Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun Something exhibited, especially as an outstanding example of its kind.
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- noun Something that exhibits exceptional
quality , something worth being shown. - noun Something made specifically to be
displayed .
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- noun the outstanding item (the prize piece or main exhibit) in a collection
Etymologies
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Examples
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This will have several interlocking components: The showpiece will be a new U.N. Security Council resolution to add sanctions against the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps and its affiliated companies, along with other Iranian firms involved in manufacturing, transporting and financing weapons shipments and other illicit activities.
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The showpiece will be a collection of about 10,000 personal papers that belonged to Dr. King, which were purchased with a $32 million loan backed by some of Atlanta's biggest philanthropists and corporations.
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The showpiece is a complex natural cooling plan that will bring the temperature down dramatically, for example from about 45 degrees Celsius outdoors to about 25 degrees indoors, according to Mr. Schuler, who is working on the project.
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I don't remember what all cars they had from the movie but the showpiece was the Jeep by the character played by Tom Cruise.
Archive 2003-07-01 Ed 2003
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I don't remember what all cars they had from the movie but the showpiece was the Jeep by the character played by Tom Cruise.
All we need is Blog? Ed 2003
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The showpiece is a lengthy interpretation of James Brown's "It's a Man's Man's Man's World," with a brief detour into George Gershwin's "Summertime."
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The showpiece is a lengthy interpretation of James Brown's "It's a Man's Man's Man's World," with a brief detour into George Gershwin's "Summertime."
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This will have several interlocking components: The showpiece will be a new U.N. Security Council resolution to add sanctions against the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps and its affiliated companies, along with other Iranian firms involved in manufacturing, transporting and financing weapons shipments and other illicit activities.
Israelated - English Israel blogs Israel Matzav 2010
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However, England plans to take a team of 560 for the October 3-14 showpiece, which is set to be the biggest multiple-sport event staged in India since the 1982 Asian Games.
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However, England plans to take a team of 560 for the October 3-14 showpiece, which is set to be the biggest multiple-sport event staged in India since the 1982 Asian Games.
bilby commented on the word showpiece
"Russia has poured vast amounts of money into reconstructing the capital and central Grozny is the showpiece of the program."
- Musa Sadulayev, Chechnya suicide bombing injures 6 police, examiner.com, 16 September 2009.
September 18, 2009