au courant

au cou·rant | \ ˌō-ku̇-ˈräⁿ

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Definition of au courant

1a : fully informed : up-to-date trying to stay au courant

b : fashionable, stylish au courant outfits

2 : fully familiar : conversant

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I try to stay au courant with the latest developments in the industry. au courant filmgoers have dismissed Hollywood's latest effects-laden actioner as so last year

Recent Examples on the Web Modular reactors are au courant in energy technology, and Rolls-Royce joins startups and governments around the world in trying to shrink the footprint and increase the safety of nuclear energy. — Caroline Delbert, Popular Mechanics, "These Tiny Nuclear Power Stations Could Be, Well, Huge," 21 Jan. 2020 From Home’s interrogation of a very au courant issue — the omnipresence of illusions, and our inability to trust supposedly honest sources — will carry through to the next Spidey adventure. — Alissa Wilkinson, Vox, "Spider-Man: Far From Home turns a class-conscious hero into a tech bro," 3 July 2019 The building’s exterior architecture–which feels equal parts au courant and a form of the future–transitions into a luminescent and geometric interior, inspired by Light and Space artists of the 1960s. — Lucia Tonelli, ELLE Decor, "Bottega Veneta Just Opened Their Futuristic Six-Story Tokyo Flagship," 8 Dec. 2018 The au courant Midwestern sound was grunge with vocals lowered by an octave. — Nell Zink, Harper's magazine, "Marmalade Sky," 24 June 2019 Bausch being dead, her work will eventually cease to be au courant. — Joan Acocella, The New Yorker, "Can Modern Dance Be Preserved?," 24 June 2019 To Order Online This Summer Perhaps not since Britney Spears’s Pepsi partnership, have canned beverages been so cool and au courant. — Michelle Santiago Cortés, refinery29.com, "Is Hard Lemonade The New Drink Of Summer? Trader Joe's Thinks So," 20 June 2019 Celebrities everywhere began growing theirs out to stay au courant, and in fashion the mentality was the bushier, the better. — Glamour, "I Went to Meghan Markle's Favorite Brow Place and Learned So Many Secrets," 10 May 2019 Always au courant with makeup, Patricia also sings the praises of #FauxFilter Foundation by Huda. — Luzanne Otte, Town & Country, "A Day in the Life of Southern Charm's Patricia Altschul," 12 July 2018

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“Au courant.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/au%20courant. Accessed 25 Feb. 2020.

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