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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
Ideally, an opera is born when a composer stumbles on an emotion that the original medium has left only partially expressed, one that will blossom into a musical idea.
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Justin Davidson, Vulture, 30 Sep. 2025
Despite studying vocal performance with a focus on opera, Gina went on to work in sales at DHL, Fleetcor and Telematics, per her LinkedIn profile.
—Skyler Trepel, PEOPLE, 29 Sep. 2025
Yet that level of potential trauma stood little chance against the greater forces of opera, his great childhood love.
—Chris Willman, Variety, 24 Sep. 2025
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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Justin Davidson, Vulture, 30 Sep. 2025
Despite studying vocal performance with a focus on opera, Gina went on to work in sales at DHL, Fleetcor and Telematics, per her LinkedIn profile.
—Skyler Trepel, PEOPLE, 29 Sep. 2025
Yet that level of potential trauma stood little chance against the greater forces of opera, his great childhood love.
—Chris Willman, Variety, 24 Sep. 2025
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
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One of Pritam’s earliest works, it was published in 1950, before Partition literature became a critical subset of South Asian literature more generally.—
JSTOR Daily,
JSTOR Daily,
30 Oct. 2025
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The case could become a major test of how Section 203 applies to 1980s-era contracts and how loan-out corporations affect writers’ ability to reclaim ownership of their original works.—
Mike Fleming Jr,
Deadline,
29 Oct. 2025
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There is a sense of replay in the heightened and artificial diction with which Mateus has her cast bear witness, and this sense is enhanced by the painterly compositions that frame the speakers.—
Richard Brody,
New Yorker,
30 Oct. 2025
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In taking the stage to accept the honor, Gorley praised all of the songs that had been honored during the evening, particularly older compositions that have endured through the years.—
Jessica Nicholson,
Billboard,
24 Oct. 2025
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Even small pieces of space junk (for example, leftover or broken pieces from space launches or nonfunctioning satellites) can have catastrophic effects.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
28 Oct. 2025
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Prepping your home for winter should go beyond pulling out holiday decorations — especially when so many pieces from Martha Stewart’s cozy modern farmhouse furniture collection are on sale during Wayfair Way Day.—
Rachel Trujillo,
PEOPLE,
28 Oct. 2025
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“Opera.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/opera. Accessed 3 Nov. 2025.
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