masterpiece
noun
mas·ter·piece
ˈma-stər-ˌpēs 
1
: a work done with extraordinary skill
especially
: a supreme intellectual or artistic achievement
2
: a piece of work presented to a medieval guild as evidence of qualification for the rank of master
Examples of masterpiece in a Sentence
The painting was immediately recognized as a masterpiece.
Herman Melville's masterpiece was Moby-Dick.
Her study of apes is a masterpiece.
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For Williams, all of life seems to be captured in the oversized mandibles of Spielberg’s enduring cinematic masterpiece.
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Marco Della Cava, USA Today, 19 June 2025
It is also widely considered by the global whisky industry to be a masterpiece in terms of the quality and consistency that has been maintained over decades at a mass scale of production.
—Felipe Schrieberg, Forbes.com, 19 June 2025
The universe is full of cosmic masterpieces, none more so than this stunningly evocative vista of the Chamaeleon I dark cloud.
—Keith Cooper, Space.com, 16 June 2025
Rejecting 2010’s Inception when Nolan was coming off his blockbuster masterpiece The Dark Knight, however, seems like a more baffling move.
—James Hibberd, HollywoodReporter, 16 June 2025
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Marco Della Cava, USA Today, 19 June 2025
It is also widely considered by the global whisky industry to be a masterpiece in terms of the quality and consistency that has been maintained over decades at a mass scale of production.
—Felipe Schrieberg, Forbes.com, 19 June 2025
The universe is full of cosmic masterpieces, none more so than this stunningly evocative vista of the Chamaeleon I dark cloud.
—Keith Cooper, Space.com, 16 June 2025
Rejecting 2010’s Inception when Nolan was coming off his blockbuster masterpiece The Dark Knight, however, seems like a more baffling move.
—James Hibberd, HollywoodReporter, 16 June 2025
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“Masterpiece.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/masterpiece. Accessed 23 Jun. 2025.
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masterpiece
noun
mas·ter·piece
ˈmas-tər-ˌpēs
: a work done with great skill
especially
: a supreme intellectual or artistic achievement
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