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masterpiece

[mas-ter-pees, mah-ster-] / ˈmæs tərˌpis, ˈmɑ stər- /


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The 1984 musical, inspired by the painter Georges Seurat’s 1886 pointillist masterpiece “A Sunday Afternoon on the Island of La Grande Jatte,” explored the rigors and rewards of the artistic process.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 17, 2026

The Stuxnet cyberweapon that targeted Iran’s Natanz uranium-enrichment facility in 2010 is reportedly a joint masterpiece of America’s National Security Agency and Israel’s Unit 8200.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 11, 2026

What is firmly at Tudor's door was that it was his bold decision to drop Vicario and play Kinsky and to say it back-fired is a masterpiece of under-statement.

From BBC • Mar. 10, 2026

Perched on the edge of the rugged Yorkshire moors that inspired Emily Bronte to write her masterpiece "Wuthering Heights", the quaint village of Haworth has long been a place of literary pilgrimage.

From Barron's • Feb. 28, 2026

Tired out but proud, the animals walked round and round their masterpiece, which appeared even more beautiful in their eyes than when it had been built the first time.

From "Animal Farm: A Fairy Story" by George Orwell