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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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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for tours de force
Noun
  • There’s no escaping the feeling of this mass, and no magic feats of engineering, like with Rivian or various German automakers, will mask this.
    — Joel Feder, The Drive, 24 Sep. 2026
  • These feats of inclusion are hard fought, and the Academy likes to award them (even when its membership likely includes people who made those fights hard in the first place).
    — Joe Reid, Vulture, 21 Sep. 2026
Noun
  • Law enforcement pulled land deeds from all former residents and learned that a man named Betkouski, who went missing in 1982, had once owned a home there, according to Cooper.
    — Sally Krutzig, Idaho Statesman, 23 Sep. 2026
  • The complaint shows that Christopher Wright, the county’s recorder of deeds, forwarded the agreement to Fricker.
    — Kacen Bayless, Kansas City Star, 22 Sep. 2026
Noun
  • Hamm also created the Harold Hamm International Prize for Biomedical Research in Diabetes, which recognizes and promotes lasting achievements in diabetes research.
    — Sydney Lake, Fortune, 29 Sep. 2026
  • This list recognizes the women reshaping business and philanthropy — the leaders whose achievements in 2026 expanded the boundaries of influence, innovation and impact.
    — CNBC.com staff, CNBC, 29 Sep. 2026
Noun
  • Infrastructure changed every few months, and real exploits still took a long time to appear.
    — Srinivas Mukkamala, Forbes.com, 24 Sep. 2026
  • The series follows the exploits of Luffy and his pirate crew in their search for the eponymous One Piece.
    — Theara Coleman, TheWeek, 22 Sep. 2026

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“Tours de force.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tours%20de%20force. Accessed 2 Oct. 2026.

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