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Recent Examples of masterstroke
Best show format: Valentino’s presentation was a masterstroke — an impeccable setting for Alessandro’s debut collection.
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Rhonda Richford, WWD, 2 Oct. 2024
The anti-Maduro camp celebrated the move as a masterstroke, one that Maduro had not been able to find an answer to, until Sunday’s election.
—Jon Lee Anderson, The New Yorker, 3 Aug. 2024
The groove alone would be enough to earn this joyous masterstroke a spot on any countdown of Prince's finest hours.
—Ed Masley, The Arizona Republic, 27 June 2024
The masterstroke here is one of tone with Coel never taking her subject matter anything less than seriously but also not leaning into traditional melodrama or case-of-the-week clichés.
—Brian Tallerico, Vulture, 17 May 2024
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Rhonda Richford, WWD, 2 Oct. 2024
The anti-Maduro camp celebrated the move as a masterstroke, one that Maduro had not been able to find an answer to, until Sunday’s election.
—Jon Lee Anderson, The New Yorker, 3 Aug. 2024
The groove alone would be enough to earn this joyous masterstroke a spot on any countdown of Prince's finest hours.
—Ed Masley, The Arizona Republic, 27 June 2024
The masterstroke here is one of tone with Coel never taking her subject matter anything less than seriously but also not leaning into traditional melodrama or case-of-the-week clichés.
—Brian Tallerico, Vulture, 17 May 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for masterstroke
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Now the contemporary showpiece has surfaced for sale in the rural Los Angeles County community of Topanga Canyon for the first time in over three decades with a $2.5 million price tag.Wendy Bowman, Robb Report, 6 Nov. 2024
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Apart from my mostly picky performance cons, this TV is a showpiece in every sense.Ryan Waniata, WIRED, 22 Sep. 2024
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My favorite signatory on this one is another Nobel laureate, the fiery left-wing feminist Austrian Elfriede Jelinek, known for her 1983 masterpiece The Piano Teacher.Arash Azizi, The Atlantic, 20 Nov. 2024
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The reconstruction process has yielded fresh perspectives on the Gothic masterpiece, which is a UNESCO World Heritage site.Dana Thomas, Architectural Digest, 20 Nov. 2024
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Andrew Scott will reprise his acclaimed West End performance in Vanya, described as a radical new adaptation of Chekhov’s masterwork Uncle Vanya, for a spring 2025 Off Broadway engagement at the Lucille Lortel Theatre, producers announced today.Greg Evans, Deadline, 27 Sep. 2024
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The Other Spaces The four-story atrium lobby, a masterwork by AvroKO’s San Francisco studio, sets an immediate tone of airy sophistication.Jennifer Kester, Forbes, 29 Oct. 2024
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Nearby is the exhibition’s tour de force, Caribe Express/Caribe Tours, a 27-foot-wide painting that shows men in vejigante masks serving tourists who lounge in a resort’s glistening pool.Damaly Gonzalez, ARTnews.com, 26 Sep. 2024
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The small details observed in the finishing both within the dial and on the case are a tour de force, once again forcing a closer look to fully appreciate.Allen Farmelo, Robb Report, 1 Nov. 2024
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“Masterstroke.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/masterstroke. Accessed 28 Nov. 2024.
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