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
Oscar-winning filmmaker Guillermo del Toro has long been an admirer of Mary Shelley's Frankenstein, having spent years trying to bring his own adaptation of the Gothic masterpiece to life.
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Allison Degrushe, Entertainment Weekly, 7 Nov. 2025
Those years brought a new swath of fans to Gunn’s meditative folk and rock sounds, showcased on low-key masterpieces like 2019’s The Unseen In Between.
—Simon Vozick-Levinson, Rolling Stone, 5 Nov. 2025
Fast-forward to 2025, McMillan’s masterpieces have appeared on the New York Times bestsellers list a remarkable 10 times and her books have sold millions of copies across the globe.
—Essence, 5 Nov. 2025
The 11-inning masterpiece of a game had no shortage of tense moments and had the Toronto Blue Jays two outs away from a win twice.
—Gabe Smallson, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Nov. 2025
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Allison Degrushe, Entertainment Weekly, 7 Nov. 2025
Those years brought a new swath of fans to Gunn’s meditative folk and rock sounds, showcased on low-key masterpieces like 2019’s The Unseen In Between.
—Simon Vozick-Levinson, Rolling Stone, 5 Nov. 2025
Fast-forward to 2025, McMillan’s masterpieces have appeared on the New York Times bestsellers list a remarkable 10 times and her books have sold millions of copies across the globe.
—Essence, 5 Nov. 2025
The 11-inning masterpiece of a game had no shortage of tense moments and had the Toronto Blue Jays two outs away from a win twice.
—Gabe Smallson, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Nov. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for masterpiece
Noun
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Best Simple Menorah Originally designed for Areaware, Josh Owen’s solid cast-iron menorah became an instant classic for those in search of a modern menorah.—
Rachel Fletcher,
Architectural Digest,
11 Nov. 2025
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Sabrina Carpenter is set to jump down the rabbit hole and onto the big screen with a new musical adaptation of the Lewis Carroll classic Alice in Wonderland.—
Jon Blistein,
Rolling Stone,
11 Nov. 2025
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Antetokounmpo made a series of jaw-dropping plays in Games 4 and 5 to set up his masterwork in Milwaukee, in Game 6.—
The Athletic NBA Staff,
New York Times,
11 Nov. 2025
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Rejecting the streamlining and modernizing approach of many recent translations, Mendelsohn artfully reproduces the epic’s formal qualities—meter, enjambment, alliteration, assonance—and in so doing restores to Homer’s masterwork its archaic grandeur.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
10 Nov. 2025
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“Masterpiece.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/masterpiece. Accessed 17 Nov. 2025.
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