showplace

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Recent Examples of showplace 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 Her front yard was a showplace of emerald turf, blossoming rose bushes and young palm trees. Harriet Ryan, Los Angeles Times, 25 Apr. 2024 See all Example Sentences for showplace 
Recent Examples of Synonyms for showplace
Noun
  • The historic mansion, where several scenes unfold — including a tense exchange between Tommy and frenemy Alfie Solomons (Tom Hardy) — is actually Arley Hall & Gardens, outside Liverpool in Cheshire.
    Matt Cabral, EW.com, 12 Jan. 2025
  • Constructed in 1887, the Queen Anne-style mansion, privately owned, was on the National Register of Historic Places.
    Daniel Miller, Los Angeles Times, 12 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • Adjacent to the manor, the Soldier’s House is contemporary in design with a state-of-the-art kitchen connected to a cathedral living room and two upstairs bedrooms.
    Joanne Shurvell, Forbes, 6 Jan. 2025
  • Between the sea and moor A roomy manor does not appeal to me.
    New York Times Games, New York Times, 4 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • From the moment Sandoval arrives at the castle in Episode 1, his mere presence incites derision.
    Megan McCluskey, TIME, 10 Jan. 2025
  • The black and white marble floor blocks and the 20,000 mission tiles for the roof were found in a Cuban castle.
    Miami Herasld Archives, Miami Herald, 7 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
Noun
  • Two months later, on the tenth anniversary to the day of Brando’s death, the resort opened its 35 private villas.
    Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 7 Jan. 2025
  • This ’70s inspired villa tour was first published by AD France.
    Annabelle Dufraigne, Architectural Digest, 31 Dec. 2024
Noun
  • Lisa Marie was the only child of Elvis Presley and Priscilla and she was buried at her father’s Graceland estate in Memphis next to Elvis and her son, Benjamin, who died by suicide in 2020.
    Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 13 Jan. 2025
  • The team has also released the first vintage of a more accessible estate wine, Baker & Hamilton 2021 Cabernet Sauvignon.
    Mike DeSimone and Jeff Jenssen, Robb Report, 13 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • Willis said the shelter at this point is encouraging monetary donations from the community as staff figures out the costs associated with demolition, construction and other services including renting storage spaces.
    Stephanie Lam, The Mercury News, 12 Jan. 2025
  • There will be contract change orders during construction.
    Larry Penner, New York Daily News, 12 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • The original manor house is French country chic with a spacious kitchen, dining room with a fireplace, a vast living area, charming library with a piano and individually designed bedrooms upstairs.
    Joanne Shurvell, Forbes, 6 Jan. 2025
  • The hotel has 78 rooms and suites including 20 in the main manor house.
    Jonathan Samuels, theweek, 31 Dec. 2024

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“Showplace.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/showplace. Accessed 21 Jan. 2025.

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