showplace
noun
show·place
ˈshō-ˌplās 
: a place (such as an estate or building) that is regarded as an example of beauty or excellence
Examples of showplace in a Sentence
They have transformed their home into a showplace.
Recent Examples on the Web
Rashid Johnson and Sheree Hovsepian have transformed their New York townhouse into a showplace for creativity.
March 18, 2024, 5:01 a.m.
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Max Berlinger Stefan Ruiz, New York Times, 18 Mar. 2024
This particular showplace was built by Tim O’Brien Homes, a company long committed to sustainable building.
—Lew Sichelman, Miami Herald, 26 Feb. 2024
The angular, white structure on Bluestem Lane was built to be a showplace.
—Maria L. La Ganga, Idaho Statesman, 31 Jan. 2024
Advertisers responded, and locals — from old money types to the newly flush — opened their showplaces to the editors.
—Penelope Green, New York Times, 30 Aug. 2023
Beginning with December’s opening of the Spa Tower hotel, which connects with the venue, the Chickasaw Nation showplace added a two-story spa and a five-acre pool complex called Cascades in May.
—Sasha Richie, Dallas News, 31 Aug. 2023
Even these showplaces, though, aren’t likely to be full-time residences.
—Mark Ellwood, Robb Report, 6 Aug. 2023
The real showplace for his eclectic work and methods, however, was his own property, nine acres in the foothills of the Cascade Mountains in a former mill town in Washington state that had been in his family for three generations, a homestead otherwise known as SunRay shire, or simply the shire.
—Penelope Green, BostonGlobe.com, 31 July 2023
The real showplace for his eclectic work and methods, however, was his own property, nine acres in the foothills of the Cascade Mountains in a former mill town in Washington State that had been in his family for three generations, a homestead otherwise known as SunRay shire, or simply the shire.
—Penelope Green, New York Times, 30 July 2023
Max Berlinger Stefan Ruiz, New York Times, 18 Mar. 2024
This particular showplace was built by Tim O’Brien Homes, a company long committed to sustainable building.
—Lew Sichelman, Miami Herald, 26 Feb. 2024
The angular, white structure on Bluestem Lane was built to be a showplace.
—Maria L. La Ganga, Idaho Statesman, 31 Jan. 2024
Advertisers responded, and locals — from old money types to the newly flush — opened their showplaces to the editors.
—Penelope Green, New York Times, 30 Aug. 2023
Beginning with December’s opening of the Spa Tower hotel, which connects with the venue, the Chickasaw Nation showplace added a two-story spa and a five-acre pool complex called Cascades in May.
—Sasha Richie, Dallas News, 31 Aug. 2023
Even these showplaces, though, aren’t likely to be full-time residences.
—Mark Ellwood, Robb Report, 6 Aug. 2023
The real showplace for his eclectic work and methods, however, was his own property, nine acres in the foothills of the Cascade Mountains in a former mill town in Washington state that had been in his family for three generations, a homestead otherwise known as SunRay shire, or simply the shire.
—Penelope Green, BostonGlobe.com, 31 July 2023
The real showplace for his eclectic work and methods, however, was his own property, nine acres in the foothills of the Cascade Mountains in a former mill town in Washington State that had been in his family for three generations, a homestead otherwise known as SunRay shire, or simply the shire.
—Penelope Green, New York Times, 30 July 2023
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First Known Use
1753, in the meaning defined above
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“Showplace.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/showplace. Accessed 20 Apr. 2024.
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showplace
noun
show·place
-ˌplās
: a place (as an estate or building) that is regarded as a very fine example
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