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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Recent Examples of masterpiece Adolescence, lauded as a TV masterpiece by critics and undoubtedly an Emmy frontrunner with its Baby Reindeer-like success, is unrelenting. Lily Ford, HollywoodReporter, 10 Apr. 2025 This streamer is one for movie lovers, featuring everything from cult classics to modern masterpieces. Faisal Kutty, Newsweek, 11 Mar. 2025 Someone else whose very existence was a masterpiece declared all art quite useless. Jackson Arn, The New Yorker, 10 Mar. 2025 The outdoor spaces are a masterpiece of design, offering a collection of serene and entertaining areas. Rowan Briggs, The Mercury News, 10 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for masterpiece
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Noun
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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 2 May. 2025.

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