as in polite
following the established traditions of refined society and good taste
though he was wearing a dinner jacket and a black bow tie, his jeans and tennis shoes were hardly de rigueur
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Recent Examples of de rigueur
After all, double cleansing is de rigueur in the land of K-beauty.
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Jenny Berg, Vogue, 29 Nov. 2024
The humor courses through the score, which is a few cuts above the de rigueur movie-to-musical standard.
—Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 21 Nov. 2024
As is de rigueur in movie marketing, studios don’t blatantly sell musicals as musicals or else no one will show up.
—Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 7 Oct. 2024
As expected from the brand, beds and towels are luxuriously plush, and cushy robes and in-room kimonos are de rigueur here.
—Laura Ratliff, Travel + Leisure, 19 Oct. 2024
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Jenny Berg, Vogue, 29 Nov. 2024
The humor courses through the score, which is a few cuts above the de rigueur movie-to-musical standard.
—Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 21 Nov. 2024
As is de rigueur in movie marketing, studios don’t blatantly sell musicals as musicals or else no one will show up.
—Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 7 Oct. 2024
As expected from the brand, beds and towels are luxuriously plush, and cushy robes and in-room kimonos are de rigueur here.
—Laura Ratliff, Travel + Leisure, 19 Oct. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for de rigueur
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The level of outward emotional expression here is simply kept at a level true to figures who may inwardly be reaching their boiling point, but are still held back by self-respect and polite manners.Dennis Harvey, Variety, 12 Dec. 2024
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Then Threads, which has a little bit of an issue of feeling kind of like LinkedIn and being very polite, but then has that benefit of Meta being able to push users from Instagram to Thread.Lauren Goode, WIRED, 12 Dec. 2024
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How have killing, destruction, and martyrdom become almost acceptable?Ben Croll, Variety, 7 Dec. 2024
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Plan for what to say and do if boundaries are violated Speaking of boundaries, Goldberg suggests setting up some parameters in your mind beforehand of what is acceptable and unacceptable behavior.Wendy Wisner, Parents, 6 Dec. 2024
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Acceleration is respectable, considering the car is close to 4,700 pounds.Robert Ross, Robb Report, 13 Dec. 2024
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But Laughton, who has a respectable 14 points (seven goals, seven assists) in 30 games, has been identified by Flyers management as an important culture-setter.Kevin Kurz, The Athletic, 13 Dec. 2024
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Two hundred of her closest family and friends made it on the nice list and were invited to her winter celebration.Ashlyn Robinette, People.com, 16 Dec. 2024
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The result improved on the efficiency of previous packings, while making use of a novel approach: Rather than packing spheres in a nice, organized way, as Viazovska had done, the mathematicians used graph theory to pack spheres in a very disorderly fashion.Jordana Cepelewicz, Quanta Magazine, 16 Dec. 2024
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Not long after Friday Night Lights dropped, the rapper finally moved from mixtapes to proper albums, and he’s been a chart-topper ever since.Hugh McIntyre, Forbes, 14 Dec. 2024
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With proper care, each patch can be used up to 10 times.Kiana Murden, Vogue, 14 Dec. 2024
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The bridge's deck was found to be in satisfactory condition, while the substructure was in fair condition.Leo Bertucci, The Courier-Journal, 5 Dec. 2024
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Overall, the team is running smoothly but one individual, who previously didn’t have any issues, is now struggling: missing deadlines, not catching mistakes, not completing assignments in a satisfactory way.Eva Epker, Forbes, 30 Nov. 2024
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Jess, Logan, Dean is the correct Rory Gilmore ranking — Bono and Dylan get it!EW.com, EW.com, 8 Dec. 2024
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Add the correct amount of wool wash per the label direction.Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 7 Dec. 2024
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“De rigueur.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/de%20rigueur. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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