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Recent Examples of du jour The topic du jour was of course AI and what the firm’s strategy should be with respect to technology and AI. Shivaram Rajgopal, Forbes.com, 19 Sep. 2025 The message du jour is about control. Evan Clark, Footwear News, 4 Sep. 2025 Clooney offered her take on the color du jour, dressed in a mid-length halter dress from Balmain’s resort 2026 collection. Hannah Jackson, Vogue, 26 Aug. 2025 This Instead: Woven leather sandals Designers like Valentino may have brought ‘70s-style studs back into fashion, but in Europe, quiet luxury is still the look du jour, meaning less bling and more focus on quality basics. Lane Nieset, Travel + Leisure, 13 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for du jour
Recent Examples of Synonyms for du jour
Adjective
  • These jeans are fashionable and comfortable enough to take me from the airport terminal straight to the office.
    Chaise Sanders, Travel + Leisure, 24 Sep. 2025
  • Only the first is still fashionable, and the last has been so debased, misused, and weaponized over the centuries as to be almost unspeakable in polite company.
    Zadie Smith, New Yorker, 22 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • The former pop-rock band members have all grown up, pursued solo careers and embraced being dads along the way.
    Skyler Caruso, PEOPLE, 27 Sep. 2025
  • Anderson is a rare and rangy breed of cinematic maximalist—a satirical quasi-historian and pop-cultural magpie with a gift for weaving disparate influences into a marvellously unruly synthesis.
    Justin Chang, New Yorker, 26 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • The video highlighting Saylor’s unusual response has proven popular on social media, amassing over 800,000 views already.
    Jack Beresford, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Sep. 2025
  • Bringing in the designer of the iPhone and the rest of Apple’s most popular products wasn’t an accident.
    MacKenzie Sigalos, CNBC, 24 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • Trina Turk Mali Pullover Fall sweaters are our favorite seasonal essential to add texture to every outfit while staying warm in cooler weather.
    Caley Sturgill, Southern Living, 26 Sep. 2025
  • The Red Raiders have a bye week after earning a statement 34-10 win over Utah, which set them up as an early favorite in the Big 12.
    Lawrence Dow, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 25 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • 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
  • 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
Adjective
  • 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
  • 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
Adjective
  • Earlier this year, Chinese AI firm DeepSeek rattled global markets after claiming to create a large language chatbot that outperformed competitors at a fraction of the cost.
    Ashley Capoot,Samantha Subin, CNBC, 24 Sep. 2025
  • Other states with large independent voter shares include New Hampshire, Connecticut, North Carolina, Iowa and Oregon, showing how independent voters are spread throughout red, blue and purple states.
    Julia Manchester, The Hill, 24 Sep. 2025

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“Du jour.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/du%20jour. Accessed 30 Sep. 2025.

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