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Recent Examples of masterstroke
His Tiffany 2:22 Rolex, a marketing masterstroke, is also a thoughtful gesture that honors the people who have supported him throughout his career.
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Cassell Ferere, Forbes, 27 Oct. 2024
To people inside the crypto industry, the video—which received a huge amount of attention, prompting online co-signs from Elon Musk and various other titans—was a masterstroke.
—Charles Duhigg, The New Yorker, 7 Oct. 2024
Best show format: Valentino’s presentation was a masterstroke — an impeccable setting for Alessandro’s debut collection.
—Rhonda Richford, WWD, 2 Oct. 2024
The anti-Maduro camp celebrated the move as a masterstroke, one that Maduro had not been able to find an answer to, until Sunday’s election.
—Jon Lee Anderson, The New Yorker, 3 Aug. 2024
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Cassell Ferere, Forbes, 27 Oct. 2024
To people inside the crypto industry, the video—which received a huge amount of attention, prompting online co-signs from Elon Musk and various other titans—was a masterstroke.
—Charles Duhigg, The New Yorker, 7 Oct. 2024
Best show format: Valentino’s presentation was a masterstroke — an impeccable setting for Alessandro’s debut collection.
—Rhonda Richford, WWD, 2 Oct. 2024
The anti-Maduro camp celebrated the move as a masterstroke, one that Maduro had not been able to find an answer to, until Sunday’s election.
—Jon Lee Anderson, The New Yorker, 3 Aug. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for masterstroke
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Since the Nixon years, each administration has put its own spin on the Gingerbread White House, growing this sugary showpiece from a charming dessert into a centerpiece of holiday cheer.Stephanie Gravalese, Forbes, 3 Dec. 2024
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The new pair are exactly that tailored, to the market, and showpieces for VW’s latest EV technology to boot.Mark Phelan, Detroit Free Press, 25 Oct. 2024
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Jason Schmidt The Best New York Art Shows of 2024 Outsiders, Renaissance masterpieces, crazy quilts, and more.Vulture Editors, Vulture, 13 Dec. 2024
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Spanning from luminous leaded glass masterpieces to rare and storied collections, the auctions honor the legacy of Louis Comfort Tiffany alongside a selection of design masterworks spanning Art Deco to contemporary icons, Sotheby’s said in a statement.Thomas Waller, WWD, 12 Dec. 2024
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So while Iran will never, ever submit his deeply unsettling latest masterwork for the Best International Feature Oscar — often the only harbinger of anti-establishment Middle Eastern films making their way to the U.S. — this searing domestic thriller deserves the widest audience possible.Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 27 Nov. 2024
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Her eponymous band returned at the beginning of the decade with Soldier of Love, a modest masterwork of adult cool that moved 500k first week, and whose unassailable title track became the group’s biggest chart hit in 18 years.Andrew Unterberger, Billboard, 26 Nov. 2024
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The complexity of the story required a tour de force.Mike Fleming Jr, Deadline, 5 Dec. 2024
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An early clue that this Palm Beach County tour de force would be no typical home—and its owners no typical patrons—arrived in the form of stone slabs.Andrew Sessa, Robb Report, 1 Dec. 2024
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“Masterstroke.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/masterstroke. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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