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a practice or interest that is very popular for a short time
when deconstructionism became the dernier cri in literary criticism
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Recent Examples of dernier cri
But here, the couple dove in joyously and with abandon: Their kitchen could stand as Gambrel’s dernier cri.
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Nancy Hass, ELLE Decor, 16 Oct. 2019
Nancy Hass, ELLE Decor, 16 Oct. 2019
Recent Examples of Synonyms for dernier cri
Noun
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These latests features are designed for enterprises who want to integrate their AI technology with either existing Salesforce data or even their own data.—
Gene Marks,
Forbes.com,
7 Sep. 2025
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The latests deaths included three residents of long-term care facilities in Dallas, as well as a Balch Springs man in his 20s and a Dallas man in his 60s.—
Dana Branham,
Dallas News,
30 Apr. 2020
Noun
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And the bubbly contortionist, 42, might have set a trend with those one-of-a-kind movements.—
Stephanie Sengwe,
PEOPLE,
30 Oct. 2025
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With the Kingpins denim show in Amsterdam fresh in her mind, Velasquez also offered forward-looking trend and business insights on the future of denim.—
Lauren Parker,
Sourcing Journal,
29 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Beyond Meat once sold for almost $240 a share at the height of the meat alternative craze in the summer of 2019, after Goldman Sachs, JP Morgan and Credit Suisse brought it public at $25 a share in a May 2019 initial public offering.—
Liz Napolitano,
CNBC,
24 Oct. 2025
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Raised in Blackpool, England, after his adoption into a working-class family, Ball grew up a budding artist with a penchant for the Northern soul craze then sweeping the north of England, obsessively collecting Tamla and Stax singles.—
Jazz Monroe,
Pitchfork,
23 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Her voice unleashes a sentimental whirlpool of longing, betrayal, and post-breakup rage without a hint of irony.—
Ernesto Lechner,
Rolling Stone,
27 Oct. 2025
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According to Pearson, patterns like diagonal tile were once all the rage, adding flair and visual interest.—
Quincy Bulin,
Southern Living,
27 Oct. 2025
Noun
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The shutdown is the most acute symptom of a general lack of goodwill on Capitol Hill, where bipartisan deal-making has increasingly gone out of vogue.—
Steven T. Dennis,
Fortune,
11 Oct. 2025
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Personality is in vogue, and in a big way.—
Sarah Lyon,
Southern Living,
10 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Hawks might whip up enthusiasm by waving a bloody shirt or recalling a stab in the back.—
Elizabeth D. Samet,
Foreign Affairs,
29 Oct. 2025
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And one thing about Andrew that is important to remember is that his enthusiasm is a certain kind of spiritually connected chaos that anyone could do with at any age, at any point in their life.—
Chris Willman,
Variety,
28 Oct. 2025
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What were John Wayne Gacy’s last words?—
Jordana Comiter,
PEOPLE,
17 Oct. 2025
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At the end of the interview, subjects (including Goodall) are asked to look into a camera and give their final message, their last words to the world.—
Michael Schneider,
Variety,
3 Oct. 2025
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“Dernier cri.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dernier%20cri. Accessed 30 Oct. 2025.
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