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Recent Examples of Synonyms for pièce de résistance
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Tied for the longest game in the 121-year history of the World Series, at 18 innings, the outing will largely be remembered as the Dodgers’ Shohei Ohtani’s second magnum opus of the fall (more on his first later).—
Steve Rushin,
The Atlantic,
2 Nov. 2025 -
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
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No is poet Idea Vilariño’s final masterpiece, where poetry becomes both refusal and resilience.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
10 Nov. 2025
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Smith’s diving interception, which would have essentially put away an eventual 27-19 victory over the Minnesota Vikings and added an exclamation point to a defensive masterpiece by Baltimore, didn’t count.—
Jeff Zrebiec,
New York Times,
10 Nov. 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 11 Nov. 2025.
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