PIÈCES DE RÉSISTANCE Synonyms: 17 Similar Words

pièces de résistance

noun

plural of pièce de résistance

as in magnum opuses

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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

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Yet Marcon’s works defy old-world tempos with their pacing (the shots in Monelle, 2017, last no more than a second each), their length (several clock in at under five minutes), and, of course, the seeming ease with which they can be summarized.

— Matthew McLean, Artforum, 22 Sep. 2026
There’s the largest assemblage of Lichtenstein mirror works ever installed together in a museum context, and a complete re-creation of his first Pop art show at Leo Castelli’s gallery uptown.

— Nate Freeman, Vanity Fair, 22 Sep. 2026

Definition of works

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Decades later, many of these masterpieces reside in prominent museums around the world, making the push for their recovery more complex than a simple property dispute.

— ABC News, ABC News, 19 Sep. 2026
These are two life-size oil-on-panel masterpieces created by Lucas Cranach the Elder in 1530.

— CBS News, CBS News, 19 Sep. 2026

Definition of masterpieces

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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

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While there were quite a number of moving pieces in the Week 3 poll, next week's poll has the makings of being a real doozy.

— Mark Harris OutKick, FOXNews.com, 20 Sep. 2026
As the puzzle pieces shift slowly into place, these revelations are jaw-dropping (once again, in their highly fictitious context), leading to a journalistic urgency.

— Siddhant Adlakha, Variety, 20 Sep. 2026

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