as in classic
something (as a work of art) that is a great achievement and often its creator's greatest achievement
Michelangelo's frescoes in the Sistine Chapel are often considered to be his masterpieces
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His 43-point, nine-rebound, six-assist outing in Game 4 against the Lakers was a masterpiece.
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Sam Amick, New York Times, 29 Apr. 2025
Mexico’s Julián Hernández, contemporary cinema’s greatest stylist, reunites with Alejandro Cantú, cinematographer of his previous masterpieces Broken Sky and Raging Sun, Raging Sky, for his new movie, Demons at Dawn.
—Armond White, National Review, 25 Apr. 2025
This film hopes you’ll be impressed by one De Niro doing a Pesci impression while the other does classic De Niro, evoking the spirit of Martin Scorsese’s slicker masterpieces.
—Fran Hoepfner, Vulture, 22 Apr. 2025
The 1930’s cinematic masterpiece — focused on two slick (but loving) twins, Smoke and Stack — is a beautiful whirlwind of passion, family differences, Black history and culture, and deep-southern folklore all wrapped up in the powerful, rich history of Delta Blues.
—Amber Corrine, VIBE.com, 21 Apr. 2025
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Sam Amick, New York Times, 29 Apr. 2025
Mexico’s Julián Hernández, contemporary cinema’s greatest stylist, reunites with Alejandro Cantú, cinematographer of his previous masterpieces Broken Sky and Raging Sun, Raging Sky, for his new movie, Demons at Dawn.
—Armond White, National Review, 25 Apr. 2025
This film hopes you’ll be impressed by one De Niro doing a Pesci impression while the other does classic De Niro, evoking the spirit of Martin Scorsese’s slicker masterpieces.
—Fran Hoepfner, Vulture, 22 Apr. 2025
The 1930’s cinematic masterpiece — focused on two slick (but loving) twins, Smoke and Stack — is a beautiful whirlwind of passion, family differences, Black history and culture, and deep-southern folklore all wrapped up in the powerful, rich history of Delta Blues.
—Amber Corrine, VIBE.com, 21 Apr. 2025
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Noun
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This is a club, as the Joy Division classic goes, that is meant to fall apart when Easter arrives.—
Gregg Evans,
New York Times,
22 Apr. 2025
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The film, which is considered a cult classic in Hip-Hop circles, also included appearances by JAY-Z and Dash himself.—
Preezy Brown,
VIBE.com,
21 Apr. 2025
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In Sunday in the Park With George, Stephen Sondheim and James Lapine’s masterwork about the art of making art, Patinkin played both Georges Seurat in 1884 and his artist great-grandson a century later.—
Mark Seliger,
Vulture,
7 Apr. 2025
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Farrow & Ball’s Breakfast Room Green on the windows and frames is another subtle homage to Gill and his early 1920s multifamily residential masterwork, Horatio West Court, located in Broughton’s native Santa Monica.—
Jessica Ritz,
Architectural Digest,
20 Mar. 2025
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“Masterpiece.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/masterpiece. Accessed 5 May. 2025.
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