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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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The car can accelerate from zero-60 in less than a second and perform feats that once belonged in science fiction.

— Rick Lazio, Fortune, 24 Oct. 2026
Following that logic, the name of Florentina Holzinger’s final Venice Biennale performance, CLOSING ÉTUDE, suggests that after seven months of her propriety-imploding, waste-wonderland SEAWORLD VENICE, there are feats of endurance still ahead.

— Tessa Solomon, ARTnews.com, 21 Oct. 2026

Definition of feats

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For Johnson, who often shares stories of his faith and others’ good deeds on Inside the NBA, the effort is perfectly on brand.

— Tom Tapp, Deadline, 28 Oct. 2026
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

Definition of deeds

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Two years later, the Panamanian government awarded him a medal for his baseball achievements, and in the 1930s, he was offered – but declined – the opportunity to coach Panama’s national team for the Central American Olympics.

— Zachary Kranc, Sun Sentinel, 27 Oct. 2026
This year’s Praemium Imperiale laureates were announced on September 8, recognizing artists for their outstanding achievements and contributions to the arts.

— Hikmat Mohammed, ARTnews.com, 27 Oct. 2026

Definition of achievements

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The Insta360 Go Retro Bundle ($320) contains an action camera (great for filming daredevilry and dynamic exploits) that can also be used as a pocketable point-and-shoot.

— Joshua Rothman, New Yorker, 29 Oct. 2026
Besides Johnson’s exploits, Adam Fantilli and Denton Mateychuk scored for the Blue Jackets, while goaltender Cam Talbot, making his second consecutive start, finished with 28 stops on 31 shots.

— Aaron Portzline, New York Times, 28 Oct. 2026

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