de trop

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Recent Examples of de trop Perhaps Selena decided a sky-high heel was de trop for her stint on the continent. Kerry McDermott, Vogue, 21 June 2023 Perhaps such remarks sound less de trop in French. Mark Feeney, BostonGlobe.com, 15 Mar. 2023 As much as Black was a master of pacing, a fine crafter of set pieces, and delightfully de trop as a writer of snappy, manly dialogue, the most galvanic features manifested themselves in stage directions, interstitial material steering the reader through the gleeful nonsense. Wyatt Mason, Harper’s Magazine , 6 Jan. 2023
Recent Examples of Synonyms for de trop
Adjective
  • Nintendo Switch Games That Require Original Joy-Con on Switch 2 Some games will require the original Nintendo Switch Joy-Con to play thanks to accessory compatibility and the IR camera.
    Lee Habeeb, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Apr. 2025
  • Those stipulations are too vague to be rightfully enforced and leave loopholes for developers to take advantage of accessory dwelling units, Rimer said.
    Killian Baarlaer, The Enquirer, 14 July 2024
Adjective
  • But, maybe needless to say, my opinion could be wrong.
    Jason Andersen, Forbes, 25 Mar. 2025
  • The couple was arrested on suspicion of depriving animals of sustenance or causing needless suffering, the Nevada County Sheriff’s Office announced Wednesday in a news release.
    Rosalio Ahumada, Sacramento Bee, 20 Mar. 2025
Adjective
  • Save the data deep dives for supplementary materials or in support of audience questions that arise.
    IEEE Spectrum, IEEE Spectrum, 18 Mar. 2025
  • More than half of side hustlers juggle multiple side hustles to create several income streams, with most using it as a secondary, supplementary source of income.
    Rachel Wells, Forbes, 17 Mar. 2025
Adjective
  • Sciara estimated that an additional $2,000 in damage was done during the incident, court documents read.
    Ilana Arougheti, Kansas City Star, 4 Apr. 2025
  • However, additional analyses of data from the Women’s Health Initiative along with results from further studies pointed researchers to a theory called the timing hypothesis, which suggests that the risks and benefits of hormone therapy depend on when treatment begins.
    Matthew Nudy, The Conversation, 4 Apr. 2025
Adjective
  • This helps control unwanted greenery and provides nutrients to promote spring growth.
    Tom MacCubbin, The Orlando Sentinel, 5 Apr. 2025
  • The pest controller spends his days criss-crossing Britain’s second-largest city to remove rats, cockroaches and other unwanted creatures from people’s homes.
    Anna Cooban, CNN Money, 5 Apr. 2025
Adjective
  • For example, the National Institutes of Health Office of Dietary Supplements indicates that one mcg RAE is equivalent to 1 mcg retinol, 2 mcg supplemental beta-carotene, 12 mcg dietary beta-carotene, or 24 mcg dietary alpha-carotene or beta-cryptoxanthin.
    Bruce Y. Lee, Forbes.com, 5 Apr. 2025
  • Medved’s Gophers deal averages $3 million a year, with an annual supplemental payment of $100,000.
    Charley Walters, Twin Cities, 5 Apr. 2025
Adjective
  • The council said it's made a reasonable offer, that cuts would only affect a small number of jobs and the jobs being eliminated are unnecessary.
    Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 8 Apr. 2025
  • Stay hydrated: Thirst can sometimes be mistaken for hunger, so drink enough water throughout the day to avoid unnecessary cravings.
    Johna Burdeos, Health, 8 Apr. 2025
Adjective
  • Are tariffs and blacklists a necessary protection against foreign threats - or (in this case) an unneeded punishment for consumers and manufacturers?
    Chris Westfall, Forbes, 10 Jan. 2025
  • For a company with 5,000 employees, eliminating these unneeded gatherings would save more than $100 million annually.
    Keith Ferrazzi, Forbes, 12 Mar. 2025

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“De trop.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/de%20trop. Accessed 15 Apr. 2025.

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