Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for pièces de résistance
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The agreement covers all works produced through Le Masne’s Multiman Records and will be administered by WCM’s teams in France and the US.—
Thania Garcia,
Variety,
22 Oct. 2025 -
Much of Iran’s clandestine cinema, including some of Panahi’s earlier works, is didactic, focused on valorizing the victims of the regime’s injustices.—
Arash Azizi,
The Atlantic,
22 Oct. 2025
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On the eve of the war, Jaujard, with the help of staff and volunteers, secretly arranged for the Mona Lisa and thousands of other masterpieces to be evacuated to the French countryside to protect them from looting.—
NPR,
NPR,
20 Oct. 2025
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The theft of 13 masterpieces from the Gardner Museum in 1990 remains unsolved.—
Rosemary Feitelberg,
Footwear News,
20 Oct. 2025
Noun
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This is shown, for instance, in two operas that premiered during the twilight of the Weimar Republic, Der Silbersee: ein Wintermärchen (The Silver Lake: A Winter’s Tale, 1933) and Aufstieg und Fall der Stadt Mahagonny (The Rise and Fall of the City of Mahagonny, 1930).—
JSTOR Daily,
JSTOR Daily,
16 Oct. 2025
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Matteo Lane: The one-time opera aspirant has switched to stand-up comedy and acting, though he’s still known to incorporate music in his standup routine.—
Randy McMullen,
Mercury News,
16 Oct. 2025
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Others are still picking up the pieces.—
Andrew Nusca,
Fortune,
21 Oct. 2025
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No injuries were reported, but investigators recovered two pieces of shrapnel measuring approximately one to two inches long.—
Christina Shaw,
FOXNews.com,
20 Oct. 2025
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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 26 Oct. 2025.
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