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also opuses
as in works
a literary, musical, or artistic production
the composer's final opus was performed posthumously to great acclaim
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Recent Examples of opera
Now that Chalamet is also dealing with the headache of his remarks last month to Matthew McConaughey about the lack of impact that ballet and opera have on modern culture, the first and most obvious lesson is that, to quote the old axiom, absence makes the heart grow fonder.
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Josh Spiegel, HollywoodReporter, 17 Mar. 2026
When the mic came back on, Singh continued, and eventually ended his speech by taking a shot at a recent controversy that saw Best Actor nominee Timothée Chalamet dismiss performing arts like ballet and opera.
—Joey Nolfi, Entertainment Weekly, 16 Mar. 2026
In the aftermath of the flub, Chalamet was flooded with show invites by ballet and opera companies.
—Natalie Oganesyan, Deadline, 16 Mar. 2026
Private Music is absolutely far and above anything that Deftones have released in recent years, and furthermore there’s an argument for this album standing in the same tier as their other opuses.
—Quentin Thane Singer, Forbes.com, 22 Aug. 2025
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Josh Spiegel, HollywoodReporter, 17 Mar. 2026
When the mic came back on, Singh continued, and eventually ended his speech by taking a shot at a recent controversy that saw Best Actor nominee Timothée Chalamet dismiss performing arts like ballet and opera.
—Joey Nolfi, Entertainment Weekly, 16 Mar. 2026
In the aftermath of the flub, Chalamet was flooded with show invites by ballet and opera companies.
—Natalie Oganesyan, Deadline, 16 Mar. 2026
Private Music is absolutely far and above anything that Deftones have released in recent years, and furthermore there’s an argument for this album standing in the same tier as their other opuses.
—Quentin Thane Singer, Forbes.com, 22 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for opera
Noun
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An April reset works across every corner of life.—
Cheryl Russell,
Oc Register,
19 Apr. 2026
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There are so many examples of protest art and works that incite collective action and influence policy changes.—
Lisa Deaderick,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
18 Apr. 2026
Noun
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These ten compositions depend on lights in darkness, most commonly generated by candles, by the moon, or—as in the most famous painting here, An Experiment on a Bird in the Air Pump (circa 1767)—by both.—
Julian Bell,
The New York Review of Books,
25 Apr. 2026
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The songs are contextualized a little and, among other gentle pleasures, Kole and Galante explore a little of the structural complexity of Bacharach’s constantly shape-shifting music, an outlier among pop compositions and indicative of the composer’s technical genius.—
Chris Jones,
Chicago Tribune,
24 Apr. 2026
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Roach and Uwazurike each are expected to help fill the gap left by John Franklin-Myers, Denver’s lone high-profile free agency departure, but Sai’Vion Jones and Onyedim are the kinds of pieces the Broncos are betting play key roles at some point in the future.—
Parker Gabriel,
Denver Post,
25 Apr. 2026
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The curators Christine Riding and Lucy Bamford have brought together ten canvases that were originally shown in London between 1765 and 1773—the pieces thanks to which, during his mid-thirties, the North Midlands artist first secured a national reputation.—
Julian Bell,
The New York Review of Books,
25 Apr. 2026
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“Opera.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/opera. Accessed 26 Apr. 2026.
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