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masterwork

[mas-ter-wurk, mah-ster-] / ˈmæs tərˌwɜrk, ˈmɑ stər- /


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“Sobekmose,” a masterwork containing about 100 spells, is unusual, in part, because it’s inscribed recto and verso.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 30, 2026

“Completed in 2019 and designed by Don Ziebell, it is a masterwork combining subtle finishes and exquisite details.”

From MarketWatch • Mar. 23, 2026

The thrill of seeing a fearless, indefatigable performer single-handedly populate the stage with the myriad figures of this masterwork never lets up.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 25, 2026

At its London premiere before coronavirus closed the theatres, The Standard newspaper described it as a "late masterwork... wise, witty and devastatingly sad".

From Barron's • Nov. 29, 2025

The soup was a masterwork, a delicate mingling of chicken, watercress, and garlic.

From "The Tale of Despereaux: Being the Story of a Mouse, a Princess, Some Soup and a Spool of Thread" by Kate DiCamillo