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pièce de résistance

[pyes duh rey-zee-stahns, pee-es duh ri-zee-stahns] / pyɛs də reɪ ziˈstɑ̃s, piˈɛs də rɪ ziˈstɑns /

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

piece de resistance

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

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But this was O'Neill's piece de resistance - his moment, his day.

From BBC • May 16, 2026

Welcome to Earth One, the piece de resistance at CalEarth, an educational campus and nonprofit organization in Hesperia that, for the last three decades, has championed a building style known as the SuperAdobe.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 20, 2025

In a procession all their own, the group trooped to the village store for the piece de resistance, installing the crown atop the post box out front.

From Seattle Times • Apr. 30, 2023

Ermotti may need to persuade Switzerland's authorities that UBS should keep "the piece de resistance," Credit Suisse's domestic bank, said Porta's Wittmann.

From Reuters • Mar. 29, 2023

The piece de resistance was a hunko de boeuf boile, flanked with some old clinging stuff.

From Literary Lapses by Leacock, Stephen

pièce de résistance

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