pièces de résistance

noun

plural of pièce de résistance
as in magnum opuses

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  1. magnum opuses
  2. works
  3. masterpieces
  4. opera
  5. pieces
Noun
  • At almost 1,500 pages, the most magnum of Italian magnum opuses was first printed in 1950.
    — Scott Hocker, TheWeek, 17 Aug. 2026
Definition of magnum opuses
Noun
  • See his portraits—and relive the concert’s joyous celebration of one of musical theater’s most groundbreaking and influential works—below.
    — Vogue, Vogue, 27 Oct. 2026
  • Sam Wasson, one of Hollywood’s preeminent historians and biographers, has published searching books on the lives and works of Francis Ford Coppola, Paul Mazursky, Blake Edwards and Roman Polanski.
    — Gary Baum, HollywoodReporter, 27 Oct. 2026
Definition of works
Noun
  • Zaha Hadid Architects principal Patrik Schumacher likens the collection’s élan with that achieved by the masterpieces of Michelangelo and the Renaissance, but reimagined for the 21st century.
    — Sofia Celeste, Footwear News, 26 Oct. 2026
  • The film will explore how the band’s trials and tribulations, personal resilience, and musical dexterity combined to create enduring masterpieces.
    — Zac Ntim, Deadline, 22 Oct. 2026
Definition of masterpieces
Noun
  • Music was how my mother—an opera singer, pianist, and educator—taught me to engage with the world.
    — Hillary Richard, Travel + Leisure, 10 June 2026
  • Seven female opera singers sustained long notes in succession, creating a collective mourning ritual for women lost to racialized and gendered violence.
    — Thomas Rom, ARTnews.com, 8 June 2026
Definition of opera
Noun
  • My dad’s pieces were side projects the tailor took on for extra cash.
    — Souvankham Thammavongsa, New Yorker, 25 Oct. 2026
  • Toufic’s vampire-mirror idea resurfaces too in other works of Raad’s on display in Venice, alongside the Arafat pieces.
    — Emily Watlington, ARTnews.com, 25 Oct. 2026
Definition of pieces
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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 29 Oct. 2026.

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