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Recent Examples of pièce de résistance
Choosing to begin her three-year-old campaign in New Orleans in the Rachel Alexandra Stakes, trainer Brendan Walsh and the rest of the viewers were treated to a piece de resistance.
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Danny Brewer, Forbes.com, 23 Feb. 2026
Its piece de resistance is a chase through the mountains on skis and toboggan between hotel concierge M. Gustave (Ralph Fiennes) and his faithful lobby boy, Zero (Tony Revolori), and arch villain Jopling (Willem Dafoe).
—David Morgan, CBS News, 29 Jan. 2026
There was the autumn error at Sunderland, his hand in all three of Hull City’s goals in a 3-3 draw and then, the piece de resistance, his gift of two goals to Swansea City in last March’s 2-2 draw.
—Beren Cross, New York Times, 19 Jan. 2026
Maybe Prussian blue is a little easier to wear than orange, red and black, the colors of the German flag, but the piece de resistance was the tiara.
—Monique Jessen, PEOPLE, 19 Dec. 2025
But the piece de resistance is a small button on the face of the guitar that, when pressed, activates a chip on a soundboard that elicits the distinctive roar of Godzilla.
—New Atlas, 24 Oct. 2025
This speakeasy-style bar is a piece de resistance honoring the totality of the duo's hip-hop and pop cultural legacies.
—Marcus K. Dowling, The Tennessean, 2 July 2025
Danny Brewer, Forbes.com, 23 Feb. 2026
Its piece de resistance is a chase through the mountains on skis and toboggan between hotel concierge M. Gustave (Ralph Fiennes) and his faithful lobby boy, Zero (Tony Revolori), and arch villain Jopling (Willem Dafoe).
—David Morgan, CBS News, 29 Jan. 2026
There was the autumn error at Sunderland, his hand in all three of Hull City’s goals in a 3-3 draw and then, the piece de resistance, his gift of two goals to Swansea City in last March’s 2-2 draw.
—Beren Cross, New York Times, 19 Jan. 2026
Maybe Prussian blue is a little easier to wear than orange, red and black, the colors of the German flag, but the piece de resistance was the tiara.
—Monique Jessen, PEOPLE, 19 Dec. 2025
But the piece de resistance is a small button on the face of the guitar that, when pressed, activates a chip on a soundboard that elicits the distinctive roar of Godzilla.
—New Atlas, 24 Oct. 2025
This speakeasy-style bar is a piece de resistance honoring the totality of the duo's hip-hop and pop cultural legacies.
—Marcus K. Dowling, The Tennessean, 2 July 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for pièce de résistance
Noun
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Simultaneously, Levinson has been gearing up for the release of the third season of his magnum opus, which returns to HBO on April 12 and is set five years after the last season ended.—
Luke Leitch,
Vogue,
7 Mar. 2026
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These detections have allowed scientists to test the theory that first predicted the existence of both black holes and gravitational waves, Einstein's magnum opus theory of gravity, general relativity.—
Robert Lea,
Space.com,
6 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Luka Doncic’s 44-point masterpiece — without playing the fourth quarter — propelled the Lakers past the Pacers 128-117.—
Broderick Turner,
Los Angeles Times,
7 Mar. 2026
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Also, Heath Ledger and Christopher Nolan were the ones who made The Dark Knight a masterpiece.—
Tim Grierson,
Vulture,
7 Mar. 2026
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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 10 Mar. 2026.
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