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Recent Examples of Synonyms for pièces de résistance
Noun
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Some teams — Stoke in the late 2000s and early 2010s, Brentford now — might find that fixating on long throw-ins works.—
Oliver Kay,
New York Times,
16 Oct. 2025 -
Nwodim's act will come as part of Lincoln Center Theater's The Comedy Series, which will also feature works from Jerrod Carmichael, Vir Das, and Sam Jay throughout the remainder of 2025.—
Wesley Stenzel,
Entertainment Weekly,
15 Oct. 2025
Noun
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The many masterpieces of the museum’s Art Deco collection, the largest in the world, will be on display, such as pieces by Jacques-Émile Ruhlmann, who pioneered the pavilion at the 1925 Exposition Internationale des Arts Décoratifs et Industriels Modernes, which gave birth to the term Art Deco.—
Sofia Celeste,
Footwear News,
11 Oct. 2025
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From sleek European masterpieces to boundary-breaking startups, electric cars aren’t just the imminent future.—
Atharva Gosavi,
Interesting Engineering,
9 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Born into a family of opera singers in London on September 28, 1979, Lewis studied voice at London’s Royal College of Music and the Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts.—
Greg Evans,
Deadline,
6 Oct. 2025
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Her mother is an opera singer, her father is a conductor and composer responsible for commissioning new, avant-garde works in Iceland.—
Scott Roxborough,
HollywoodReporter,
2 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Add the butter and pulse until the mixture resembles coarse meal with some pea-size pieces remaining.—
Cathy Thomas,
Oc Register,
13 Oct. 2025
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The latest exhibit at Marquette's free Haggerty Museum of Art combines abstract pieces and spiritual contemplation.—
Hope Karnopp,
jsonline.com,
13 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 19 Oct. 2025.
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