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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
Damiani has succeeded in reflecting the artistic genius of some of the world’s most famous masterpieces in a high jewelry collection.
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Luisa Zargani, Footwear News, 11 June 2026
The Samsung 40-inch Odyssey G7 is a structural masterpiece that bridges hyper-immersive gaming frame rates with professional-grade desktop workspace.
—Juhi Wadia, PC Magazine, 11 June 2026
The temple is an architectural and geometrical masterpiece inside and out, a celebration in form and symbol of Christianity and God’s creation through stone and light, based on the architectural tradition of Byzantine and Gothic churches.
—ABC News, 10 June 2026
Helsinki is famous for its 20th-century architecture, from its central train station (an Art Nouveau masterpiece by Eliel Saarinen) to the modernist simplicity of the Finlandia concert hall by Alvar Aalto.
—Tribune News Service, Baltimore Sun, 10 June 2026
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Luisa Zargani, Footwear News, 11 June 2026
The Samsung 40-inch Odyssey G7 is a structural masterpiece that bridges hyper-immersive gaming frame rates with professional-grade desktop workspace.
—Juhi Wadia, PC Magazine, 11 June 2026
The temple is an architectural and geometrical masterpiece inside and out, a celebration in form and symbol of Christianity and God’s creation through stone and light, based on the architectural tradition of Byzantine and Gothic churches.
—ABC News, 10 June 2026
Helsinki is famous for its 20th-century architecture, from its central train station (an Art Nouveau masterpiece by Eliel Saarinen) to the modernist simplicity of the Finlandia concert hall by Alvar Aalto.
—Tribune News Service, Baltimore Sun, 10 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for masterpiece
Noun
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Summer is the season to embrace colorful stones in addition to the classics.—
Aemilia Madden,
Vogue,
18 June 2026
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During IndieWire’s Craft Roundtables panel, series production designer Susie Mancini spoke about fixing up the 1989 classic to retrofit it to a contemporary story.—
Ryan Lattanzio,
IndieWire,
17 June 2026
Noun
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Jobim and Regina’s alchemical duet lives in the pantheon of great jazz performances, but even on paper, the song is a masterwork of lyrical and compositional synergy.—
Lily Goldberg,
Pitchfork,
13 June 2026
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Kind of a contemporary genre masterwork.—
Armando Tinoco,
Deadline,
10 June 2026
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“Masterpiece.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/masterpiece. Accessed 20 Jun. 2026.
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