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 This album is proof that with a stellar production team in her corner and full creative control, Kim Petras is a de-tour de force of the pop world. — Vogue, 14 Aug. 2026 The paper was a tour de force, composed of sections that concerned seemingly unrelated areas of math. — Lyndie Chiou, Scientific American, 5 Aug. 2026 Ditto Lange for her tour de force in the 2024 HBO drama The Great Lillian Hall. — David Canfield, HollywoodReporter, 30 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 See All Example Sentences for tour de force

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His conservatives and their grand coalition partner, the Social Democratic Party (SPD), would have to agree on his successor, no easy feat.

— Sebastian Shukla, CNN Money, 21 Sep. 2026
The uplifting sci-fi movie, directed by Phil Lord and Christopher Miller, went on to make about $685 million worldwide at the box office; an impressive feat for a non-franchise blockbuster these days.

— Fran Ruiz, Space.com, 21 Sep. 2026

Definition of feat

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Others, like supporter Darla Hall Emmedorfer, appealed to the judge to take Darren’s good deeds into consideration in deciding the severity of his sentence.

— Glenn Rice, Kansas City Star, 21 Sep. 2026
Not malevolence but thoughtlessness was behind Eichmann’s deeds.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 18 Sep. 2026

Definition of deed

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Sign up for our weekly newsletter Proof Positive Two weeks ago OpenAI claimed a solution to one of the biggest open problems in math—the Navier-Stokes problem—an achievement worth a $1-million prize from the Clay Mathematics Institute.

— Joseph Howlett, Scientific American, 21 Sep. 2026
Many experts note that the gender gap in academic achievement can be addressed, as shown by the fact that girls have caught up in math with boys in recent years.

— The Week US, TheWeek, 21 Sep. 2026

Definition of achievement

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And the Academy has finally created a category for stunt design, with the first Oscar to be awarded next year.

— Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 17 Sep. 2026
The coaster reaches a top speed of 72 mph, the fastest coaster in Universal’s global portfolio, and places riders in authentic, mini-re-creations of real cars that can rotate 360 degrees to create the drifting sensation of a stunt vehicle.

— Todd Martens, Los Angeles Times, 16 Sep. 2026

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