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.
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Justin Chang, New Yorker, 5 Dec. 2025
Justin Chang, New Yorker, 5 Dec. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for tours de force
Noun
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Those feats were accomplished in much different eras, with far fewer competitive teams, a smaller tournament, and without the complications of pay-for-play that has changed college basketball over the last few years.—
Dom Amore,
Hartford Courant,
5 Apr. 2026
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Google’s efficient implementation of Shor’s algorithm and Caltech’s new protocol suggest that smaller quantum computers will be able to pull off bigger feats than many researchers had realized.—
Quanta Magazine,
Quanta Magazine,
3 Apr. 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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Talk about not doing good deeds for the sake of the spotlight.—
Lizzie Lanuza,
StyleCaster,
18 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Sheffield will outline her achievements thus far in her first few months in office, as well as lay out her vision for the rest of her term, with an aim to inspire Detroiters to have hope for a brighter future, her office said.—
Dana Afana,
Freep.com,
1 Apr. 2026
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One of Gray’s biggest career achievements was competing in the under-16 National Junior Olympics at Texas A&M in 2024.—
Zoe Bahjat,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
31 Mar. 2026
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The story was based on the exploits of the New York police detectives Eddie Egan and Sonny Grosso.—
Richard Brody,
New Yorker,
6 Apr. 2026
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Granville’s exploits included skiing over the Carpathian mountains during the war to deliver microfilms with cyanide sewed into her skirts and a hunting knife tucked into her trousers.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
5 Apr. 2026
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“Tours de force.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tours%20de%20force. Accessed 7 Apr. 2026.
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