de trop

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Recent Examples of de trop Perhaps Selena decided a sky-high heel was de trop for her stint on the continent. Kerry McDermott, Vogue, 21 June 2023 Perhaps such remarks sound less de trop in French. Mark Feeney, BostonGlobe.com, 15 Mar. 2023 As much as Black was a master of pacing, a fine crafter of set pieces, and delightfully de trop as a writer of snappy, manly dialogue, the most galvanic features manifested themselves in stage directions, interstitial material steering the reader through the gleeful nonsense. Wyatt Mason, Harper’s Magazine , 6 Jan. 2023
Recent Examples of Synonyms for de trop
Adjective
  • Open floor plans for living spaces may be ideal, but private sleeping spaces or separate accessory dwellings may appeal to a need for privacy.
    Nafeesah Allen, Better Homes & Gardens, 16 Apr. 2025
  • Nintendo Switch Games That Require Original Joy-Con on Switch 2 Some games will require the original Nintendo Switch Joy-Con to play thanks to accessory compatibility and the IR camera.
    Lee Habeeb, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Apr. 2025
Adjective
  • And needless to say, that's been a difficult reality to come to terms with.
    Symiah Dorsey, Southern Living, 2 Apr. 2025
  • Plus, taking action after a test can sometimes lead to unnecessary follow-up testing, as well as needless spending and anxiety.
    Kristen Fischer, Health, 14 Mar. 2025
Adjective
  • These expenses can often be managed through budget adjustments or supplementary income.
    True Tamplin, Forbes.com, 30 Apr. 2025
  • Researchers are also exploring it as a potential supplementary treatment for certain cancers.
    Laura Dorwart, Verywell Health, 30 Apr. 2025
Adjective
  • Stock prices rose sharply in the second half of calendar year 2023 and in 2024, meaning additional schools became subject to the tax as the value of their endowments grew.
    Emma Whitford, Forbes.com, 28 Apr. 2025
  • The data collection company found that I-4 drivers spent an additional 31 minutes a day sitting in traffic on top of their typical travel times.
    Natalia Jaramillo, The Orlando Sentinel, 28 Apr. 2025
Adjective
  • Some of his misery has resulted from brilliant deflections or bad bounces off of his defencemen, but Hellebuyck is responsible for enough of his problems to earn the unwanted attention.
    Murat Ates, New York Times, 29 Apr. 2025
  • Dating is replete with awkward moments, from overcompensating for unwanted pauses in conversation to missing social cues to basic miscommunications and misunderstandings.
    Myisha Battle, Time, 29 Apr. 2025
Adjective
  • Senate Democrats included $370 million for the MBTA in the supplemental spending bill, far less than the more than $700 million the House wrote in.
    Chris Van Buskirk, Boston Herald, 1 May 2025
  • In addition to being one of CNBC Select's top picks for both long-term care insurance and disability insurance, Mutual of Omaha offers supplemental Medicare, mortgages and investment services.
    Liz Knueven, CNBC, 29 Apr. 2025
Adjective
  • The critics would say: The post-credit scene where the goat goes to another team and immediately wins the MVP felt unnecessary.
    Sean McIndoe, New York Times, 1 May 2025
  • Skip to content All Sections Opinion Commentary Opinion State lawmakers are pushing unnecessary public pension bills that would increase taxpayers’ costs and debt Maintaining the PEPRA reforms is part of the state’s best hope for fully funding public pension benefits and eliminating debt.
    Zachary Christensen, Oc Register, 1 May 2025
Adjective
  • The program to audit unused/unneeded credit cards has been expanded to 30 agencies.
    Matt Robison, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 Apr. 2025
  • Nobody ever complained that many of those jobs were unneeded government jobs.
    DP Opinion, Denver Post, 14 Apr. 2025

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“De trop.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/de%20trop. Accessed 5 May. 2025.

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