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tours de force

noun

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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Recent Examples of tours de force Extraordinary subjects call for extraordinary styles, which is why this year’s best films offer the special thrills of aesthetic tours de force pulled off with flair. — Justin Chang, New Yorker, 5 Dec. 2025

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Noun

The landscape was stunning and the fact that humans could construct such feats of engineering by hand further compelled us to at least endure a visit.

— Donna Vickroy, Chicago Tribune, 18 Oct. 2026
The technical feats of the production were chronicled in this Variety Artisans preview report from March 25, 2018.

— Cynthia Littleton, Variety, 17 Oct. 2026

Definition of feats

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But, in the course of her residence there, Lowen begins to suspect Verity of heinous deeds—and of an elaborate scam of which Jeremy is a victim.

— Richard Brody, New Yorker, 30 Sep. 2026
Real people such as East German Ambassador Kurt Krüger and VERIFIED GDR deeds in Afghanistan are cited in the source notes.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 28 Sep. 2026

Definition of deeds

Noun

However, not all do these achievements carry the same evidence.

— Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 20 Oct. 2026
Patterson received several medals for his service and achievements, according to the Nellis Air Force Base Public Affairs, including the Air and Space Commendation Medal with three oak leaf clusters.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 19 Oct. 2026

Definition of achievements

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Unlike Mirai, these AI worms could pose a much higher threat, since the models could tailor exploits and payloads dynamically, depending on the target.

— Dan Goodin, ArsTechnica, 14 Oct. 2026
One of Sun Bin’s greatest exploits came not on the battlefield but on a racetrack.

— Dana Mackenzie, Scientific American, 14 Oct. 2026

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