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
Burnett and Ross Buckley founded the chamber music collective here in 1994 and have since played chamber masterworks, commissioned new works and collaborated across genres.
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Beth Wood, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 Jan. 2026
These two architectural masterworks are separated by two hours on the TGV, but the otherworldliness of La Tourette makes the trip interstellar.
—Vishaan Chakrabarti, Air Mail, 17 Jan. 2026
Sales come and go, and with them masterworks of every style, size, medium, and era.
—Sam Cochran, Architectural Digest, 8 Jan. 2026
There’s no shortage of restomod operations in 2025, each dedicated to the pursuit of starting with canonical pieces of automotive history, and molding together the best technology, materials, and design to assemble sensational new interpretations of these masterworks.
—Peter Nelson, Robb Report, 3 Dec. 2025
The European painting galleries hold masterworks by Johannes Vermeer, Rembrandt, and Vincent Van Gogh, while the modern and contemporary galleries showcase pieces by modern giants like Jackson Pollock and Andy Warhol.
—Iona Brannon, Travel + Leisure, 26 Nov. 2025
Starting in January, masterworks of sculpture, drawings, paintings and porcelain will be offered through Christie's art and luxury auction house.
—Caché McClay, Nashville Tennessean, 25 Nov. 2025
Here are some of the (streamable) masterworks that helped to do so.
—Hilton Als, New Yorker, 24 Oct. 2025
Discovering the genre through Americanized versions of Japanese masterworks, millennials explored world cinema largely through comparison.
—Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 16 Oct. 2025
Beth Wood, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 Jan. 2026
These two architectural masterworks are separated by two hours on the TGV, but the otherworldliness of La Tourette makes the trip interstellar.
—Vishaan Chakrabarti, Air Mail, 17 Jan. 2026
Sales come and go, and with them masterworks of every style, size, medium, and era.
—Sam Cochran, Architectural Digest, 8 Jan. 2026
There’s no shortage of restomod operations in 2025, each dedicated to the pursuit of starting with canonical pieces of automotive history, and molding together the best technology, materials, and design to assemble sensational new interpretations of these masterworks.
—Peter Nelson, Robb Report, 3 Dec. 2025
The European painting galleries hold masterworks by Johannes Vermeer, Rembrandt, and Vincent Van Gogh, while the modern and contemporary galleries showcase pieces by modern giants like Jackson Pollock and Andy Warhol.
—Iona Brannon, Travel + Leisure, 26 Nov. 2025
Starting in January, masterworks of sculpture, drawings, paintings and porcelain will be offered through Christie's art and luxury auction house.
—Caché McClay, Nashville Tennessean, 25 Nov. 2025
Here are some of the (streamable) masterworks that helped to do so.
—Hilton Als, New Yorker, 24 Oct. 2025
Discovering the genre through Americanized versions of Japanese masterworks, millennials explored world cinema largely through comparison.
—Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 16 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for masterworks
masterpieces
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For the bans on Proust and other international writers only applied to translations, allowing those with sufficient linguistic ability to consume scandalous masterpieces from abroad in their original form.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
2 Feb. 2026
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The marque is full of artists that can’t let their masterpieces go untouched and instead must keep changing the models for new audiences.—
Erik Shilling,
Robb Report,
30 Jan. 2026
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“Masterworks.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/masterworks. Accessed 5 Feb. 2026.
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