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Recent Examples of Synonyms for pièces de résistance
Noun
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Yet on this evening, the four women—a German, a Pole, a Belgian and a Frenchwoman—were playing Beethoven’s masterpiece, clandestinely since Jewish musicians were not considered worthy of playing such magnificent German works and were doing so just for their own pleasure.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
17 Sep. 2025 -
The addition of an Emerging Artist Competition—sponsored by the Art in Black Foundation—will provide national recognition and cash awards to rising talent, with winning works featured during the summit itself.—
Okla Jones,
Essence,
17 Sep. 2025
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Many of the chefs are like musicians who have graduated from covering other artists’ songs to composing their own masterpieces.—
Jamila Robinson,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
16 Sep. 2025
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Iconic classical composers, such as Beethoven, Mozart, Schubert and Strauss, created masterpieces in Vienna.—
Laura Manske,
Forbes.com,
16 Sep. 2025
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Maria Pablo Larraín continues his directorial run of biopics about iconic women with Maria, starring Angelina Jolie as legendary opera singer Maria Callas.—
Jacqueline Weiss,
PEOPLE,
7 Sep. 2025
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The inauguration featured a performance by renowned Italian opera singer Andrea Bocelli and his son Matteo.—
Angie Leventis Lourgos,
Chicago Tribune,
5 Sep. 2025
Noun
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All of those pieces add cost, but the full cure is the most important thing.—
Megan McIntyre,
Allure,
16 Sep. 2025
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With so much fashion existing online, there’s something refreshing about trying pieces on in-store after eyeing them first on a little screen.—
Libby Page,
Vogue,
16 Sep. 2025
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“Pièces de résistance.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pi%C3%A8ces%20de%20r%C3%A9sistance. Accessed 20 Sep. 2025.
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