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masterpiece

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


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For one thing, the album’s 14 tracks are a tour de force, a masterpiece of inspired songwriting and musicianship.

From Salon Aug. 5, 2026

Choose your own culinary adventure: The most advanced ordering system in the food industry is the multiple-choice menu that lets you assemble a masterpiece from every filling, topping, and garnish in existence.

From Slate Jul. 30, 2026

The Times described it as "a masterpiece in every way", and the Standard praised the film as a "colossal piece of cinema".

From BBC Jul. 28, 2026

That noirish masterpiece was cast entirely with supporting players, performers whose characters were usually killed off or otherwise dismissed.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 22, 2026

Somewhere in Pauling’s masterpiece I hoped the real secret would lie.

From "Double Helix" by James D. Watson

How could a civilization boasting gold and bronze masterpieces, jadeworking and silk production seemingly disappear overnight, leaving no written record or human remains?

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 8, 2026

Among the paintings now on display are several widely viewed as Kahlo masterpieces.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 14, 2026

Julian Gascoigne, senior director in Sotheby's paintings department, said it was one of Landseer's great Highland masterpieces.

From BBC Jul. 2, 2026

Estimated by art historians to have been begun sometime after 1317, the frescoes are considered to be one of Giotto di Bondone's masterpieces.

From Barron's Jun. 12, 2026

He had sat here holding blank negatives, masterpieces of human ingenuity wasted.

From "Black Like Me" by John Howard Griffin




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