pièce de résistance

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Recent Examples of pièce de résistance The piece de resistance is the envelope, which is fully lined in tissue that, naturally, matches the color used on the notecard. Rima Suqi, Forbes.com, 12 Apr. 2025 The piece de resistance is heavy cream, which adds a velvety texture to the simple wine sauce, making for a company-pleasing dish every time. Jasmine Smith, Southern Living, 8 Feb. 2025 The piece de resistance was outside, a 1969 Jean Prouvé gas station, available thanks to Paris art dealer and Galerie Downtown owner François Laffanour. Ryma Chikhoune, Footwear News, 30 Mar. 2025 Smyth Tavern The piece de resistance at Smyth Tribeca is Smyth Tavern, a warm and welcoming restaurant off the lobby that serves upscale comfort food. Lois Alter Mark, Forbes.com, 27 Mar. 2025 Storytelling includes thw history of One Wall Street, formerly a bank, the Irving Trust Company, and consists of the store's piece de resistance, the Red Room, which houses the stores' women's shoes. Roxanne Robinson, Forbes, 22 Mar. 2025 The piece de resistance is heavy cream, which adds a velvety texture to the simple wine sauce, making for a company-pleasing dish every time. Jasmine Smith, Southern Living, 8 Feb. 2025 However, the piece de resistance of this anniversary model is found under the hood. Cait Bazemore, Robb Report, 19 July 2024 The piece de resistance, however, is a dazzling diamond ring by American jeweler Harry Winston. Demetrius Simms, Robb Report, 7 Mar. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for pièce de résistance
Noun
  • Other artists have spent decades laboring over their magnum opuses—Michael Heizer and James Turrell, with their sprawling land projects in the American West (City and Roden Crater, respectively), spring to mind—but few, if any, have worked only on those pieces.
    Julie Belcove, Robb Report, 23 Mar. 2025
  • After being glued to Nuggets’ bench, Peyton Watson responds with 3-point barrage in front of OKC’s bench Nikola Jokic knows this is his magnum opus.
    Bennett Durando, The Denver Post, 13 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • The masterpiece was designed in 1912 by Eduardo Ferrés i Puig and was executed by master glaziers Maumejean.
    Angelina Villa-Clarke, Forbes.com, 19 Apr. 2025
  • So begins the novelist Mario Vargas Llosa’s 1969 masterpiece, Conversation in the Cathedral.
    Ilan Stavans, The Atlantic, 15 Apr. 2025

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“Pièce de résistance.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pi%C3%A8ce%20de%20r%C3%A9sistance. Accessed 2 May. 2025.

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