as in composition
a literary, musical, or artistic production
the composer's final opus was performed posthumously to great acclaim
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Recent Examples of opus
On the movies side of the charts, last week’s repeat No. 1 champ, Kevin Costner’s Western opus Horizon: An American Saga – Chapter 1, fell to No. 8 with 167 million minutes viewed.
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Erik Hayden, The Hollywood Reporter, 13 Feb. 2025
Plus, The Weeknd made fans wait three years for a new project after being omnipresent at the start of the decade, resulting in a thirst for new music that was slaked by a 22-song opus ripe for racking up major streaming totals.
—Rania Aniftos, Billboard, 11 Feb. 2025
This is Kurt Cobain, talking in a 1994 Rolling Stone interview about the creation of Nirvana’s opus, Nevermind.
—Joe Kwaczala, Vulture, 12 Feb. 2025
Brady Corbet’s opus stands as a monument to the power of the art form – brilliantly manifesting the age-old clash between artistic expression and the greed inherent in capitalism.
—Pete Hammond, Deadline, 7 Feb. 2025
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Erik Hayden, The Hollywood Reporter, 13 Feb. 2025
Plus, The Weeknd made fans wait three years for a new project after being omnipresent at the start of the decade, resulting in a thirst for new music that was slaked by a 22-song opus ripe for racking up major streaming totals.
—Rania Aniftos, Billboard, 11 Feb. 2025
This is Kurt Cobain, talking in a 1994 Rolling Stone interview about the creation of Nirvana’s opus, Nevermind.
—Joe Kwaczala, Vulture, 12 Feb. 2025
Brady Corbet’s opus stands as a monument to the power of the art form – brilliantly manifesting the age-old clash between artistic expression and the greed inherent in capitalism.
—Pete Hammond, Deadline, 7 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for opus
Noun
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The thickness and composition of the Martian atmosphere over time is also an open question.—
Jonathan O’Callaghan,
JSTOR Daily,
10 Apr. 2025
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Still another composition features a Google Translate interpretation of an essay Vara wrote in Spanish, which contains both mistranslations and stretches where the software turned flawed Spanish into grammatical English.—
Matteo Wong,
The Atlantic,
10 Apr. 2025
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Mazzoli created a lush score that was alternately sweeping or intimate, sensuous or mystical, yet with a distinctive sound that was her own weaving a thread through the piece.—
Janelle Gelfand,
Cincinnati.com,
19 July 2017
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This is why the war stories of Tom Clancy are such convincing and moving pieces of fiction.—
Janine Barchas,
Washington Post,
18 July 2017
Noun
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After the equivalent of four days of work, the stadium was ready for the new tenant.—
Tom Layberger,
Forbes.com,
3 Apr. 2025
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The decline comes amid protests held at Tesla dealerships both in the U.S. and Europe over CEO Elon Musk's work with the Department of Government Efficiency, or DOGE.—
Aimee Picchi,
CBS News,
2 Apr. 2025
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The destination’s popularity is no surprise, really—Ciudad de México (CDMX) is one of the world’s greatest epicenters of culture, with architectural masterpieces, innovative cuisine, and a lively art scene that all contribute to the capital’s rich history.—
Nicole Kliest,
Vogue,
7 Apr. 2025
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Typically following retro design cues, many of Hazan's masterpieces are more at home in an art gallery than on the street alongside commuters – with some bikes going for as much as US$125,000.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
7 Apr. 2025
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“Opus.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/opus. Accessed 15 Apr. 2025.
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