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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Recent Examples of masterwork
But amid the mess of UCLA’s 72-59 win over 14th-seeded Rutgers was a slippery star point guard in the middle of one of his masterworks, not only lifting the Bruins to victory but passing and rebounding and defending his way into the Big Ten tournament record books.
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Ryan Kartje, Los Angeles Times, 13 Mar. 2026
Chloé Zhao created a masterwork, but so did Ryan.
—Joey Nolfi, Entertainment Weekly, 11 Mar. 2026
Adam Smith’s free-markets masterwork, published on March 9, 1776, was about much more than economics.
—Jesse Norman, Washington Post, 6 Mar. 2026
This spring, The Cleveland Orchestra resumes its 2026 Miami residency in partnership with the Arsht with Stravinsky’s masterwork on March 27 and 28, joined by members of the New World Symphony and conducted by Rafael Payare.
—Luis Palomares, Miami Herald, 27 Feb. 2026
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Ryan Kartje, Los Angeles Times, 13 Mar. 2026
Chloé Zhao created a masterwork, but so did Ryan.
—Joey Nolfi, Entertainment Weekly, 11 Mar. 2026
Adam Smith’s free-markets masterwork, published on March 9, 1776, was about much more than economics.
—Jesse Norman, Washington Post, 6 Mar. 2026
This spring, The Cleveland Orchestra resumes its 2026 Miami residency in partnership with the Arsht with Stravinsky’s masterwork on March 27 and 28, joined by members of the New World Symphony and conducted by Rafael Payare.
—Luis Palomares, Miami Herald, 27 Feb. 2026
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masterpiece
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Over the years, Banksy’s artwork has targeted and satirized British politics, American consumerism and gun ownership, classic art masterpieces, celebrity culture, war, global hunger, pollution, climate change and much more.—
Pam Kragen,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
26 Mar. 2026
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After 50 years, the universal themes that made Carrie a horror masterpiece are getting an update for a new generation.—
Glenn Garner,
Deadline,
25 Mar. 2026
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“Masterwork.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/masterwork. Accessed 3 Apr. 2026.
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