variants
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
The church is hosting a free Choir Tour Benefit Concert on Friday, Feb. 20, at 7:30 p.m. in their Fellowship Hall in Rancho Santa Fe to hear a wide range of musical styles from opera to pop to musical theater.
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Ut Community Press, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 Feb. 2026
The Metropolitan Opera, also at Lincoln Center, puts on both classical and contemporary operas.
—Lauren Dana Ellman, Travel + Leisure, 14 Feb. 2026
Kate Hudson brought a pop of color in red Lanvin with black leather opera gloves.
—Deputy Editor, Los Angeles Times, 10 Feb. 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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Ut Community Press, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 Feb. 2026
The Metropolitan Opera, also at Lincoln Center, puts on both classical and contemporary operas.
—Lauren Dana Ellman, Travel + Leisure, 14 Feb. 2026
Kate Hudson brought a pop of color in red Lanvin with black leather opera gloves.
—Deputy Editor, Los Angeles Times, 10 Feb. 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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Banksy’s works go for huge amounts of money.—
Lianne Kolirin,
CNN Money,
22 Mar. 2026
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Some writers focus on moral subtext in their works.—
CT Jones,
Rolling Stone,
22 Mar. 2026
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Numinous plein-air compositions, showing the patients around the institution’s grounds, assert the irresistible force of nature.—
Richard Brody,
New Yorker,
27 Mar. 2026
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Zoltán Kodály and Béla Bartók traveled around countrysides collecting tunes to be turned into piano, violin and orchestral compositions.—
Scott Cantrell,
Dallas Morning News,
27 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Neutral tones, rattan and brown leather furnishings, and antique-style wooden pieces characterise each indoor space so elegantly that interiors barely resemble a tent at all.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
28 Mar. 2026
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The Jeep driver slammed on the breaks and reversed, crashing into the front of Acosta’s patrol car and sped off, leaving the gate pieces on the road.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
28 Mar. 2026
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“Opera.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/opera. Accessed 30 Mar. 2026.
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