as in masterpieces
something (as a work of art) that is a great achievement and often its creator's greatest achievement
this symphony is usually considered Beethoven's magnum opus
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masterpieces
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Advertisement Reservation Dogs was one of television’s rare masterpieces, woven from a lifetime’s worth of observations and obsessions, existential struggles and in-jokes, and shot through with a sparkling thread of spirituality.—
Judy Berman,
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Alongside many of Barbieri’s renowned masterpieces, the exhibition will also feature several previously unseen photographs, spanning from the 1960s to the 2000s as the result of in-depth research conducted within the artist’s archive.—
Andrea Onate,
Footwear News,
23 Sep. 2025
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“Magnum opuses.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/magnum%20opuses. Accessed 29 Sep. 2025.
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