as in masterpieces
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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Recent Examples of masterworks
Its site, featuring a building designed by Pritzker Prize winning design practice Herzog & de Meuron and a landscape of native and flowering plants, will present a rotating selection of masterworks curated by the Calder Foundation.
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Chadd Scott, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025
From August 13 through 17, Northern California’s Monterey Peninsula once again became the annual bellwether for the collector-car market, as the world’s leading auction houses presented masterworks through the automotive ages.
—Viju Mathew, Robb Report, 20 Aug. 2025
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.
—News Desk, Artforum, 5 Aug. 2025
Chadd Scott, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025
From August 13 through 17, Northern California’s Monterey Peninsula once again became the annual bellwether for the collector-car market, as the world’s leading auction houses presented masterworks through the automotive ages.
—Viju Mathew, Robb Report, 20 Aug. 2025
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.
—News Desk, Artforum, 5 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for masterworks
masterpieces
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These masterpieces become keepsakes for pet parents and often earn a spot on the refrigerator.—
Liz O'Connell,
MSNBC Newsweek,
2 Sep. 2025
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Their 7-week-old baby slept in the top slot of a double-decker stroller while three kids drew chalk masterpieces of their own and another swung from their arms.—
Jake Sheridan,
Chicago Tribune,
1 Sep. 2025
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“Masterworks.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/masterworks. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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