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piece de resistance

[pyes duh rey-zee-stahns, pee-es duh ri-zee-stahns] / pyɛs də reɪ ziˈstɑ̃s, piˈɛs də rɪ ziˈstɑns /
NOUN
outstanding accomplishment
Synonyms
WEAK
achievement centerpiece chef d'oeuvre chef-d'oeuvre culinary masterpiece dish fit for a king dish of the day feat feature great performance highlight jewel magnum opus main attraction main dish master work masterpiece masterwork outstanding accomplishment plat du jour prize showpiece specialty tour de force
pièce de résistance
NOUN
outstanding accomplishment
Synonyms
WEAK
accomplishment achievement centerpiece chef-d'oeuvre creation culinary masterpiece dish fit for a king dish of the day feat feature great performance highlight jewel magnum opus main attraction main dish masterpiece masterwork outstanding accomplishment plat du jour prize showpiece specialty tour de force

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Its pièce de résistance is its very own AI model, called the Large Nature Model.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 24, 2024

If you want to buy a Birkin bag, the pièce de résistance from the French luxury retailer Hermès, you should know that you probably can’t.

From New York Times • Mar. 21, 2024

I can’t remember what inspired me to choose caramel as the pièce de résistance, but I am so glad that’s where we landed.

From Seattle Times • Aug. 1, 2023

Hence, the hour's pièce de résistance: Cameron, with an expert's guidance, subjects two Jack and Rose stand-ins named Josh Bird and Kristine Zipfel to conditions that induce the start of hypothermia.

From Salon • Feb. 5, 2023

But this "illigant divarsion" was only a sort of hors d'œuvres to the pièce de résistance, "Supply—Irish Votes," which was as strong and savoury as the National Stew itself.

From Punch, or the London Charivari. Volume 93, September 10, 1887 by Various