showpiece

noun

show·​piece ˈshō-ˌpēs 

: 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.

Recent Examples on the Web

As the name suggests, the showpiece of this version of the Freak goes beyond the flying carrousel movement. —Cait Bazemore, Robb Report, 28 Feb. 2025

Many of the action showpieces revolve not around Fok, but rather MC Cheung’s young and agile cop Lee, who came up under the inspector’s mentorship and continues to take down bad guys the old-fashioned way. —James Marsh, Deadline, 10 Jan. 2025

On the face of it, not much happens here; there are gradations in mood, like light changing over the course of a day, along with a seeping of details about Rose’s past, but the drama is kept corralled for the final showpiece. —Stephanie Bunbury, Deadline, 14 Feb. 2025

Tucked away on a double bluff-top parcel spanning over an acre, the modern showpiece was completed in 2008. —Wendy Bowman, Robb Report, 20 Dec. 2024

Word History

First Known Use

1823, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for showpiece

• apiece
• aris
• assise
• caprice
• cerise
• decease
• decrease
• eyepiece
• facepiece
• handpiece
• headpiece
• increase

Kids Definition

showpiece

noun

show·​piece ˈshō-ˌpēs 

: a very fine example used for exhibition