Definitions

piece de resistance

[pyes duh rey-zee-stahns, pee-es duh ri-zee-stahns] / pjɛs 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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But this was O'Neill's piece de resistance - his moment, his day.

From BBC • May 16, 2026

You'll be able to master the piece de resistance of the Thanksgiving tablescape before you know it.

From Salon • Nov. 25, 2024

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

But the piece de resistance must have been the giant mustard toggle shoes that looked like the hooves of a horse but could equally have come from the set of a “Star Wars” planetary village.

From Seattle Times • Jun. 25, 2022

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

From Literary Lapses by Leacock, Stephen

piece de resistance

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