as in fashionable
enjoying widespread favor or approval
that year the yellow tie was the fashion accessory du jour for ambitious male executives
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Recent Examples of du jour
This swing in your immune function may be enough to leave you vulnerable to the virus du jour.
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Erica Sloan, SELF, 25 Nov. 2024
Such freedom from the political story du jour allowed the duo to create plotlines around other hot topics that draw on their personal experiences, as well.
—Kevin Dolak, The Hollywood Reporter, 6 Sep. 2024
Wicks was the receiver du jour on Thursday, not only hauling in the play of the day mentioned above but also making a couple of other important catches one day after being on the receiving end of a touchdown and game-winning two-point conversion during the starters’ two-minute drill on Wednesday.
—Matt Schneidman, The Athletic, 1 Aug. 2024
White Beard Coffee White Beard Coffee made my favorite cup of coffee on the island, which always accompanied my White Beard breakfast du jour — typically waffles or garlic rice and eggs.
—Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 27 Oct. 2024
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Erica Sloan, SELF, 25 Nov. 2024
Such freedom from the political story du jour allowed the duo to create plotlines around other hot topics that draw on their personal experiences, as well.
—Kevin Dolak, The Hollywood Reporter, 6 Sep. 2024
Wicks was the receiver du jour on Thursday, not only hauling in the play of the day mentioned above but also making a couple of other important catches one day after being on the receiving end of a touchdown and game-winning two-point conversion during the starters’ two-minute drill on Wednesday.
—Matt Schneidman, The Athletic, 1 Aug. 2024
White Beard Coffee White Beard Coffee made my favorite cup of coffee on the island, which always accompanied my White Beard breakfast du jour — typically waffles or garlic rice and eggs.
—Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 27 Oct. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for du jour
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With crunchy red fruit, racy acidity, a light tannic structure and distinctive minerality, its profile has been fashionable for a while, especially amongst younger drinkers.Paul Caputo, Forbes, 13 Dec. 2024
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The majority of consumers (66 percent) say clothes made primarily from cotton are the most fashionable.Catherine Salfino, Sourcing Journal, 12 Dec. 2024
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The pop star’s publicist, Chris Chambers, didn’t return a request for comment submitted to his firm, The Chamber Group, about her royalties.Greg Iacurci, CNBC, 22 Dec. 2024
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The pop star bundled up in a stylish red coat and a black fur hat.Toria Sheffield, People.com, 21 Dec. 2024
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Here's a look back at some of the most popular Axios listings of the year.Brianna Crane, Axios, 21 Dec. 2024
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Based on his experience, simple neoprene cases, like this popular model from Amazon, are the easiest to screen.Katie Jackson, Travel + Leisure, 21 Dec. 2024
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These are our favorite travel adapters and chargers.Boutayna Chokrane, WIRED, 16 Dec. 2024
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Hulu on Sunday night dropped all seven seasons of Gilmore Girls, Amy Sherman-Palladino’s perennial favorite series that ran for seven seasons on The WB and the CW from 2000-2007 but has steadfastly remained in the ether thanks to streaming.Patrick Hipes, Deadline, 16 Dec. 2024
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While the overarching trend for fall is still lowest maintenance possible, there's a bit more happening than your typical sunny blondes and balayage brunettes.Bella Cacciatore, Glamour, 2 Sep. 2020
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What was once a sleepy college town next to a railroad stop is now one of the most happening cities in the state of Texas.Craig Hlavaty, Houston Chronicle, 5 Apr. 2018
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Optical atomic clocks, accurate to picoseconds, will enable satellite constellations and ground stations to determine satellites’ locations with centimeter-level precision—avoiding potentially catastrophic in-orbit collisions.Paul Lipman, Forbes, 8 Oct. 2024
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Southland Prep celebrates at ‘All-In’ college rally Southland College Prep Charter High School in Richton Park recently celebrated for the tenth consecutive year that all members of its senior class have been accepted to college.Paul Eisenberg, Chicago Tribune, 5 May 2023
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The system should scale to large data sets, train models reliably and cost-effectively, and serve the model predictions while meeting latency requirements.William Mullane, USA TODAY, 18 Dec. 2024
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So those tend to be the ones that is, some companies still large scale, Fortune 500, that are touting fully remote, but most of those are breaking that down and starting to move back into at least hybrid.Tax Notes Staff, Forbes, 18 Dec. 2024
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