tours de force

plural of tour de force
as in feats
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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Noun
  • Here’s my Monday piece on feats by Dolphins players and news by position.
    Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 28 Oct. 2025
  • From the Mercury and Gemini missions to the drama of Apollo 13, the launch of the Hubble Space Telescope, and the robotic explorers roaming Mars, NASA's history is packed with daring feats and scientific firsts.
    Kenna Hughes-Castleberry, Space.com, 21 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • After defeating and killing Godolkin, Marie, along with four of her fellow university friends/classmates and her long lost baby sister, Annabeth Moreau (Keeya King), formed a Guardians of Godolkin group and ran away, as they will surely be hunted and punished for their deeds at the university.
    Demetrius Patterson, HollywoodReporter, 23 Oct. 2025
  • But not all of his good deeds were broadcast on social media.
    Morgan Chesky, NBC news, 23 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Alongside their impressive achievements, the founding generation failed to reach a just accommodation with the Native American population, and failed to end slavery or, more realistically, put it on the road to extinction.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 28 Oct. 2025
  • Reflecting on all of his incredible life achievements, Ace’s memory will continue to live on forever!
    Ilana Kaplan, PEOPLE, 27 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Girl Meets World followed the teenage exploits of Riley Matthews (Rowan Blanchard), the daughter of Topanga and Corey Matthews (Danielle Fishel and Ben Savage).
    Madison E. Goldberg, PEOPLE, 30 Oct. 2025
  • Eli Roth's follow-up to his breakthrough feature Cabin Fever (2002) starts off as a satire of some of the ugliest Americans ever to travel abroad, following the exploits of a group of hedonistic frat-boy types partying their way across Europe.
    Katie Rife, Entertainment Weekly, 29 Oct. 2025
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“Tours de force.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tours%20de%20force. Accessed 30 Oct. 2025.

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