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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
People tore down posters and statues of the Assads, who first came to power in 1970, and stormed their palaces, filming their collections of luxury cars and emerging with their family albums, furniture and other trophies. The Week Uk, theweek, 14 Dec. 2024 The palace complex added a Royal Collections Gallery in June of 2023 for the display of artwork amassed throughout the course of the monarchy, which continues to utilize the building on occasion. Chadd Scott, Forbes, 13 Dec. 2024 Buckingham Palace said on Friday that palace officials were aware of an incident which had taken place outside the workplace following a reception at the official London residence of King Charles. Sarah Young, USA TODAY, 13 Dec. 2024 But the walls here and throughout are very much Steinem—a memory palace of images of family, friends, and the courageous women who have shared her beliefs in the feminist cause. Sarah Medford, Architectural Digest, 12 Dec. 2024 See all Example Sentences for palace 
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Adjective
  • The Kardashian-Jenner matriarch shared snapshots of her luxurious holiday decor in her Instagram Story featuring Chrissy Teigen and John Legend, who were invited over to her house for dinner.
    Mackenzie Schmidt, People.com, 24 Dec. 2024
  • There is also a Children’s Afternoon Tea available featuring treats like a luxurious cheesecake pot layered with sea salt caramel, sauce, praline, and Chantilly cream served in a chocolate pot, chocolate ganache éclairs, and rich banana bread.
    Meredith Lepore, Robb Report, 24 Dec. 2024
Noun
  • Inside, the four-bedroom mansion spreads out across nearly 8,000 square feet of living space with sleek features.
    Demetrius Simms, Robb Report, 24 Dec. 2024
  • Hutter nearly escapes an attack from Orlok, which involves flinging himself from the mansion's second-story window into the rocky waters of the Black Sea.
    Haadiza Ogwude, The Enquirer, 23 Dec. 2024
Noun
  • However Save Our Southbank, which is made up of both local individuals and organizations, objected to Mitsubishi’s redevelopment proposal, saying the new taller tower would be 225% the size of the existing ITV building.
    K.J. Yossman, Variety, 20 Dec. 2024
  • Don’t look now, but the company formally known as Facebook has officially pioneered the science of real time language translation, in a modern-day ‘reverse tower of Babel’ scenario that’s likely to bring a lot of change to our world.
    John Werner, Forbes, 20 Dec. 2024
Noun
  • And even after doing it 18 previous times over 21 seasons, a spot on the court Christmas evening with everyone watching hit him like a triple espresso.
    Austin Knoblauch, Los Angeles Times, 26 Dec. 2024
  • The court is however currently short of three judges.
    Ryan Hogg, Fortune Asia, 26 Dec. 2024
Noun
  • In late September, when Israel invaded Lebanon in pursuit of Hezbollah militants, the region around the castle of Tibnin (also called Toron) came under heavy bombardment.
    Lauren Frayer, NPR, 23 Dec. 2024
  • Perched on top of the cake were figures of Disney princesses Cinderella, Belle from Beauty and the Beast and Sleeping Beauty in front of a circle topper behind with the outline of Sleeping Beauty’s castle painted on it.
    Emma Aerin Becker, People.com, 20 Dec. 2024
Noun
  • Fabric of rebirth The iconic Notre Dame cathedral in Paris is finally open to the public again after a devastating fire damaged it five years ago.
    AJ Willingham, CNN, 14 Dec. 2024
  • The ceremony to mark the cathedral's return to religious services featured guests such as French President Emmanuel Macron, Trump, first lady Jill Biden, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and the U.K.'s Prince William.
    Brittney Melton, NPR, 9 Dec. 2024
Adjective
  • Katy Perry has released 1432, a deluxe version of her recent LP, 143.
    Emily Zemler, Rolling Stone, 20 Dec. 2024
  • Now, to close out the year and prepare fans for her upcoming tour in support of the album, Perry has released 1432, the deluxe version of the dance-pop project.
    Chris Malone Mendez, Forbes, 20 Dec. 2024
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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