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Recent Examples of masterstroke
Appointing Campbell as head coach in 2023 was a masterstroke.
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Dan Bernstein, Sportico.com, 28 Mar. 2025
Transporting his story, originally set in New Jersey, to Argentina’s San Carlos de Bariloche, renowned for its pristine glacial lakes and awe-inspiring Patagonian mountains, was a masterstroke, in his opinion.
—Anna Marie De La Fuente, Variety, 25 Mar. 2025
The dissolution of communism and the collapse of the Soviet Union have sometimes been interpreted as a masterstroke of U.S. planning.
—Michael Kimmage, Foreign Affairs, 25 Feb. 2025
Turns out, a 90-minute sketch comedy show featuring live performances was a masterstroke — as long as the cast included talents like Chase, John Belushi, Gilda Radner and Dan Aykroyd.
—Eric Deggans, NPR, 13 Feb. 2025
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Dan Bernstein, Sportico.com, 28 Mar. 2025
Transporting his story, originally set in New Jersey, to Argentina’s San Carlos de Bariloche, renowned for its pristine glacial lakes and awe-inspiring Patagonian mountains, was a masterstroke, in his opinion.
—Anna Marie De La Fuente, Variety, 25 Mar. 2025
The dissolution of communism and the collapse of the Soviet Union have sometimes been interpreted as a masterstroke of U.S. planning.
—Michael Kimmage, Foreign Affairs, 25 Feb. 2025
Turns out, a 90-minute sketch comedy show featuring live performances was a masterstroke — as long as the cast included talents like Chase, John Belushi, Gilda Radner and Dan Aykroyd.
—Eric Deggans, NPR, 13 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for masterstroke
Noun
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Its architectural showpiece is a grand, hyper-marbled, slightly anachronistic Deco-style staircase.—
Adam Gopnik,
New Yorker,
6 Apr. 2025
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Factoring in the Africa Cup of Nations, there are names out there — including Chelsea’s Nicolas Jackson (above) — who could rack up 100 competitive matches by the time FIFA’s 2026 showpiece ends.—
Phil Hay,
New York Times,
27 Mar. 2025
Noun
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This streamer is one for movie lovers, featuring everything from cult classics to modern masterpieces.—
Faisal Kutty,
Newsweek,
11 Mar. 2025
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The outdoor spaces are a masterpiece of design, offering a collection of serene and entertaining areas.—
Rowan Briggs,
The Mercury News,
10 Mar. 2025
Noun
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In Sunday in the Park With George, Stephen Sondheim and James Lapine’s masterwork about the art of making art, Patinkin played both Georges Seurat in 1884 and his artist great-grandson a century later.—
Mark Seliger,
Vulture,
7 Apr. 2025
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Farrow & Ball’s Breakfast Room Green on the windows and frames is another subtle homage to Gill and his early 1920s multifamily residential masterwork, Horatio West Court, located in Broughton’s native Santa Monica.—
Jessica Ritz,
Architectural Digest,
20 Mar. 2025
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Midway through the film, an I.E.D. explodes just outside the apartment building, and the sequence that follows, in which the survivors gradually regain consciousness, is a tour de force of sensory deprivation and temporal dislocation.—
Justin Chang,
New Yorker,
4 Apr. 2025
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The role required a real tour de force given intense emotional — and, at times, physical — extremes.—
Georg Szalai,
The Hollywood Reporter,
16 Feb. 2025
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“Masterstroke.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/masterstroke. Accessed 20 Apr. 2025.
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