étude

noun

Definition of étudenext
1
as in study

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2
as in opus

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Recent Examples of étude In the first etude, strings play on open strings, which creates a sense of harmonic healing by leaving nature well enough alone. — Mark Swed, Los Angeles Times, 3 June 2026 Similarly, the survey of Glass’ etudes was made more varied by the different playing styles of the pianists, all of them excellent, with each bringing distinctive color and character to their pair. — Luke Schulze, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 July 2025 By that measure, the mostly instrumental The Bad Fire contains what feels like etudes on unhappiness, a perpetual sense of never really fitting in anywhere. — Kory Grow, Rolling Stone, 27 Jan. 2025 Apparently, performing Musser’s etudes for marimba is a rite of passage for percussion majors. — IEEE Spectrum, 1 Oct. 2023
Recent Examples of Synonyms for étude
  1. study
  2. opus
  3. practice
  4. composition
  5. exercise
  6. piece
  7. drill
  8. masterpiece
Noun
  • Emerging studies on leading AI models that have been specially trained by scholars to act as virtual Commanders-in-Chief, armed with massive arsenals of atomic arms, have been alarming.
    — Kevin Holden Platt, Forbes.com, 1 Aug. 2026
  • The studies looked at everything from chips and salsa to beef chili and chicken tikka masala.
    — Ryan Brennan, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 31 July 2026
Definition of study
Noun
  • This is yet another movie that aims rather clumsily for shock value by dwelling on consumption and meat, like many a grisly eating-disorder horror opus of late.
    — Dennis Harvey, Variety, 30 July 2026
  • Yes, the new production is only the first half of Graves’ Italian Renaissance opus.
    — Charles Lewis III, Mercury News, 24 July 2026
Definition of opus
Noun
  • His smiley story of slapping a $5 bill on Jalen Carter’s chest after the defensive tackle’s contract extension contributes to a preseason energy that feels a lot like when Hurts and Nick Sirianni rode out of practice together on a golf cart in 2024.
    — Brooks Kubena, New York Times, 2 Aug. 2026
  • There were certain days during camp — Family Day and the team's Friday Night Lights practice at nearby Greater Latrobe High School — when Heyward knew the intensity level would spike.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 2 Aug. 2026
Definition of practice
Noun
  • That figure has barely moved in three years of consecutive DDI surveys, across periods when the composition of work itself has changed significantly.
    — Cindy Rodriguez Constable, Forbes.com, 1 Aug. 2026
  • In some ways, with the current composition of the roster, Niko stands as somewhat of a swing player.
    — Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 1 Aug. 2026
Definition of composition
Noun
  • Mental exercise can be just as enriching as physical activity.
    — Cathy M. Rosenthal, Chicago Tribune, 1 Aug. 2026
  • That would be news to Big Pharma, which has invested billions developing wildly popular obesity drugs, not to mention the decades of public-health campaigns devoted to diet, exercise and weight loss.
    — Letters to the Editor, The Orlando Sentinel, 1 Aug. 2026
Definition of exercise
Noun
  • The other great piece of news is that, yes, this will get a localized release with multiple language support, something that the original PlayStation Portable version never had.
    — Ollie Barder, Forbes.com, 2 Aug. 2026
  • High above Cherry Creek in Castlewood Canyon State Park, a concrete arch bridge has carried travelers, and a piece of Colorado history, for more than 75 years.
    — Karen Leigh, CBS News, 1 Aug. 2026
Definition of piece
Noun
  • Another drill later, back to 11s, Allen didn’t need a perfect throw.
    — Sam McDowell, Kansas City Star, 1 Aug. 2026
  • Kilgore, whom the team took in the fifth round, has been mixing into a couple of different roles for the Bills early in camp, with safety being his usual home during team drills.
    — Joe Buscaglia, New York Times, 1 Aug. 2026
Definition of drill
Noun
  • Born in 1906, Visconti was older than either collaborator, and his high-toned, overripe style, expressed in his masterpieces Senso (1954) and The Leopard (1963), arguably renders him an even more remote figure.
    — Peter Tonguette, The Washington Examiner, 1 Aug. 2026
  • In the 2014 sci-fi film Ex Machina, Oscar Isaac played a reclusive AI-tech billionaire dwelling in an architectural masterpiece—the Juvet Landscape Hotel—and a private summer home in Valldal, Norway.
    — Catherine Dunwoody, Forbes.com, 1 Aug. 2026
Definition of masterpiece

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