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
The timing could not be better, as earlier this month a mind-bending survey of Duchamp’s masterworks opened at the Museum of Modern Art, a short walk away in Midtown.
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Nate Freeman, Vanity Fair, 24 Apr. 2026
Despite the clients’ cache of masterworks, the property is anything but a museum—its spirited decorative moments serving as a gentle reminder that the house is meant first and foremost to be lived in.
—David Foxley, Architectural Digest, 24 Apr. 2026
Formed in Berlin, the Notos Quartett is known for its wide-ranging repertoire, spanning classical masterworks, rediscovered treasures and contemporary compositions.
—Anne Gelhaus, Mercury News, 22 Mar. 2026
The Barnes has one of the world's most extraordinary private collections with 181 Renoirs, 69 Cézannes, 59 Matisses, and 46 Picassos—that's more impressionist and post-impressionist masterworks than most major museums.
—Iona Brannon, Travel + Leisure, 15 Mar. 2026
But amid the mess of UCLA’s 72-59 win over 14th-seeded Rutgers was a slippery star point guard in the middle of one of his masterworks, not only lifting the Bruins to victory but passing and rebounding and defending his way into the Big Ten tournament record books.
—Ryan Kartje, Los Angeles Times, 13 Mar. 2026
Éliane Radigue, a French electronic composer behind multiple masterworks of musique concrète and minimalism, has died.
—Hattie Lindert, Pitchfork, 24 Feb. 2026
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.
—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
Nate Freeman, Vanity Fair, 24 Apr. 2026
Despite the clients’ cache of masterworks, the property is anything but a museum—its spirited decorative moments serving as a gentle reminder that the house is meant first and foremost to be lived in.
—David Foxley, Architectural Digest, 24 Apr. 2026
Formed in Berlin, the Notos Quartett is known for its wide-ranging repertoire, spanning classical masterworks, rediscovered treasures and contemporary compositions.
—Anne Gelhaus, Mercury News, 22 Mar. 2026
The Barnes has one of the world's most extraordinary private collections with 181 Renoirs, 69 Cézannes, 59 Matisses, and 46 Picassos—that's more impressionist and post-impressionist masterworks than most major museums.
—Iona Brannon, Travel + Leisure, 15 Mar. 2026
But amid the mess of UCLA’s 72-59 win over 14th-seeded Rutgers was a slippery star point guard in the middle of one of his masterworks, not only lifting the Bruins to victory but passing and rebounding and defending his way into the Big Ten tournament record books.
—Ryan Kartje, Los Angeles Times, 13 Mar. 2026
Éliane Radigue, a French electronic composer behind multiple masterworks of musique concrète and minimalism, has died.
—Hattie Lindert, Pitchfork, 24 Feb. 2026
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.
—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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for masterworks
masterpieces
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Along the way, masterpieces are made, gloves are bedazzled, moons are walked.—
Spencer Kornhaber,
The Atlantic,
24 Apr. 2026
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Gape at artistic masterpieces at the Museo e Bosco Reale di Capodimonte.—
Laura Itzkowitz,
Travel + Leisure,
20 Apr. 2026
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“Masterworks.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/masterworks. Accessed 29 Apr. 2026.
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