as in fashionable
enjoying widespread favor or approval
that year the yellow tie was the fashion accessory du jour for ambitious male executives
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Recent Examples of du jour
Instead, Brewers closer du jour Salomon Torres wriggled out of it.
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Jayson Stark, New York Times, 1 Oct. 2025
Within days, Pagans was the talk of the town, with the hot project becoming a topic du jour at the industry parties during Emmy weekend.
—Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 23 Sep. 2025
Because, in fact, I am usually immediately swayed by whatever intellectual fashion is in the air, and a first draft of any essay is more often than not a cynical and dutiful rehashing of the argument du jour.
—Zadie Smith, New Yorker, 22 Sep. 2025
The Swift Go 16 takes a minimalist aesthetic—the laptop fashion du jour—and adds some distinctive flourishes.
—Mark Coppock, PC Magazine, 21 Sep. 2025
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Jayson Stark, New York Times, 1 Oct. 2025
Within days, Pagans was the talk of the town, with the hot project becoming a topic du jour at the industry parties during Emmy weekend.
—Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 23 Sep. 2025
Because, in fact, I am usually immediately swayed by whatever intellectual fashion is in the air, and a first draft of any essay is more often than not a cynical and dutiful rehashing of the argument du jour.
—Zadie Smith, New Yorker, 22 Sep. 2025
The Swift Go 16 takes a minimalist aesthetic—the laptop fashion du jour—and adds some distinctive flourishes.
—Mark Coppock, PC Magazine, 21 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for du jour
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Accordingly, the hotel attracts an artsy and fashionable clientele; its lounges and hallways buzz during the annual Art Basel fair and events like the Formula 1 Miami Grand Prix and Miami Music Week.—
Sara Liss,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
14 Oct. 2025
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For better or worse, fashionable footwear has invaded the hiking space.—
Elizabeth Logan,
Glamour,
14 Oct. 2025
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Other artists who have played the iconic venue include Eagles, who have added shows into late 2025 and early 2026, leveraging the immersive audiovisual setting, as well as pop legends Backstreet Boys, who are extending the group’s Into the Millennium residency through February 2026.—
Dave Brooks,
Billboard,
20 Oct. 2025
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Working within the rigid studio system of 1960s Japan, Suzuki broke every rule in the book, turning out wild gangster movies packed with pop-art color, absurd humor and radical editing.—
Lise Pedersen,
Variety,
17 Oct. 2025
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The group published their ideas, known early on as neoplasticism (Nieuwe Beelding), through the magazine De Stijl, whose title eventually became the popular name of their movement.—
JSTOR Daily,
JSTOR Daily,
15 Oct. 2025
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Miss Major was among the patrons of the Stonewall Inn, a popular gay bar in New York’s Greenwich Village, who fought back when police raided the establishment in the early morning hours of June 28, 1969.—
Michael Collins,
USA Today,
14 Oct. 2025
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Crybaby is another Pop Mart favorite, easily recognizable by its big eyes, puffy cheeks, and of course, stream of tears.—
Katie Decker-Jacoby,
StyleCaster,
16 Oct. 2025
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Politicians sometimes do silly things to draw attention to their favorite issues.—
Nicholas Florko,
The Atlantic,
16 Oct. 2025
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While the overarching trend for fall is still lowest maintenance possible, there's a bit more happening than your typical sunny blondes and balayage brunettes.—
Bella Cacciatore,
Glamour,
2 Sep. 2020
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What was once a sleepy college town next to a railroad stop is now one of the most happening cities in the state of Texas.—
Craig Hlavaty,
Houston Chronicle,
5 Apr. 2018
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See why 2025 Could Be Intel Stock’s Comeback Year for an in depth look at how Intel stock could be re-rated higher.—
Trefis Team,
Forbes,
6 Dec. 2024
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Southland Prep celebrates at ‘All-In’ college rally Southland College Prep Charter High School in Richton Park recently celebrated for the tenth consecutive year that all members of its senior class have been accepted to college.—
Paul Eisenberg,
Chicago Tribune,
5 May 2023
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Doorman highlights more recent scholarship that argues that this is an oversimplification of what were larger theoretical differences between the movement’s two founders.—
JSTOR Daily,
JSTOR Daily,
15 Oct. 2025
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Decades of mismanagement, underinvestment and corruption have strained the power grid of Iraq, which is OPEC's second-largest oil producer after Saudi Arabia.—
Emma Graham,
CNBC,
15 Oct. 2025
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“Du jour.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/du%20jour. Accessed 21 Oct. 2025.
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