as in masterpiece
something (as a work of art) that is a great achievement and often its creator's greatest achievement
his most famous novel is regarded as a masterwork of Western literature
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The Henry and Rose Pearlman Foundation, which oversees the renowned Pearlman Collection, an assembly of modern and Impressionist masterworks, will gift the entire assembly to three museums.
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News Desk, Artforum, 5 Aug. 2025
In Davies’s incandescent and haunting masterwork, named the best movie of 2017 by Reverse Shot, Cynthia Nixon delivers a triumphant performance as Emily Dickinson.
—Samantha Bergeson, IndieWire, 5 Aug. 2025
Hooper’s masterwork takes center stage in the expansive, deeply admiring documentary from director Alexandre O. Philippe that premiered at last summer’s Venice Biennale, timed to anticipate the original film’s semicentennial in October 2024.
—Zac Ntim, Deadline, 30 July 2025
Panthers a ‘Team of Year’ finalist at ESPY Awards: ESPN’s masterwork in self-promotion marks its 33rd annual ESPY Awards this Wednesday in L.A., with comedian Shane Gillis hosting.
—Greg Cote
july 13, Miami Herald, 13 July 2025
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News Desk, Artforum, 5 Aug. 2025
In Davies’s incandescent and haunting masterwork, named the best movie of 2017 by Reverse Shot, Cynthia Nixon delivers a triumphant performance as Emily Dickinson.
—Samantha Bergeson, IndieWire, 5 Aug. 2025
Hooper’s masterwork takes center stage in the expansive, deeply admiring documentary from director Alexandre O. Philippe that premiered at last summer’s Venice Biennale, timed to anticipate the original film’s semicentennial in October 2024.
—Zac Ntim, Deadline, 30 July 2025
Panthers a ‘Team of Year’ finalist at ESPY Awards: ESPN’s masterwork in self-promotion marks its 33rd annual ESPY Awards this Wednesday in L.A., with comedian Shane Gillis hosting.
—Greg Cote
july 13, Miami Herald, 13 July 2025
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masterpiece
Noun
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Young Hamnet’s shuffling off this mortal coil once laid the groundwork for a masterpiece.—
David Fear,
Rolling Stone,
8 Sep. 2025
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As most movie lovers know, checking in at the Bates proved unfortunate for Marion Crane, the character played by Janet Leigh in Alfred Hitchcock's 1960 masterpiece Psycho.—
Jordan Hoffman,
Entertainment Weekly,
8 Sep. 2025
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“Masterwork.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/masterwork. Accessed 16 Sep. 2025.
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