PIÈCE DE RÉSISTANCE Synonyms: 16 Similar Words

pièce de résistance

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as in magnum opus

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Recent Examples of pièce de résistance Grab ice cream by one, two or three scoops or throw caution to the wind and go for the piece de resistance, her sundaes. — Bahar Anooshahr, AZCentral.com, 19 Mar. 2026 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. — Danny Brewer, Forbes.com, 23 Feb. 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 See All Example Sentences for pièce de résistance

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And the Kansas City Royals were on the receiving end of his magnum opus.

— Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 13 Sep. 2026
Elsewhere, Huston exudes a terrifying blankness while writing his Spinoza magnum opus paper dressed literally in a suit with an upright piano in the room, and a Chekhov’s google search of Nembutal in his browser history.

— Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 4 Sep. 2026

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The second half begins with Bertolucci’s masterpiece, the self-explanatory 1900 (1976), a period epic featuring, together for the first time, Robert de Niro and Gerard Depardieu.

— Damon Wise, Deadline, 9 Sep. 2026
An architectural masterpiece, Boston Public Library’s central branch and its neighbor Copley Square are priority stops on any trip to Boston.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 7 Sep. 2026

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