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Recent Examples of rigor The district also seeks a maintenance and operations budget override of 15% for extracurricular activities, athletic programs, performing visual arts programs, academic rigor, academic interventions, class size and teacher and staff pay. Erick Trevino, AZCentral.com, 17 Oct. 2025 In an era when executive compensation philosophy is often criticized for rewarding mediocre performance or short-term thinking at the expense of long-term strategy, Tesla’s approach stands out for its rigor and emphasis on accountability. Shane Goodwin, Fortune, 14 Oct. 2025 Zeroing in on details—specific to time and place and shaped by the necessities of everyday living—is central to Blazy’s idea of integrity and rigor. Nathan Heller, Vogue, 14 Oct. 2025 Emilia desperately wants to have her writings published, unheard of at a time when women were meant only for the pleasure of men, or the rigors of keeping a home and raising a family. The Know, Denver Post, 12 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for rigor
Recent Examples of Synonyms for rigor
Noun
  • Below, Deadline speaks to Victor about their directorial debut, building a loving friendship and getting through the unspeakable hardships that life can throw at you.
    Destiny Jackson, Deadline, 30 Oct. 2025
  • Now employers must show a substantial hardship when refusing to honor religious beliefs or practices, such as allowing employees to wear a yarmulke, hijab or turban, pray at work or to schedule work around religious observances.
    Jessica Guynn, USA Today, 30 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Yet, the severity of gendered crime during Partition wasn’t caused by an arbitrary upsurge of madness.
    JSTOR Daily, JSTOR Daily, 30 Oct. 2025
  • Allergic reactions vary in severity from mild symptoms such as hives and lip swelling to life-threatening complications, such as anaphylaxis, that may include fatal respiratory problems.
    Matthew Robinson, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Current internal benchmarks from TruthScan demonstrate 97% consistent accuracy in AI content analysis.
    Matt Emma, USA Today, 3 Nov. 2025
  • Crucially, the scientists mimicked this process by creating an artificial neural network, and by applying a simple algorithm called gradient descent to increase the accuracy of its predictions.
    James Somers, New Yorker, 3 Nov. 2025
Noun
  • Cheryl Burke slams 'cruel' speculation about her appearance The two-time champion also reflected on the difficulties of navigating the dynamic between dancing pros and the judges.
    KiMi Robinson, USA Today, 28 Oct. 2025
  • The jury president acknowledged the difficulty of comparing the diverse slate of competition titles.
    Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 28 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Amazed by their radial symmetry and jewel-like skeletons, Haeckel realized that the only way to do radiolarians justice was to draw them with as much precision as possible.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 28 Oct. 2025
  • Where traditional shipbuilding relied on labor and scale, the new frontier rewards autonomy, precision, and adaptability — domains where American ingenuity excels.
    Big Think, Big Think, 28 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Cruise, of course, famously demands perfection from himself, and also holds those around him to a high standard.
    James Hibberd, HollywoodReporter, 29 Oct. 2025
  • The result is 100-point perfection.
    Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 28 Oct. 2025

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“Rigor.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rigor. Accessed 4 Nov. 2025.

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