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études

noun

plural of étude
1
as in studies

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as in works

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for études
  1. studies
  2. works
  3. exercises
  4. opera
  5. drills
  6. masterpieces
  7. pieces
  8. compositions
Noun
  • Widespread scientific consensus and decades of studies have firmly concluded there is no link between vaccines and autism.
    — Fatima Hussein, Los Angeles Times, 19 Sep. 2026
  • Several preliminary assessments were done, said Susannah Campbell of BFW Engineering & Testing, including studies of the railyard’s soil, possible air pollution, and how much noise a new maintenance facility would create.
    — Brian J. Rogal, Chicago Tribune, 18 Sep. 2026
Definition of studies
Noun
  • 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
Noun
  • That’s not the case for many other ab exercises, such as crunches, which tend to target only one area.
    — Christa Sgobba, HEALTH, 17 Sep. 2026
  • Those exercises laid the groundwork for the space shuttle program, which kicked off in 1981 with the launch of Columbia.
    — David Chiu, PEOPLE, 17 Sep. 2026
Definition of exercises
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
  • Later, Mahomes was in full uniform for pregame drills and was wearing the brace.
    — Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 22 Sep. 2026
  • School shooting preparedness drills have been a routine though uncomfortable part of the back-to-school experience.
    — Emily Greene-Colozzi, Washington Post, 21 Sep. 2026
Definition of drills
Noun
  • 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
Noun
  • 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
Definition of pieces
Noun
  • Her compositions aim to depict a feeling rather than something tangible, with a driving force derived from Surrealism and fueled by imagination and a passion for creation.
    — Tianwei Zhang, Footwear News, 18 Sep. 2026
  • Zimmer’s live shows allow for these compositions to exist in a different life, making music originally written to accompany scenes on screen into the centerpiece of a full-scale arena production.
    — Alicia Urrea, Billboard, 17 Sep. 2026
Definition of compositions
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“études.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/%C3%A9tudes. Accessed 24 Sep. 2026.

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