masterstrokes

noun

plural of masterstroke
as in masterpieces

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  1. masterpieces
  2. showpieces
  3. tours de force
  4. masterworks
  5. classics
Noun
  • Lace was expertly placed with thoughtful trims and underlays to create detailed masterpieces.
    — Shelby Wax, Vogue, 20 Oct. 2026
  • Celebrated as masterpieces today, at the time they were regarded as the unpolished works of a depressed, crazy man and commercially worthless.
    — Joan Martelli, Time, 17 Oct. 2026
Definition of masterpieces
Noun
  • For those weary of the overt commercialism surrounding those glitzy showpieces, the GAA provides a refreshing antidote.
    — Conor O'Neill, New York Times, 27 July 2026
  • The new product lineup isn’t limited to ultra-aged showpieces.
    — Joseph V Micallef, Forbes.com, 24 May 2026
Definition of showpieces
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  • Extraordinary subjects call for extraordinary styles, which is why this year’s best films offer the special thrills of aesthetic tours de force pulled off with flair.
    — JUSTIN CHANG, New Yorker, 5 Dec. 2025
Definition of tours de force
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  • At least some of the time, Hawthorne really was warming the little speckled eggs from which his masterworks would hatch.
    — Dan Piepenbring, Harpers Magazine, 22 Sep. 2026
  • Last year the Metropolitan Museum of Art began talking with a longtime philanthropist and art collector about her three African masterworks, each hundreds of years old.
    — Colin Moynihan, New York Times, 21 Sep. 2026
Definition of masterworks
Noun
  • That album, like the Dio Sabbath classics before it, was fine-tuned for metalhead appreciation, thick with crushing riffs and dramatic vocals.
    — Brad Sanders, Pitchfork, 27 Oct. 2026
  • Dinner is a five-course omakase, where Nobu classics like the miso cod make cameos.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 23 Oct. 2026
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