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Recent Examples of pièce de résistance
Pele, Gerson and Jairzinho all scored for the team in yellow before Carlos Alberto’s piece de resistance.
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Will Jeanes, New York Times, 5 June 2026
Soak in the piece de resistance—the hamam bath.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 16 May 2026
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
Its piece de resistance is a chase through the mountains on skis and toboggan between hotel concierge M. Gustave (Ralph Fiennes) and his faithful lobby boy, Zero (Tony Revolori), and arch villain Jopling (Willem Dafoe).
—David Morgan, CBS News, 29 Jan. 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
This speakeasy-style bar is a piece de resistance honoring the totality of the duo's hip-hop and pop cultural legacies.
—Marcus K. Dowling, The Tennessean, 2 July 2025
Will Jeanes, New York Times, 5 June 2026
Soak in the piece de resistance—the hamam bath.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 16 May 2026
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
Its piece de resistance is a chase through the mountains on skis and toboggan between hotel concierge M. Gustave (Ralph Fiennes) and his faithful lobby boy, Zero (Tony Revolori), and arch villain Jopling (Willem Dafoe).
—David Morgan, CBS News, 29 Jan. 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
This speakeasy-style bar is a piece de resistance honoring the totality of the duo's hip-hop and pop cultural legacies.
—Marcus K. Dowling, The Tennessean, 2 July 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for pièce de résistance
Noun
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Smith was already at Primavera to play — The Cure headlined the festival on Friday, their first show since their 2024 magnum opus Songs of a Lost World, one of their best albums ever.—
Rob Sheffield,
Rolling Stone,
8 June 2026
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This research wouldn't have been possible with a quirk of the cosmos first posited by Albert Einstein in his 1915 magnum opus theory of gravity, general relativity.—
Robert Lea,
Space.com,
14 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Beautifully balanced with savory, sweet, salty and subtly-spicy flavor, these pecans are a hit by the handful or sprinkled on top of leafy green masterpieces like Copycat Panera Strawberry Poppy Seed Salad or Kale and Roasted Beet Salad with Hot Honey Vinaigrette.—
Karla Walsh,
Better Homes & Gardens,
13 June 2026
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This is a masterpiece of modernist Chinese architecture and design from China’s first Pritzker Prize-winning architect Wang Shu whose work is a poetic alternative to the country’s generic glass and steel highrises.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
12 June 2026
Cite this Entry
“Pièce de résistance.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pi%C3%A8ce%20de%20r%C3%A9sistance. Accessed 16 Jun. 2026.
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