comme il faut

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Recent Examples of comme il faut Champagne obviously flowed comme il faut; everyone was in good spirits. Tiziana Cardini, Vogue, 28 Sep. 2024 There is nothing scary, amiss, or unrelatable about me, who am comme il faut. Laura Kolbe, The New Yorker, 30 Jan. 2023 Among the upper crust, such a thing would not have been comme il faut. Moira Hodgson, WSJ, 5 July 2018
Recent Examples of Synonyms for comme il faut
Adjective
  • District officials insist that their use of arts money has been legal and appropriate.
    Howard Blume, Los Angeles Times, 23 June 2025
  • Localization testing helps ensure appropriate usage of region-specific currencies and symbols; attain correct display of textual content within buttons, menus or other UI elements; review adherence to local gambling regulations, such as betting limits, taxation, operational hours and more.
    Dzmitry Lubneuski, Forbes.com, 23 June 2025
Adjective
  • This new moon is particularly suitable for projects or processes that have to do with your well-being, your home, your family, or your emotional balance.
    Danijela Pilic, Glamour, 24 June 2025
  • Securities, investment products, other financial products or strategies discussed herein may not be suitable for all investors.
    Katie Stockton, CNBC, 23 June 2025
Adjective
  • Sign into your Spectrum account to find the correct mailing address for your area.
    Kara McGinley, USA Today, 24 June 2025
  • American Express relies on airlines to submit the correct information on airline transactions to identify incidental fee purchases.
    Ryley Amond, CNBC, 24 June 2025
Adjective
  • Leadership in 2025 and beyond requires fitting humans, who supply feelings and ethics, together with technology that enhances the speed, reach, and uniformity of processes.
    Mark Minevich, Fortune, 25 June 2025
  • The key for Niang, who enters a contract year during an era where elite shooting is quite invaluable, will be fitting into the team defense.
    Zach Harper, New York Times, 24 June 2025
Adjective
  • The potential disasters of treating art like traditional investments far outweigh the cost of proper planning.
    Matthew F. Erskine, Forbes.com, 1 July 2025
  • Eggs themselves are not a source of collagen—but the egg white specifically contains proline and glycine, two essential amino acids for proper collagen production.
    Alessandra Signorelli, Vogue, 1 July 2025
Adjective
  • Others in the comment section sided with Tallulah and argued that her photos of her father are acceptable.
    Stephanie Giang-Paunon, FOXNews.com, 24 June 2025
  • Celebrities from Kim Kardashian to Chrissy Teigan to Ari Lennox have been spotted wearing bralettes as shirts, making this a perfectly acceptable garment to wear under a crochet dress.
    Bianca Lambert, Glamour, 24 June 2025
Adjective
  • During her sophomore year at St. Michael, Sarah Kate heard about an adaptive swim meet in Georgia and again asked her parents about participating and was authorized to take part in the pre-meet clinic.
    al, al, 1 Apr. 2021
  • Yet the story unfolds in fits and starts, jumping forward to get to the most fertile comedic territory while montage-ing its way through the central relationship after its meet-cute origins.
    Brian Lowry, CNN, 27 Jan. 2023
Adjective
  • Fields had a decent season with the Steelers, going 4-2 before he was replaced by Russell Wilson.
    James Brizuela, MSNBC Newsweek, 23 June 2025
  • Start by rolling them on a countertop with a decent amount of pressure; doing so helps release the lemon juice from its membranes.
    Mary Catherine McAnnally Scott, Southern Living, 23 June 2025

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“Comme il faut.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/comme%20il%20faut. Accessed 4 Jul. 2025.

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