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noun

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as in tower
a large, magnificent, or massive building the governor's opponents have accused him of building palaces to house the state government

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as in court
the residence of a ruler Buckingham Palace flies a special flag to indicate when the monarch is in residence

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Recent Examples of palace
Noun
What could be a more perfect locale for a tea party than a palace? Sezin Devi Koehler, EW.com, 16 Jan. 2025 The palace also announced Catherine will become joint patron of the specialist cancer center, alongside her husband, Prince William. Caitlin Danaher, CNN, 14 Jan. 2025 The Qatari palace said the emir of Qatar, Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, met with Hamas' delegation in Doha as well as with Witkoff and Brett McGurk, President Joe Biden's top Middle East adviser. Victoria Eastwood, arkansasonline.com, 14 Jan. 2025 The palace will remain occupied and fully operational for the duration. Stephanie Nolasco, Fox News, 12 Jan. 2025 See all Example Sentences for palace 
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Adjective
  • The hotel’s Nine Kingdoms of Bali experience includes luxurious accommodations, a tour of Klungkung Palace and lunch with one of the royals.
    Terry Elward, Forbes, 24 Jan. 2025
  • That would be Dua Lipa, who was seen touching down at New York's JFK airport earlier today, with a bevy of delightful charms attached to her luxurious Hermès Birkin.
    Christian Allaire, Vogue, 23 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • Joining Bezos in the lavish Miami real estate market are David and Victoria Beckham, who opted to purchase their $80 million mansion on the Miami Beach waterfront.
    John Yoo and John Shu, Newsweek, 24 Jan. 2025
  • Adele rented the 10-bedroom mansion in West Sussex for six months in 2012, according to Sutton.
    Raven Brunner, People.com, 23 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • These components — the central tower, spider structure and polygon base — are all hosted on what is called the altitude structure.
    Samantha Mathewson, Space.com, 19 Jan. 2025
  • Even before setting foot inside the 6000-square-foot temple, the ornate entrance towers (or Raja Gopurams) stand tall above the structure along with two pyramidal towers (or Vimana Gopurams) over each of the main shrines.
    Lauren Costantino, Miami Herald, 19 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • Although Kessler is a high-profile litigator, including by leading high-profile antitrust lawsuits against the NCAA, NASCAR, U.S. Soccer, the NFL and other major sports defendants, litigators sometimes negotiate resolutions without having to go to court.
    Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 25 Jan. 2025
  • According to People, Emily and Justin Baldoni have been spending time in Hawaii with their two children as his lawyer, Bryan Freedman, continues to face off against Lively's legal team in and outside of court.
    Emily Tannenbaum, Glamour, 25 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • This explains why so many millennials are still alone: they’re imprisoned in their own sky castles.
    Alex Baia, The New Yorker, 20 Jan. 2025
  • But its most famous residence is the French Renaissance Biltmore Estate, which was George Vanderbilt’s 250-room castle and is considered the largest home in America.
    Amelia Mularz, Architectural Digest, 17 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • Image Most of the tributes to Mr. Carter avoided the pointed commentary of recent funerals at the cathedral for President George H.W. Bush and Senator John McCain that were at times seen as rebukes of Mr. Trump.
    Peter Baker, New York Times, 9 Jan. 2025
  • Andrea Mitchell, who got her start at NBC News during the Carter administration, was spotted in one of the cathedral chapels, which doubled as a warming room for reporters doing stand-ups or waiting for the clear to enter the cathedral itself.
    Ted Johnson, Deadline, 9 Jan. 2025
Adjective
  • More than 1,000 cabins are in the deluxe balcony category and can sleep up to four guests.
    Elizabeth Heath, Travel + Leisure, 17 Jan. 2025
  • The Atlanta rapper recently dropped off the deluxe version of his fourth solo album WHAM and is planning on releasing another project entitled Dominique some time in February.
    Angel Diaz, Billboard, 15 Jan. 2025
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

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“Palace.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/palace. Accessed 29 Jan. 2025.

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