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showpiece::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | collector's item, piece de resistance |
| Type of | oddment, curiosity, oddity, curio, peculiarity, rarity |
| Has types | rariora |
Examples of showpiece
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The Sonning Common secondary's annual showpiece event was for year 11 students.
From the henleystandard.co.uk
Ferguson could take it out on them by leaving them out of that showpiece final.
From the chron.com
The showpiece 42-kilometre race attracts thousands of spectators and competitors.
From the en.wikipedia.org
The most expensive seat to watch the showpiece 100-meters final will be $1,140.
From the washingtonpost.com
But a nine-week ban for stamping led to him missing the showpiece in New Zealand.
From the express.co.uk
Today's match could produce the latest Kiwi triumph in the NRL's showpiece event.
From the nzherald.co.nz
The Shostakovich No. 1 may not be regarded as your typical instrumental showpiece.
From the dispatch.com
Sirte is Col Muammar Gaddafi's birthplace, and he built it up as a showpiece city.
From the telegraph.co.uk
Gosden concedes that it has not been easy for racing to get its showpiece day.
From the thisislondon.co.uk
- Collector's item: the outstanding item (the prize piece or main exhibit) in a collection
- * An accomplishment which is worthy of display and admiration: * An outstanding example of a type: * A performance or composition which provides an opportunity for the display of a particular skill: * A work of art or theatrical production presented for exhibition:nn* In the satiric sense, a ...
- Something that exhibits exceptional quality, something worth being shown; Something made specifically to be displayed
