as in composition
a literary, musical, or artistic production
the composer's final opus was performed posthumously to great acclaim
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Recent Examples of opus
This 800-page opus follows four friends over decades, centering on Jude St. Francis, a brilliant lawyer whose childhood trauma haunts his adult life despite professional success and loving relationships.
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Jeremy Bradley-Silverio Donato, Forbes.com, 6 May 2025
In addition to her five most recent studio albums and four Taylor’s Version re-records receiving boosts, her first six full-lengths naturally saw spikes in listenership — particularly Reputation, her 2017 opus which had not yet been given a Taylor’s Version treatment (and possibly never will).
—Jason Lipshutz, Billboard, 4 June 2025
Enter Something Beautiful, a wily pop opus with contributions from a diverse array of indie artists.
—Nina Corcoran, Pitchfork, 30 May 2025
After a brief theatrical run, a slightly longer tenure on VOD and a lifetime of cable re-runs every Father’s Day, this frontier opus would trot off into the sunset as a footnote in Alec Baldwin‘s post-30 Rock, pre-reality TV show career.
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 2 May 2025
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Jeremy Bradley-Silverio Donato, Forbes.com, 6 May 2025
In addition to her five most recent studio albums and four Taylor’s Version re-records receiving boosts, her first six full-lengths naturally saw spikes in listenership — particularly Reputation, her 2017 opus which had not yet been given a Taylor’s Version treatment (and possibly never will).
—Jason Lipshutz, Billboard, 4 June 2025
Enter Something Beautiful, a wily pop opus with contributions from a diverse array of indie artists.
—Nina Corcoran, Pitchfork, 30 May 2025
After a brief theatrical run, a slightly longer tenure on VOD and a lifetime of cable re-runs every Father’s Day, this frontier opus would trot off into the sunset as a footnote in Alec Baldwin‘s post-30 Rock, pre-reality TV show career.
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 2 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for opus
Noun
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The songs are not so much compositions as elliptical confessions, murmured rather than declared.—
arkansasonline.com,
arkansasonline.com,
5 July 2025
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Microbiome composition: Revealing microbial imbalances that may drive disease.—
Ximena Araya-Fischel,
Forbes.com,
4 July 2025
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Mazzoli created a lush score that was alternately sweeping or intimate, sensuous or mystical, yet with a distinctive sound that was her own weaving a thread through the piece.—
Janelle Gelfand,
Cincinnati.com,
19 July 2017
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This is why the war stories of Tom Clancy are such convincing and moving pieces of fiction.—
Janine Barchas,
Washington Post,
18 July 2017
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The agency ordered Gateway Energy Storage to conduct environmental monitoring whenever the company handles batteries; safely remove, package and dispose of all impacted battery packs; and submit detailed work plans and progress reports to the agency.—
Rob Nikolewski,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
8 July 2025
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The Cormac McCarthy Society have made PDFs of all the Spanish passages in McCarthy’s work available online.—
Rachel Ashcroft
July 7,
Literary Hub,
7 July 2025
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First, was the Demna retrospective of his visionary fashion masterpieces during his reign at Balenciaga.—
Rhonda Richford,
Footwear News,
30 June 2025
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Restoration, re-releases: Wong Kar Wai’s romantic masterpiece In The Mood For Love from Janus Films opens at the IFC Center and Film at Lincoln Center this weekend, at L.A.’s Laemmle Royal and Glendale next.—
Jill Goldsmith,
Deadline,
27 June 2025
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“Opus.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/opus. Accessed 13 Jul. 2025.
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