as in appropriate
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Recent Examples of comme il faut
Champagne obviously flowed comme il faut; everyone was in good spirits.
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Tiziana Cardini, Vogue, 28 Sep. 2024
There is nothing scary, amiss, or unrelatable about me, who am comme il faut.
—Laura Kolbe, The New Yorker, 30 Jan. 2023
Among the upper crust, such a thing would not have been comme il faut.
—Moira Hodgson, WSJ, 5 July 2018
Tiziana Cardini, Vogue, 28 Sep. 2024
There is nothing scary, amiss, or unrelatable about me, who am comme il faut.
—Laura Kolbe, The New Yorker, 30 Jan. 2023
Among the upper crust, such a thing would not have been comme il faut.
—Moira Hodgson, WSJ, 5 July 2018
Recent Examples of Synonyms for comme il faut
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These are things that the federal government has an appropriate role to do.Kaia Hubbard, CBS News, 19 Dec. 2024
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The bill regulates best practices regarding the health and safety, care, treatment and appropriate placement of youth in boarding schools, boot camps and other youth centers, according to Congress and the organization's website.Angel Saunders, People.com, 19 Dec. 2024
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Curiously, only a few years per decade are, or at least historically were, deemed suitable enough to meet the quality levels associated with Vintage Port.Paul Caputo, Forbes, 20 Dec. 2024
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Many of these outdoor cats, called community cats, are not comfortable around humans and therefore not suitable to live indoors as a domestic pet but are cared for outdoors by dedicated caretakers, according to Our Companions..Our Companions, Hartford Courant, 19 Dec. 2024
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Some were skeptical that this could be correct, but more reports were needed to be sure.David Phelan, Forbes, 20 Dec. 2024
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But the fact that many formulations of string theory include gravity does not tell you which formulation provides the correct description of the real world.Tom Siegfried, JSTOR Daily, 19 Dec. 2024
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As temperatures wavered around 30 degrees, Swift wore a fitting fluffy red jacket and black bucket hat over her hair worn down.Bryan West, USA TODAY, 21 Dec. 2024
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Beyoncé wore a glittery gold dress by Elie Saab in 2007, a fitting choice given that she was nominated for her role in Dreamgirls.Christian Allaire, Vogue, 19 Dec. 2024
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There are sacrifices that have to be made in this life that lead to a sort of ebbing and flowing that’s integral to the proper running of things, like a stream.Daisy Jones, Vogue, 27 Dec. 2024
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Here’s how can Hoosiers help bats at home Installing bat boxes can help provide emergency shelters for bats that might need them when proper roosts are unavailable.Karl Schneider, The Indianapolis Star, 27 Dec. 2024
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The number of students who report that shouting down a speaker to stop a campus speech, blocking other students from attending a campus speech, and using violence to stop a campus speech is acceptable in some form has risen incrementally since 2022.Angele Latham, The Tennessean, 20 Dec. 2024
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There are also gender-role stereotypes that impact people's understanding of how they are 'allowed' or expected to grieve and show emotion, based on what has been deemed 'acceptable' in society.David Oliver, USA TODAY, 19 Dec. 2024
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During her sophomore year at St. Michael, Sarah Kate heard about an adaptive swim meet in Georgia and again asked her parents about participating and was authorized to take part in the pre-meet clinic.al, al, 1 Apr. 2021
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Yet the story unfolds in fits and starts, jumping forward to get to the most fertile comedic territory while montage-ing its way through the central relationship after its meet-cute origins.Brian Lowry, CNN, 27 Jan. 2023
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Barron is a good skater with a decent shot and strong offensive instincts, but his game in his own end has suffered from moments of indecision and a lack of assertiveness in killing plays, leading to extended shifts in the defensive zone.Arpon Basu, The Athletic, 19 Dec. 2024
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But this would be a practical and necessary change — to allow a decent time period for transition while also preventing various abuses and inefficiencies.Guy Ciarrocchi, Orlando Sentinel, 19 Dec. 2024
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“Comme il faut.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/comme%20il%20faut. Accessed 3 Jan. 2025.
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