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the complete works of an author a novel that occupies a relatively minor position in the author's oeuvre

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Recent Examples of oeuvre Kiefer’s visceral oeuvre – spanning monumental paintings, sculptures, installations, woodcuts, artists’ books, works on paper, and films – confronts his childhood amid the rubble and contrition of postwar Germany. Natasha Gural, Forbes.com, 26 Mar. 2025 In addition to a visionary oeuvre melding jazz, electronica, hip-hop and beyond, Flying Lotus has been quietly building a film/TV career over the last decade. Joe Lynch, Billboard, 21 Mar. 2025 Her oeuvre includes painting, sculpture, video, and installation. News Desk, Artforum, 18 Mar. 2025 The French emperor is a looming figure in Scott’s oeuvre. Mike Desimone and Jeff Jenssen, Robb Report, 16 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for oeuvre
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Noun
  • Regardless of the outcome with Kentucky, Toyota's overall vehicle output in Canada is likely to be maintained, the people said.
    Maki Shiraki, USA Today, 19 Apr. 2025
  • Perhaps a more accurate throughline across Ahn’s output is that his characters, knowingly or unknowingly, need their emotions to come forward.
    Ritesh Mehta, IndieWire, 18 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • The academic corpus treats market timing like a kind of mirage - achievable in theory but not in practice.
    Steven Desmyter, Forbes, 5 Mar. 2025
  • The thundering poet termed the result uninspired and banal, so the other professor went into Dickinson’s 1,800-poem corpus, retrieved an obscure quatrain and presented it to the poet, who called the result banal and uninspired.
    David Galef, Chicago Tribune, 21 Feb. 2025

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“Oeuvre.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/oeuvre. Accessed 3 May. 2025.

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