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
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.
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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
Brueggemann’s writing is smooth and easy to read and his book is a tour de force that should be in every library.
—Mary Ann Grossmann, Twin Cities, 1 Feb. 2026
The 2025 Boston Red Sox were, in many ways, an offensive tour de force.
—Gabrielle Starr, Boston Herald, 28 Jan. 2026
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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
Brueggemann’s writing is smooth and easy to read and his book is a tour de force that should be in every library.
—Mary Ann Grossmann, Twin Cities, 1 Feb. 2026
The 2025 Boston Red Sox were, in many ways, an offensive tour de force.
—Gabrielle Starr, Boston Herald, 28 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for tour de force
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Bobrovsky’s milestone performance came on the same night Paul Maurice coached in his 2,000th NHL game — a feat only previously hit by the legendary Scotty Bowman — and defenseman Aaron Ekblad played in his 800th career game, all with the Panthers.—
Jordan McPherson,
Miami Herald,
25 Mar. 2026
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The vehicle behind this unusual feat was created by Thomas de Wolf, a computer engineer from the Netherlands.—
Ryan Brennan,
Kansas City Star,
24 Mar. 2026
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Why would a man who was trying to clean up corruption in Winter Garden, and who knew the bad players, not just hire someone else to do the deed and be far away with an alibi rather than destroying his family’s business?—
Gail Hollenbeck,
The Orlando Sentinel,
22 Mar. 2026
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Photographs dating back centuries line the walls, alongside original documents and deeds from earlier locations.—
Wakisha Bailey,
CBS News,
20 Mar. 2026
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Regardless of how anyone might have felt about the new picture that Einstein’s greatest achievement, the general theory of relativity, brought along with it, the behavior of physical phenomena in the Universe doesn’t lie.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
24 Mar. 2026
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No journey of American achievement and exceptionalism is more iconic than the Apollo voyages to the moon in the 1960s and 1970s.—
Sarah D. Wire,
USA Today,
23 Mar. 2026
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As Puerto Rico’s hometown hero Bad Bunny artfully observed in his recent Super Bowl performance, the island’s grid is in tatters, and has been for years.—
Tim McDonnell,
semafor.com,
23 Mar. 2026
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Here are three stocks favored by some of Wall Street's top pros, according to TipRanks, a platform that ranks analysts based on their past performance.—
TipRanks.com Staff,
CNBC,
22 Mar. 2026
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One advantage of this double-backflip cyclical remixing is that Sokolov also has a deep respect for practical effects and stunt work.—
Katie Rife,
IndieWire,
19 Mar. 2026
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They’re heavily promoted by celebrities and social media influencers who often stage attention-grabbing stunts as part of their gambling promotions.—
Suzy Khimm,
NBC news,
19 Mar. 2026
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“Tour de force.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tour%20de%20force. Accessed 27 Mar. 2026.
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