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fait accompli

[fe ta-kawn-plee] / fɛ ta kɔ̃ˈpli /
NOUN
accomplished fact
Synonyms
WEAK
a truth accomplished fact certainty cold hard facts done deal done deed fact of life grim reality hard facts irreversible accomplishment irreversible act irreversible truth matter of fact reality self-evident fact undeniable fact

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Yet the majority is trying to avoid a fait accompli.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 3, 2026

The last Bruins coach to survive that scenario was Ben Howland, who immediately entered the next season on the hot seat, his fate seemingly a fait accompli.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 8, 2026

But his promise to review consultant contracts that have been normally regarded as a fait accompli is a good start, some observers say.

From Salon • Mar. 8, 2025

Following the sentencing, Mr Webber's mother said the CPS had, in November, presented her family with "a fait accompli that the decision had been made to accept manslaughter charges".

From BBC • Mar. 25, 2024

Lawrence responded to the summons by informing Compton, as a fait accompli, that he would be introducing a new participant to the technical roundtable: Robert Oppenheimer.

From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik