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masterstroke
[ mas-ter-strohk, mah-ster- ]
noun
- a masterly action or achievement; an extremely skillful or effective action:
War was avoided by a masterstroke of diplomacy.
masterstroke
/ ˈmɑːstəˌstrəʊk /
noun
- an outstanding piece of strategy, skill, talent, etc
your idea is a masterstroke
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Word History and Origins
Origin of masterstroke1
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Example Sentences
If that was what was in his mind three years ago—it was a masterstroke and one that may end up prolonging his regime.
Raising 9/11 at the debate as a psychic event rather than one of national security was a masterstroke that won the day.
And he was also capable of the masterstroke of impudence—putting out a pickup order, through Spaceforce, for his own name!
Oedipus by a masterstroke of art is made to imagine that she has departed in shame, fearing he may be proved the son of a slave.
It was not a scheme generated in his teeming brain, like the strategy of a campaign, or a masterstroke of diplomacy.
But the great Frenchman's masterstroke was his treaty with Gustavus Adolphus.
When Fanny returned with your letter this morning, I prepared for a masterstroke.
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