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Recent Examples of masterstroke
But not everyone sees the port expansion as a strategic masterstroke.
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Jesus Mesa, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 May 2025
Performing a de facto remake of show's mythology before gradually bringing Daleks, Time Lords, Cybermen, the Master and the other Doctor Who villains back into the mix was a masterstroke.
—Richard Edwards, Space.com, 12 Apr. 2025
Lee Shubert’s urban masterstroke proved as permanent as any real-estate coup can be in New York.
—Frank Rich, Vulture, 8 Apr. 2025
Lee Shubert’s urban masterstroke proved as permanent as any real-estate coup can be in New York.
—Frank Rich, Vulture, 8 Apr. 2025
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Jesus Mesa, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 May 2025
Performing a de facto remake of show's mythology before gradually bringing Daleks, Time Lords, Cybermen, the Master and the other Doctor Who villains back into the mix was a masterstroke.
—Richard Edwards, Space.com, 12 Apr. 2025
Lee Shubert’s urban masterstroke proved as permanent as any real-estate coup can be in New York.
—Frank Rich, Vulture, 8 Apr. 2025
Lee Shubert’s urban masterstroke proved as permanent as any real-estate coup can be in New York.
—Frank Rich, Vulture, 8 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for masterstroke
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Five years is their ambitious target for reaching the Club World Cup, then the plan is for the team and its stadium, to be built at the controversial project The Line, to act as a showpiece when the kingdom hosts the World Cup in 2034.—
James Montague,
New York Times,
18 May 2025
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The ultimate showpiece, this watch doesn’t just have a turquoise-colored dial, it’s actually made from the stone.—
Paige Reddinger,
Robb Report,
6 May 2025
Noun
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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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The key difference being Fielder actually finished his masterwork.—
Stephen Rodrick,
Rolling Stone,
29 May 2025
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The Directors’ Fortnight People’s Choice Award was launched in 2023 in partnership with the Chantal Akerman Foundation, honoring the late Belgian auteur whose work frequently premiered in the section — including her feminist masterwork Jeanne Dielman, 23 quai du Commerce, 1080 Bruxelles.—
Scott Roxborough,
HollywoodReporter,
22 May 2025
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My favourite is the tour de force on the wall of a pet shop near Leeds United’s stadium, depicting him as Christ the Redeemer (above).—
Phil Hay,
New York Times,
22 May 2025
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Writing in this week's issue of the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, the team reveals that the entire flamingo feeding process is actually a tour de force in fluid dynamics.—
Geoff Brumfiel,
NPR,
16 May 2025
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“Masterstroke.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/masterstroke. Accessed 4 Jun. 2025.
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