as in masterpiece
something (as a work of art) that is a great achievement and often its creator's greatest achievement
this symphony is usually considered Beethoven's magnum opus
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Recent Examples of magnum opus
The pop star in question is Alfred Moretti (played by John Malkovich), an enigmatic music icon who, after decades out of the spotlight, re-emerges to announce a new album billed as his magnum opus.
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Jessica Wang, EW.com, 14 Mar. 2025
The pop star in question is Alfred Moretti (played by John Malkovich), an enigmatic music icon who, after decades out of the spotlight, re-emerges to announce a new album billed as his magnum opus.
—Jessica Wang, EW.com, 14 Mar. 2025
Billing it as his magnum opus, Moretti invites a small group of journalists and influencers — including ambitious young magazine writer Ariel Ecton (played by Ayo Edebiri) — to his remote compound in Utah for a listening party.
—Jessica Wang, EW.com, 12 Mar. 2025
In his magnum opus on World Order, Kissinger identified power and legitimacy as the two key elements of a sustainable order.
—Saleem H. Ali, Forbes, 1 Mar. 2025
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Jessica Wang, EW.com, 14 Mar. 2025
The pop star in question is Alfred Moretti (played by John Malkovich), an enigmatic music icon who, after decades out of the spotlight, re-emerges to announce a new album billed as his magnum opus.
—Jessica Wang, EW.com, 14 Mar. 2025
Billing it as his magnum opus, Moretti invites a small group of journalists and influencers — including ambitious young magazine writer Ariel Ecton (played by Ayo Edebiri) — to his remote compound in Utah for a listening party.
—Jessica Wang, EW.com, 12 Mar. 2025
In his magnum opus on World Order, Kissinger identified power and legitimacy as the two key elements of a sustainable order.
—Saleem H. Ali, Forbes, 1 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for magnum opus
masterpiece
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His backyard was a living masterpiece, filled with everything from tomatoes to kiwis.—
Tereza Shkurtaj,
People.com,
25 May 2025
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The clues first turn up inscribed in a 9th-century Tibetan scroll and then — Da Vinci Code style — in the 1600s in masterpieces painted by Caravaggio, Rubens, Velázquez, El Greco and Rembrandt.—
Sean Kingsley,
HollywoodReporter,
24 May 2025
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