MASTERSTROKES Synonyms: 31 Similar and Opposite Words

masterstrokes

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plural of masterstroke

as in masterpieces

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Jeon Do-yeon, who won the Cannes best actress prize for Lee’s Secret Sunshine in 2007, stars opposite Sul Kyung-gu, the lead of the director’s early masterpieces Peppermint Candy and Oasis.

— Patrick Brzeski, HollywoodReporter, 25 Aug. 2026
Completed just a few decades after the Vatican Observatory, in 1616, Istanbul’s Sultan Ahmed Mosque is one the world’s greatest sacred masterpieces.

— Maureen O'Hare, CNN Money, 22 Aug. 2026

Definition of masterpieces

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Pettit will perform on a Ruckers-style harpsichord built in 1987 by the late San Diego builder Ronald Haas, bringing an authenticity and intimacy to masterworks by Johann Sebastian Bach and François Couperin, a news release states.

— News Release, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 July 2026
These prelude performances are short, without intermission and showcase selected pieces from musical masterworks.

— Hema Sivanandam, Mercury News, 13 July 2026

Definition of masterworks

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Check the leading management bestsellers and textbooks, including Gary Hamel’s Humanocracy, Eric Ries’s Incorruptible, Stephen Robbins and Mary Coulter’s Management and older classics like Michael Porter’s Competitive Strategy.

— Steve Denning, Forbes.com, 31 Aug. 2026
The brainchild of Albert Kanter, the son of Russian Jewish immigrants, these comic-book versions of the classics sold over 100 million copies and were distributed by 25,000 school districts.

— Andrew Silow-Carroll, Sun Sentinel, 31 Aug. 2026

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