as in masterpiece
something (as a work of art) that is a great achievement and often its creator's greatest achievement
this symphony is usually considered Beethoven's magnum opus
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Recent Examples of magnum opus
Overmyer would write on Simon’s magnum opus, The Wire, and co-create New Orleans psycho-geographical trauma Treme with him.
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Bethy Squires,
Vulture,
18 Mar. 2026
Simultaneously, Levinson has been gearing up for the release of the third season of his magnum opus, which returns to HBO on April 12 and is set five years after the last season ended.
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Luke Leitch,
Vogue,
7 Mar. 2026
Yet while Alfa Romeo recently saluted its magnum opus with a new 33 Stradale based on sibling marque Maserati’s MC20 supercar, the R33 from Automotive Artisans is far closer to the original.
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Tim Pitt,
Robb Report,
14 Feb. 2026
After years of editing, what was to become Wallace’s magnum opus was published on February 1, 1996.
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Literary Hub,
2 Feb. 2026
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Bethy Squires,
Vulture,
18 Mar. 2026
Simultaneously, Levinson has been gearing up for the release of the third season of his magnum opus, which returns to HBO on April 12 and is set five years after the last season ended.
—
Luke Leitch,
Vogue,
7 Mar. 2026
Yet while Alfa Romeo recently saluted its magnum opus with a new 33 Stradale based on sibling marque Maserati’s MC20 supercar, the R33 from Automotive Artisans is far closer to the original.
—
Tim Pitt,
Robb Report,
14 Feb. 2026
After years of editing, what was to become Wallace’s magnum opus was published on February 1, 1996.
—
Literary Hub,
2 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for magnum opus
masterpiece
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In Sally Potter’s 1992 masterpiece Orlando, Virginia Woolf’s classic novel of a British aristocrat who is born in the Elizabethan era and goes on to live for hundreds of years—oh, and who also changes genders at around the age of 30—is brought to bold and brilliant visual life.
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First-time visitors can expect a labyrinthine world—55 rooms, taking up over 21,00 square feet in all over five floors—connected by three lifts and four staircases, the most dramatic of which is a spiral masterpiece originally designed by Foster + Partners and extended as part of the renovation.
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