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Recent Examples of pièce de résistance
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.
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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
The piece de resistance might be the Mickey ears on the brand's Swipe bag.
—Roxanne Robinson, Forbes.com, 22 Apr. 2025
The piece de resistance was outside, a 1969 Jean Prouvé gas station, available thanks to Paris art dealer and Galerie Downtown owner François Laffanour.
—Ryma Chikhoune, Footwear News, 30 Mar. 2025
The piece de resistance is heavy cream, which adds a velvety texture to the simple wine sauce, making for a company-pleasing dish every time.
—Jasmine Smith, Southern Living, 8 Feb. 2025
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
The piece de resistance might be the Mickey ears on the brand's Swipe bag.
—Roxanne Robinson, Forbes.com, 22 Apr. 2025
The piece de resistance was outside, a 1969 Jean Prouvé gas station, available thanks to Paris art dealer and Galerie Downtown owner François Laffanour.
—Ryma Chikhoune, Footwear News, 30 Mar. 2025
The piece de resistance is heavy cream, which adds a velvety texture to the simple wine sauce, making for a company-pleasing dish every time.
—Jasmine Smith, Southern Living, 8 Feb. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for pièce de résistance
Noun
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Incorporating gorgeous long takes and occasionally extended running times — his magnum opus Sátántangó ran more than seven hours — Tarr depicted the human condition as one of intense suffering, but also one filled with immeasurable bleak beauty.—
Tim Grierson,
Rolling Stone,
6 Jan. 2026
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Nonetheless, Guggenheim Abu Dhabi also owes a debt of gratitude to its Bilbao predecessor, a building considered by many to be Gehry’s magnum opus.—
Oscar Holland,
CNN Money,
1 Jan. 2026
Noun
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The marque is full of artists that can’t let their masterpieces go untouched and instead must keep changing the models for new audiences.—
Erik Shilling,
Robb Report,
30 Jan. 2026
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His reflections on the controversies and critical snubbings that greeted movies that have since become consensus masterpieces are nuanced without descending into false modesty.—
Judy Berman,
Time,
30 Jan. 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 1 Feb. 2026.
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