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Recent Examples of set piece
Now the towering ceiling of their new Hollywood soundstage was making even the 36-inch set piece feel diminutive.
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Julia Black, Vanity Fair, 8 Jan. 2026
Its first season’s defining set piece plunged the Pittsburgh Trauma Medical Center’s emergency department into the aftermath of a mass shooting, an act of narrative escalation that felt like the writers’ room emptying its reserves.
—Nicholas Quah, Vulture, 6 Jan. 2026
The employee was hailed a hero for saving the guests in the audience, but was ultimately hit himself by the 400-pound set piece.
—Jami Ganz, New York Daily News, 3 Jan. 2026
But just in time, there’s usually a ridiculous action set piece involving snowmobiles, horses, helicopters or some combination thereof to make the viewer perk up and pay attention.
—Alison Herman, Variety, 10 Oct. 2025
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Julia Black, Vanity Fair, 8 Jan. 2026
Its first season’s defining set piece plunged the Pittsburgh Trauma Medical Center’s emergency department into the aftermath of a mass shooting, an act of narrative escalation that felt like the writers’ room emptying its reserves.
—Nicholas Quah, Vulture, 6 Jan. 2026
The employee was hailed a hero for saving the guests in the audience, but was ultimately hit himself by the 400-pound set piece.
—Jami Ganz, New York Daily News, 3 Jan. 2026
But just in time, there’s usually a ridiculous action set piece involving snowmobiles, horses, helicopters or some combination thereof to make the viewer perk up and pay attention.
—Alison Herman, Variety, 10 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for set piece
Noun
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This scenery—bodegas, funeral parlors, pizza shops—was the only kind of nature Twin knew and loved.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
29 Jan. 2026
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These Games mark the XXV Olympic Winter Games, hosted jointly by Milan and Cortina d’Ampezzo, hosted in the impressive scenery of the Dolomites.—
Sam Leveridge,
Forbes.com,
29 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Freed up by winning the opener, the second set was even more of a serving clinic from Rybakina.—
Charlie Eccleshare,
New York Times,
28 Jan. 2026
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On a typical day, Troy would have been getting ready to go to sleep on one of the two sets of bunk beds that had been squeezed into the kids’ bedroom at home.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
28 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Splashes of color set against those deep charcoal neutrals can introduce some cheer for those who favor dopamine decor.—
R. Daniel Foster,
Forbes.com,
27 Jan. 2026
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The rooms The clean, minimalist design and neutral color palette in the accommodations are inspired by the desert landscape, with vintage decor and eclectic elements.—
Jenny Willden,
Condé Nast Traveler,
26 Jan. 2026
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Photos and video from the scene showed a Honda Pilot with a bullet hole in the windshield.—
Judy L. Thomas,
Kansas City Star,
8 Jan. 2026
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Investigators identified the driver who left the scene as Shaina Renee Dallachiesa, 37, of Marion, Virginia.—
Mark Price
January 8,
Charlotte Observer,
8 Jan. 2026
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Economist and broadcaster Dr Linda Yueh set the macro backdrop, outlining how geopolitics, geo‑economics, and rapid technological change are reshaping global travel flows.—
Kevin Rozario,
Forbes.com,
27 Jan. 2026
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Instead of dotting the same black scrim, like pinholes in a two-dimensional theater backdrop, the stars were scattered through space at dramatically varying distances, a vast swarm of them filling every last corner of an even vaster, more numinous, and emphatically three-dimensional darkness.—
Michael Pollan,
The Atlantic,
26 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Here are the latest gambling odds and prop bets for Super Bowl LX.—
Senior Editor,
Los Angeles Times,
26 Jan. 2026
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There are props that can break or splat.—
Christopher Arnott,
Hartford Courant,
26 Jan. 2026
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With radiation detectors lining the insides of those tanks, the properties of the incoming particles can be reconstructed.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
30 Jan. 2026
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Another alleged member of the Latin Kings was charged in federal court in the District of Minnesota this month with being a felon in possession of a firearm and theft of government property after breaking into an FBI vehicle and stealing a rifle.—
Michael Sinkewicz,
FOXNews.com,
30 Jan. 2026
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Gregor Gregersen, founder of precious-metals dealer Silver Bullion, said the abrupt nature of the drop suggested something a bit other than orderly profit-taking.—
Lee Ying Shan,
CNBC,
30 Jan. 2026
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Continue reading … PANIC PLAYBOOK – School board members slam 'fearmongering' over immigration as attendance drops.—
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FOXNews.com,
30 Jan. 2026
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“Set piece.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/set%20piece. Accessed 31 Jan. 2026.
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