as in masterpiece
something (as a work of art) that is a great achievement and often its creator's greatest achievement
his most famous novel is regarded as a masterwork of Western literature
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One of the virtues of the Criterion Channel, however, is that its track record of presenting canonical classics and recent masterworks lends instant prominence to its new additions.
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Richard Brody, New Yorker, 28 May 2025
Music at the fourth Orlando Sings Choral Festival included Jewish modern masterworks and folk songs, as well as a Catholic pilgrimage.
—Matthew J. Palm, The Orlando Sentinel, 19 May 2025
Co-anchor Ron Magers quit two weeks later. 2004: Farnsworth House, a steel-and-glass masterwork by architect Ludwig Mies van der Rhode, opened for tours after preservationists spent $7.5 million to buy and keep the icon of 20th century modernism in Illinois.
—Kori Rumore, Chicago Tribune, 1 May 2025
The Vatican Museums encompass a centuries-old collection of art and artifacts, including treasures of Renaissance and Baroque painting and sculpture, as well as modern masterworks by Paul Gauguin, Salvador Dalí, and Pablo Picasso, among others.
—Tessa Solomon For Artnews, Robb Report, 30 Apr. 2025
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Richard Brody, New Yorker, 28 May 2025
Music at the fourth Orlando Sings Choral Festival included Jewish modern masterworks and folk songs, as well as a Catholic pilgrimage.
—Matthew J. Palm, The Orlando Sentinel, 19 May 2025
Co-anchor Ron Magers quit two weeks later. 2004: Farnsworth House, a steel-and-glass masterwork by architect Ludwig Mies van der Rhode, opened for tours after preservationists spent $7.5 million to buy and keep the icon of 20th century modernism in Illinois.
—Kori Rumore, Chicago Tribune, 1 May 2025
The Vatican Museums encompass a centuries-old collection of art and artifacts, including treasures of Renaissance and Baroque painting and sculpture, as well as modern masterworks by Paul Gauguin, Salvador Dalí, and Pablo Picasso, among others.
—Tessa Solomon For Artnews, Robb Report, 30 Apr. 2025
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masterpiece
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Frank Zappa’s 1975 prog-rock masterpiece One Size Fits All will receive a 50th anniversary reissue this fall featuring a new remaster, unreleased session tracks, live recordings, and more.—
Daniel Kreps,
Rolling Stone,
24 July 2025
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Chef Gilles Vincent is a culinary artist, taking care to skilfully combines local produce with seasonal treasures to create classic gourmet masterpieces that are easy on the eye and agreeable to the palette.—
Lee Sharrock,
Forbes.com,
23 July 2025
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