 May 2024 See All Example Sentences for showplace
Recent Examples of Synonyms for showplace
  1. mansion
  2. manor
  3. castle
  4. hacienda
  5. villa
  6. estate
  7. construction
  8. manor house
Noun
  • Several blackmail victims are invited to an isolated mansion by a man who knows a dark secret from each of their pasts.
    — Rick Mauch, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 21 Mar. 2025
  • Gibson has been a vocal critic of California's Democratic Governor Gavin Newsom since his $14.5-million Malibu mansion burned down in the California wildfires in January.
    — Mark Davis, Newsweek, 15 Mar. 2025
Definition of mansion
Noun
  • Every conductor is, in effect, a guest of the manor invited by the musicians.
    — Mark Swed, Los Angeles Times, 15 Mar. 2025
  • Photographed by Arnaldo Anaya-Lucca, and produced by Nada Marketing y Comunicación S.L., the images show the high-octane duo sharing quality moments dressed in formal and casual clothing and looking every inch the lords of the manor.
    — Samantha Conti, WWD, 5 Mar. 2025
Definition of manor
Noun
  • The sandy beaches of South Beach only had a smattering of sun bathers, sand castle builders, joggers and swimmers.
    — Devoun Cetoute, Miami Herald, 22 Mar. 2025
  • Snow White and Jonathan meet at the castle when he’s caught thieving potatoes.
    — Patrick Ryan, USA TODAY, 21 Mar. 2025
Definition of castle
Noun
  • The film, macabre and atmospheric from start to finish, relocates the classic folklore to an isolated hacienda in a Mexican village where a young woman has returned to bury her aunt.
    — DeAnna Janes, Harper's BAZAAR, 28 Aug. 2023
  • She was born on May 29, 1917 and grew up in a hacienda in San Luis Potosí, Mexico.
    — Natalia Torija Nieto, ELLE Decor, 28 Sep. 2022
Definition of hacienda
Noun
  • On Temptation Island, his fantasy seemed to become a reality when he was seen entering the villa bathroom with singles Alex Zamora and Courtney Randolph.
    — Emily Blackwood, People.com, 20 Mar. 2025
  • History The Fairmont Kea Lani opened in 1991 as Hawaii's only all-suite and villa luxury resort — a title that it’s held ever since.
    — Elizabeth Brownfield, Forbes, 20 Mar. 2025
Definition of villa
Noun
  • Generational Wealth Transfer And Estate Planning Advantages Family offices can pass real estate assets to future generations with minimal tax liability through proper estate planning and strategic tax structuring.
    — DJ Van Keuren, Forbes.com, 26 Mar. 2025
  • The Hollywood producer purchased the then-unfinished estate more than 25 years ago for just over $6 million and spent years finishing and perfecting it.
    — Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 26 Mar. 2025
Definition of estate
Noun
  • The creation and construction of the veterans home happened when then-Texas Land Commissioner George P. Bush, who was also president of the Texas Veterans Land Board, attended a breakfast at the Fort Worth Metropolitan Black Chamber of Commerce in October 2018.
    — Kamal Morgan, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 23 Mar. 2025
  • There’s also the apartment’s construction, to something of an affirmation of the value of art to individuals and communities.
    — Sarah Shachat, IndieWire, 23 Mar. 2025
Definition of construction
Noun
  • Named Seven Oaks Ranch, the 103-acre estate is anchored by a Tudor Revival manor house that blends into the rolling landscape of Happy Canyon.
    — Demetrius Simms, Robb Report, 9 Mar. 2025
  • Schiffer currently lives in an Elizabethan Tudor manor house in Suffolk, England, with her husband, English filmmaker Matthew Vaughn, and their youngest daughter Cosima, who is 14.
    — Sofia Celeste, WWD, 6 Mar. 2025
Definition of manor house

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