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something (as a work of art) that is a great achievement and often its creator's greatest achievement
Michelangelo's frescoes in the Sistine Chapel are often considered to be his masterpieces
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Located 145 feet underground, this natural wonder is a geological masterpiece.
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Rafael Peña, Miami Herald, 10 Jan. 2025
The building has an international reputation as one of Breuer’s masterpieces and a place in the memories of many New Yorkers.
—Adriane Quinlan, Curbed, 7 Jan. 2025
The original is still the masterpiece, a film that truly rewrote the rules for the genre, shifting it more to everyman characters like Willis and away from muscular stars like Sly and Ah-nuld.
—Brian Tallerico, Vulture, 6 Jan. 2025
For those of us who saw Stanley Kubrick’s cinematic masterpiece, 2001: A Space Odyssey, in our youth, artificial intelligence may evoke a bit of suspicious fear, as well as enthusiastic favor.
—Jamie Gold, Forbes, 31 Dec. 2024
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Rafael Peña, Miami Herald, 10 Jan. 2025
The building has an international reputation as one of Breuer’s masterpieces and a place in the memories of many New Yorkers.
—Adriane Quinlan, Curbed, 7 Jan. 2025
The original is still the masterpiece, a film that truly rewrote the rules for the genre, shifting it more to everyman characters like Willis and away from muscular stars like Sly and Ah-nuld.
—Brian Tallerico, Vulture, 6 Jan. 2025
For those of us who saw Stanley Kubrick’s cinematic masterpiece, 2001: A Space Odyssey, in our youth, artificial intelligence may evoke a bit of suspicious fear, as well as enthusiastic favor.
—Jamie Gold, Forbes, 31 Dec. 2024
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“Masterpiece.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/masterpiece. Accessed 20 Jan. 2025.
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