hardness

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Recent Examples of hardness For street skating, a hardness of around 99a will be most suitable, while longboarders will want something around 80a. Bestreviews, Mercury News, 17 Apr. 2025 The ultrathin blade made of Japanese carbon steel won't get discolored as easily as others, but the lack of information regarding the hardness of its blade gives me pause as to its performance in the long term. Molly Higgins, Wired News, 2 May 2025 These tests test for coliform bacteria, lead, arsenic, uranium, nitrates, sodium, chloride, fluoride, pH, hardness, sulfate, turbidity, iron, and manganese. Alec Janis, Hartford Courant, 15 Mar. 2025 Add a Magnetic Water Conditioner Like a water softener, a magnetic water conditioner controls the hardness of the water in the home. Timothy Dale, Better Homes & Gardens, 14 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for hardness
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Noun
  • The company’s high-margin, recurring membership revenue has shown remarkable resilience during economic hardships, contributing to the stock’s recent surge.
    Trefis Team, Forbes.com, 24 June 2025
  • The first call went to King, who signed a rest-of-season hardship waiver contract.
    Anthony De Leon, Los Angeles Times, 23 June 2025
Noun
  • Coupled with the severity of his illness, Kotton suspected a widespread parasitic infection.
    ArsTechnica, ArsTechnica, 20 June 2025
  • Armor can reduce the severity of the hit and also affect how big the damage is.
    Rob Wieland, Forbes.com, 20 June 2025
Noun
  • As for the Mets, pitching helped overcome hitting difficulties.
    Larry Fleisher, Forbes.com, 24 June 2025
  • The confusion highlights the difficulty of verifying information on social media.
    Kate Plummer, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 June 2025

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“Hardness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hardness. Accessed 30 Jun. 2025.

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