Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for pièces de résistance
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The news comes in the wake of Lionsgate inking a deal with Millennium Films to acquire rights to develop and produce all derivative works of The Expendables franchise, and global distribution rights to John Rambo.—
Anthony D'Alessandro,
Deadline,
5 Nov. 2025 -
At Inhotim there are five miles of trails, 24 galleries, and 29 site-specific works scattered around a 350-acre botanical garden.—
William O'Connor,
Travel + Leisure,
5 Nov. 2025
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Mindhunter is one of David Fincher’s absolute masterpieces, a pinnacle of true crime television aided by excellent performances all around.—
Kevin Jacobsen,
Entertainment Weekly,
2 Jan. 2026
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My room was in one of the hotel’s newer wings, where old Dutch masterpieces from the Schörghuber family’s private collection adorned the halls.—
Siobhan Reid,
Travel + Leisure,
31 Dec. 2025
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Upon opening, the venue’s three performance spaces — including a 2,000-seat main auditorium — will offer opera in both Western and Chinese traditions.—
Oscar Holland,
CNN Money,
1 Jan. 2026
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San Diego Theatres will be presenting a bevy of exciting work in 2026, including new new musicals and plays and a touring opera production.—
Pam Kragen,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
28 Dec. 2025
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The museum made unwanted headlines in 2023 when it was brought to light that some 1,500 objects— including gold jewelry, semiprecious stones, and glass pieces dating as far back as the fifteenth century BCE—had vanished from its collection over a span of years.—
News Desk,
Artforum,
6 Jan. 2026
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First, the Art Institute invites Grammy darlings Third Coast Percussion to perform pieces for player piano by late architect Bruce Goff, the subject of a major retrospective running through March.—
Hannah Edgar,
Chicago Tribune,
6 Jan. 2026
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“Pièces de résistance.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pi%C3%A8ces%20de%20r%C3%A9sistance. Accessed 9 Jan. 2026.
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