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
  • Multiple artists, including Marina Abramović, are credited as fine-arts collaborators for Masquerade, all of whom allowed the production to feature their thematically appropriate work.
    Devon Ivie, Vulture, 10 Oct. 2025
  • Additional event information will be shared when appropriate.
    Jasmine Laws, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • Field Study Woven Tartan Runner Rug Not all patterns are suitable for every home, but this inviting runner rug can truly work with every style.
    Caley Sturgill, Southern Living, 12 Oct. 2025
  • The stretchy material allows for easy movement, which is suitable for workouts and lounging.
    Melody Kazel, PEOPLE, 11 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • However, a few unexplained puzzles remained, leading scientists to question whether the most extreme predictions of the Big Bang, including arbitrarily high temperatures and an origin from a singularity, were actually correct.
    Big Think, Big Think, 14 Oct. 2025
  • Jones is correct, Dak Prescott is on pace for an MVP-caliber season with 1,617 passing yards, 13 touchdowns, and three interceptions thus far.
    James Brizuela, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • The characters deal with real-life teen emotions—like fitting in and missing a loved one—while chasing big dreams together.
    Allison McClain Merrill, Parents, 10 Oct. 2025
  • The tricky part is fitting hammer throw, javelin and discus into the equation.
    Liam Tharme, New York Times, 10 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • While the footage hasn't been released online yet, attendees in the room got a proper look at the return of Krysten Ritter's iconic homegrown New York hero.
    Mekishana Pierre, Entertainment Weekly, 11 Oct. 2025
  • The politician may have been referring to a 2013 study of eight countries and a 2015 study based in Denmark that claimed to show a link between circumcision and autism, but they have since been strongly criticized by the medical community for their lack of proper scientific methodology.
    Toria Sheffield, PEOPLE, 11 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • Working from home made loungewear more acceptable on a daily basis, and athleisure is a major trend to follow this winter for outfit inspo.
    Clare Holden, Glamour, 9 Oct. 2025
  • Sherrill said that such violence was not acceptable.
    Brittany Shepherd, ABC News, 9 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • The next day was literally pre-meet.
    Liam Tharme, New York Times, 8 Oct. 2025
  • But the 52-year-old agent and meet director rebounded and paid those debts.
    Cory Mull, Forbes.com, 13 Aug. 2025
Adjective
  • Newcastle’s Under-18s are third in their league which, on the face of it, looks decent, but winning is not everything.
    George Caulkin, New York Times, 16 Oct. 2025
  • There's some decent rain chances the rest of the week, so keep an umbrella handy.
    Hope Karnopp, jsonline.com, 15 Oct. 2025

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“Comme il faut.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/comme%20il%20faut. Accessed 17 Oct. 2025.

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