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Recent Examples of Synonyms for pièce de résistance
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All are the hallmarks of the author’s books, from early works V. and The Crying of Lot 49 through his magnum opus, Gravity’s Rainbow, and up to his comeback gumshoe thrillers Inherent Vice and Bleeding Edge.—
Kevin Dolak,
HollywoodReporter,
6 Oct. 2025 -
With this latest magnum opus, the Haitian filmmaker has given us not just an invaluable, iris-out look at our present moment but the scariest movie of 2025 by a wide margin.—
David Fear,
Rolling Stone,
2 Oct. 2025
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Add in the flourishes provided by Poku and Kofane, in particular — the former’s opening goal last weekend was a masterpiece — and the picture is of a brittle but talented group, clearly in a development stage, but with obvious potential in key areas.—
Sebastian Stafford-Bloor,
New York Times,
31 Oct. 2025
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Our list of sci-fi horror novels spans from 20th-century classics to modern masterpieces, all testing how far humanity goes before reason falters and horror takes over.—
Kenna Hughes-Castleberry,
Space.com,
31 Oct. 2025
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“Pièce de résistance.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pi%C3%A8ce%20de%20r%C3%A9sistance. Accessed 4 Nov. 2025.
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