as in composition
a literary, musical, or artistic production
the composer's final opus was performed posthumously to great acclaim
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Recent Examples of opus
In a few hours, the musician will kick off the Cowboy Carter tour in Los Angeles, the first of 32 stadium shows scheduled in support of her country opus.
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Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 28 Apr. 2025
The 20-track opus is inspired by the sounds and stories of Latin music icons who shaped her passion for artistry.
—Isabela Raygoza, Billboard, 20 June 2025
This book is his opus, one bewildering, confusing, meandering, and disorienting episodic tale after another involving reporters, runways, and casinos, back when Vegas was gloriously trashy.
—Brian Boone, Vulture, 18 June 2025
On the new Foxes in the Snow, a solo album that benches his longtime backing band the 400 Unit in favor of just his plaintive voice and Martin acoustic guitar, Isbell seems to realize that not every song needs to be an opus.
—Joseph Hudak, Rolling Stone, 3 Mar. 2025
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Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 28 Apr. 2025
The 20-track opus is inspired by the sounds and stories of Latin music icons who shaped her passion for artistry.
—Isabela Raygoza, Billboard, 20 June 2025
This book is his opus, one bewildering, confusing, meandering, and disorienting episodic tale after another involving reporters, runways, and casinos, back when Vegas was gloriously trashy.
—Brian Boone, Vulture, 18 June 2025
On the new Foxes in the Snow, a solo album that benches his longtime backing band the 400 Unit in favor of just his plaintive voice and Martin acoustic guitar, Isbell seems to realize that not every song needs to be an opus.
—Joseph Hudak, Rolling Stone, 3 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for opus
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Newton-Rex, a Cannes Lion Innovator Award winner for AI composition startup Jukedeck (acquired by Bytedance), previously led Bytedance’s AI Music lab and Stability AI’s Audio Team.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
21 Aug. 2025
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This means rethinking team composition, adapting processes to accelerate alignment and evaluation and choosing tools not just for output, but for orchestration.—
Serge Haziyev,
Forbes.com,
21 Aug. 2025
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Mazzoli created a lush score that was alternately sweeping or intimate, sensuous or mystical, yet with a distinctive sound that was her own weaving a thread through the piece.—
Janelle Gelfand,
Cincinnati.com,
19 July 2017
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This is why the war stories of Tom Clancy are such convincing and moving pieces of fiction.—
Janine Barchas,
Washington Post,
18 July 2017
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All leaders—from new managers to seasoned executives—must delegate tasks to free up time and attention for the big-picture work their more-senior roles demand.—
Harvard Business Review,
Harvard Business Review,
24 Aug. 2025
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There is no zone of privilege in her work—absolutely anything can happen at any time.—
Rachel Cusk,
New Yorker,
24 Aug. 2025
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Italy is a living, breathing masterpiece—where Rome’s ornate fountains and ruins echo with imperial grandeur—from the roar of the Colosseum to the hush of twilight in Piazza Navona.—
Lewis Nunn,
Forbes.com,
14 Aug. 2025
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His critique can be seen as the creator of a legendary character feeling that the new leadership mishandled his masterpiece.—
Andrew Ravens,
MSNBC Newsweek,
13 Aug. 2025
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“Opus.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/opus. Accessed 28 Aug. 2025.
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