Thesaurus results for TOUR DE FORCE

tour de force

noun

ˌtu̇r-də-ˈfȯrs

Definition of tour de force

as in feat

an act of notable skill, strength, or cleverness her performance as a woman impaired by a stroke was a theatrical tour de force

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Recent Examples of tour de force Set in occupied Poland in the middle of the Second World War, Holoubek’s tour de force is part suspenseful western, part gritty wartime noir. — Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 21 July 2026 Legendary architect Mary Colter of Grand Canyon lodging fame designed this Spanish Revival tour de force on the edge of the Painted Desert. — Joe Yogerst, Forbes.com, 21 July 2026 The Cayenne Turbo Coupe Electric is a tour de force of tech and plug-in performance. — Lawrence Ulrich, Robb Report, 15 July 2026 Season Four turned the show’s central toxic love story, between frenemies Yasmin Kara-Hanani (Marisa Abela) and Harper Stern (Myha’la), into a tour de force of power struggles and breakdowns. — Ct Jones, Rolling Stone, 8 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for tour de force

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Noun

Why would Chinese companies invest so much money and time into creating robots that perform such athletic feats (and crash and burn afterwards)?

— Sarah Shephard, New York Times, 1 Sep. 2026
Cook pushed the company to diversify some production away from China while still appealing to Chinese consumers and leadership, which Munster said is a rare feat.

— Lisa Eadicicco, CNN Money, 31 Aug. 2026

Definition of feat

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But what do athletes think of robots not only encroaching on their turf, but surpassing their achievements?

— Sarah Shephard, New York Times, 1 Sep. 2026
Both schools featured their ranking in separate social media posts, and despite not being ranked as high as Central, Pettit said South’s achievement is worth celebrating.

— Chuck Fieldman, Chicago Tribune, 31 Aug. 2026

Definition of achievement

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Samsung is expected to release its full earnings report around the end of this month, detailing net profit and performance across individual business divisions.

— , CNBC, 28 Aug. 2026
The equipment in the classroom is also outdated and no longer reaches performance capabilities necessary for modern digital art, web design and 2D and 3D imaging, officials said.

— Cam'ron Hardy, Chicago Tribune, 28 Aug. 2026

Definition of performance

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All in all, the stunt perfectly captures the current state of the attention economy, in which common sense is commonly traded for viral clips.

— Joe Wilkins, Futurism, 27 Aug. 2026
The stunt, organized by phone-case maker RHINOSHIELD and UK aerospace company Sent Into Space, has now earned a Guinness World Records title for the highest drop of a mobile phone in a phone case onto natural landforms.

— Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 27 Aug. 2026

Definition of stunt

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