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Recent Examples of toughness
Evaluators touted his accuracy and toughness but were less bullish on his arm strength, athleticism and propensity to hold onto the ball too long.
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Peter Sblendorio, New York Daily News, 26 Apr. 2025
Sanders possesses the smarts, accuracy, toughness and college experience to be one of the safest prospect bets in his class.
—Kambui Bomani, Forbes.com, 26 Apr. 2025
There were two potential reasons for this: Joseph was kept on the bench in the third period for several games down the stretch in the regular season, and the Blues wanted to add some toughness to the lineup after Game 1.
—Jeremy Rutherford, New York Times, 22 Apr. 2025
This affordable smartwatch brings titanium toughness, a sun‑bright display, and an easy Quick Button that keeps your workouts flowing.
—Shubham Yewale, PC Magazine, 21 Apr. 2025
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Peter Sblendorio, New York Daily News, 26 Apr. 2025
Sanders possesses the smarts, accuracy, toughness and college experience to be one of the safest prospect bets in his class.
—Kambui Bomani, Forbes.com, 26 Apr. 2025
There were two potential reasons for this: Joseph was kept on the bench in the third period for several games down the stretch in the regular season, and the Blues wanted to add some toughness to the lineup after Game 1.
—Jeremy Rutherford, New York Times, 22 Apr. 2025
This affordable smartwatch brings titanium toughness, a sun‑bright display, and an easy Quick Button that keeps your workouts flowing.
—Shubham Yewale, PC Magazine, 21 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for toughness
Noun
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In his opinion granting a preliminary injunction, U.S. District Judge Benjamin Settle said the Trump administration did not put forth any evidence that allowing transgender people to serve openly harmed military readiness, unit cohesion or lethality.—
Melissa Quinn,
CBS News,
24 Apr. 2025
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Armenians, a people with a much stronger sense of ethnic identity and cohesion, seized the opportunity of crippled Soviet authority to attack Azerbaijan.—
Foreign Affairs,
Foreign Affairs,
22 Apr. 2025
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Her attraction to Heiss was in part an attraction to this solidity, the grace that radiated from a person who wished to be nowhere else.—
Lillian Fishman,
New Yorker,
4 May 2025
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The former is probably the safer move here, as Ange Postecoglou’s men are far more renowned for their attacking proficiency than their defensive solidity.—
Sam Tighe,
New York Times,
30 Apr. 2025
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“Toughness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/toughness. Accessed 13 May. 2025.
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