as in masterpiece
something (as a work of art) that is a great achievement and often its creator's greatest achievement
the sculptor labored for 15 years on his chef d'oeuvre
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masterpiece
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On the eve of the war, Jaujard, with the help of staff and volunteers, secretly arranged for the Mona Lisa and thousands of other masterpieces to be evacuated to the French countryside to protect them from looting.—
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The Harvard jokesters’ ad noted that a $10 million reward is being offered for the return of the 13 missing masterpieces that were taken from the Boston museum 35 years ago.—
Rosemary Feitelberg,
Footwear News,
20 Oct. 2025
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“Chef d'oeuvre.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/chef%20d%27oeuvre. Accessed 23 Oct. 2025.
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