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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.
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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
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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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for showplace
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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
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The same area saw a devastating blaze in 2017, when the Skirball fire burned 475 acres and destroyed multiple mansions, including one owned by Rupert Murdoch.—
Mike Ives,
New York Times,
23 Jan. 2025
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Qualley is set to play a governess who is taking care of children in a remote gothic manor while hiding her psychopathic tendencies.—
Samantha Bergeson,
IndieWire,
20 Jan. 2025
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See which remarkable manors and estates have stood in for royal homes throughout history.—
Alex Apatoff,
People.com,
13 Jan. 2025
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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
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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
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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
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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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The original family villa stands in a secluded park on Traunstrasse 34.—
Ulrike Lemmin-Woolfrey, contributor,
CNBC,
20 Jan. 2025
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Couples in North America and South America prefer banquet halls, while those in Western Europe typically gravitate toward villas for their wedding reception.—
Justin Gest,
Newsweek,
20 Jan. 2025
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Among the producers of Michael are co-executors of the Jackson estate John Branca and John McClain.—
Benjamin VanHoose,
People.com,
24 Jan. 2025
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The terminal sale and the class action settlement aren’t the only matters Yellow’s estate is still litigating in Delaware bankruptcy court.—
Glenn Taylor,
Sourcing Journal,
23 Jan. 2025
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His team has an inherent cap because of its roster construction, the fan base is calling for his head (again) and there’s no stability on the horizon.—
Brendan Marks,
The Athletic,
24 Jan. 2025
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Big machine companies today deliver autonomy for industrial, mining and agricultural tasks, and provide tremendous value in diverse applications like mining, quarrying, agriculture, garbage management, river dredging, airport logistics and yes - construction on the moon!—
Sabbir Rangwala,
Forbes,
24 Jan. 2025
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However, the variety of architecture within the famed eastern Long Island towns actually ranges from English Country manor houses and Neoclassical mansions to Colonial Revival estates and sleek contemporary dwellings.—
Emma Reynolds,
Robb Report,
27 Jan. 2025
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Live out your Pride and Prejudice dreams in Derbyshire Several historic manor houses and estates across Derbyshire and the Peak District served as the sets for both the 1995 BBC television adaptation and the 2005 film adaptation of Austen’s most famous novel, Pride and Prejudice.—
Cat Sposato,
AFAR Media,
17 Jan. 2025
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“Showplace.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/showplace. Accessed 31 Jan. 2025.
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