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
Jordan Campbell Lennart Karl (Bayern Munich and Germany) I’m aware that Karl hasn’t been capped by Germany but I’d like him to make the finals because his breakthrough season at Bayern Munich has been a tour de force.
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The Athletic Staff, New York Times, 3 Mar. 2026
Now that his inner standards are satisfied, Fleming sees no need to extend this moment of closure, even for an eight-minute tour de force.
—John Roy, Vulture, 19 Feb. 2026
The next, you’re cocooned in an all-electric Rolls-Royce, an immaculate tour de force of silence and bleeding-edge tech, adorned by the Spirit of Ecstasy.
—Viju Mathew, Robb Report, 10 Feb. 2026
This rhetorical tour de force caps extensive diplomatic activity over the past year.
—Arthur I. Cyr, Chicago Tribune, 3 Feb. 2026
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The Athletic Staff, New York Times, 3 Mar. 2026
Now that his inner standards are satisfied, Fleming sees no need to extend this moment of closure, even for an eight-minute tour de force.
—John Roy, Vulture, 19 Feb. 2026
The next, you’re cocooned in an all-electric Rolls-Royce, an immaculate tour de force of silence and bleeding-edge tech, adorned by the Spirit of Ecstasy.
—Viju Mathew, Robb Report, 10 Feb. 2026
This rhetorical tour de force caps extensive diplomatic activity over the past year.
—Arthur I. Cyr, Chicago Tribune, 3 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for tour de force
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Congress rarely manages to assemble bipartisan housing legislation of any real ambition, which makes the Senate’s recent passage of the 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act a remarkable feat.—
Brad Hargreaves,
Washington Post,
7 Apr. 2026
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As The Athletic’s Ian O’Connor wrote, Mullins’ 35-foot dagger was a singular feat of March Madness.—
Steven Louis Goldstein,
New York Times,
7 Apr. 2026
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The developer completed its purchase of the site Monday for $11 million, according to Mecklenburg County deed records.—
Desiree Mathurin,
Charlotte Observer,
6 Apr. 2026
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Ashley Russo, a wealth management advisor at Northwestern Mutual, said parents are increasingly redefining what financial success looks like for their children—shifting from degrees to deeds.—
Preston Fore,
Fortune,
6 Apr. 2026
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Among her achievements as a painter are winning the Winsor & Newton Prize in 1988 and the Creswick Landscape Prize in 1990, according to Tatler.—
Bailey Bujnosek,
InStyle,
13 Apr. 2026
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The addition of low levels of fluoride to drinking water was long considered one of the greatest public health achievements of the last century.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
13 Apr. 2026
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Outlook Lite was a lightweight alternative to Outlook designed to keep the app size small, improve performance on less powerful devices, and reduce battery usage.—
James Peckham,
PC Magazine,
13 Apr. 2026
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Among her peers, Larsson is a traditionalist for her straightforward and sincere approach to live performance.—
Doreen St. Félix,
New Yorker,
13 Apr. 2026
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With Troy at home and healthy, Beaulieu joked that Troy pulled Saturday’s stunt on purpose.—
Madeline King,
Chicago Tribune,
9 Apr. 2026
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The stunt was kept top secret, even from some of Kelly's own staff.—
Meredith Kile,
PEOPLE,
9 Apr. 2026
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“Tour de force.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tour%20de%20force. Accessed 15 Apr. 2026.
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