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Recent Examples of masterstroke
But the comedy masterstroke is Lilith’s maneuvering to take an Uber home on her mother’s account.
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David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 31 Aug. 2025
The Saint-Gaudens design of Lady Liberty with torch and olive branch is arguably the most iconic US coinage ever struck, with the eagle on the reverse a masterstroke of neoclassical style.
—Clem Chambers, Forbes.com, 26 Aug. 2025
As a promotional move, the North Coast 500 was a masterstroke — too much of one, by most accounts.
—Angus MacKinnon, CNN Money, 3 Aug. 2025
The underarm serve is one of tennis’s most curious shots, caught between the poles of disrespectful trick shot and tactical masterstroke.
—Charlie Eccleshare, The Athletic, 21 Nov. 2024
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David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 31 Aug. 2025
The Saint-Gaudens design of Lady Liberty with torch and olive branch is arguably the most iconic US coinage ever struck, with the eagle on the reverse a masterstroke of neoclassical style.
—Clem Chambers, Forbes.com, 26 Aug. 2025
As a promotional move, the North Coast 500 was a masterstroke — too much of one, by most accounts.
—Angus MacKinnon, CNN Money, 3 Aug. 2025
The underarm serve is one of tennis’s most curious shots, caught between the poles of disrespectful trick shot and tactical masterstroke.
—Charlie Eccleshare, The Athletic, 21 Nov. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for masterstroke
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The Purdies will lose their minds over the ring—there couldn’t be a more perfect museum showpiece.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
10 Oct. 2025
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Since then, the big games have returned to London — tellingly, the 1992 European Cup final won by Barcelona was the last time UEFA staged their showpiece occasion in the English capital for 19 years — and new heroes created, including England’s Lionesses winning Euro 2022.—
Richard Sutcliffe,
New York Times,
7 Oct. 2025
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The contemporary architectural masterpiece was designed by Mark Sultana of DSDG Architects and is now being offered for sale by its current owners, a former fashion executive and her husband.—
Tori Latham,
Robb Report,
12 Oct. 2025
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The many masterpieces of the museum’s Art Deco collection, the largest in the world, will be on display, such as pieces by Jacques-Émile Ruhlmann, who pioneered the pavilion at the 1925 Exposition Internationale des Arts Décoratifs et Industriels Modernes, which gave birth to the term Art Deco.—
Sofia Celeste,
Footwear News,
11 Oct. 2025
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Horror of Dracula stands alongside Tod Browning's 1931 masterwork, Dracula, as a seminal entry in the genre.—
Declan Gallagher,
Entertainment Weekly,
7 Oct. 2025
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Ultimately, Orwell ends up fighting in the Spanish Civil War with a Republican militia before turning to literature to make his political stand, finishing his masterwork 1984 just months before his death in 1950.—
Katie Kilkenny,
HollywoodReporter,
3 Oct. 2025
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Brennan mostly views the NFL circus as a unique — meaning, singular — marketing tour de force.—
Alec Lewis,
New York Times,
8 Oct. 2025
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Israeli filmmaker Nadav Lapid’s latest tour de force is an absurdist, boldly surprising condemnation of his homeland.—
Christian Blauvelt,
IndieWire,
30 Sep. 2025
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“Masterstroke.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/masterstroke. Accessed 20 Oct. 2025.
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