backboned

adjective

Definition of backbonednext
as in strong

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  1. strong
  2. tough
  3. firm
  4. principled
  5. virtuous
  6. hard
  7. moral
  8. upright
Adjective
  • Indonesia’s Meteorological, Climatological and Geophysical Agency said August and September are expected to be the most critical months as dry vegetation and strong winds create favorable conditions for fires to spread rapidly.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 10 Aug. 2026
  • For someone who is dogmatic, or has a strong commitment to evangelism, this may not be satisfactory.
    — R. Eric Thomas, Chicago Tribune, 10 Aug. 2026
Definition of strong
Adjective
  • That left the debtor having to prove the negative that the debtor really didn't have any way to re-establish control over trust assets, and such was (and still is) a very tough sell.
    — Jay Adkisson, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2026
  • Lombard also helped turn a double play in the second inning and handled another tough one-hopper hit by Cesar Prieto in the seventh.
    — Peter Sblendorio, New York Daily News, 6 Aug. 2026
Definition of tough
Adjective
  • The firm partners with leading enterprises to activate their history — through brand heritage, storytelling, and institutional knowledge — as a driver of performance, resilience, and long-term value.
    — Jason Dressel, Fortune, 10 Aug. 2026
  • Although the findings are encouraging, Yale University clinical psychologist Brian Kiluk, who wasn’t involved in the study, says the sample size is too small to draw any firm conclusions about psilocybin’s effectiveness.
    — Humberto Basilio, Scientific American, 10 Aug. 2026
Definition of firm
Adjective
  • That tension — broad adoption alongside persistent, principled caution — is exactly what athenahealth’s AI on the Frontlines of Care research reflects.
    — Forbes.com, Forbes.com, 22 July 2026
  • Sadly, the science of monetary policy and other workhorses of monetary policy (The Phillips Curve), economic forecasting even appear to be unhelpful in Warsh's first principled approach.
    — Steve Liesman, CNBC, 22 July 2026
Definition of principled
Adjective
  • Each characters is a far, far cry from anything that event resembles virtuous.
    — Randy Myers, Mercury News, 5 Aug. 2026
  • Jillian Gilchrest, the state representative from West Hartford whose campaign has struggled, posted on social media her interpretation the money raised by two of her opponents and made a rickety claim for the most virtuous competitor.
    — Kevin Rennie, Hartford Courant, 25 July 2026
Definition of virtuous
Adjective
  • Certainly Larimore is pointing out that hard times lead to hard truths and hard decisions.
    — Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 10 Aug. 2026
  • Perseus Rising in the northeast after dark, Perseus is not the easiest constellation to make sense of, but its rich star fields are hard to miss.
    — Jamie Carter, Forbes.com, 10 Aug. 2026
Definition of hard
Adjective
  • Ronaïmou’s feature debut, a critique of diya, still widely extended in Chad, in a film praised for its moral complexity, engrossing tension and sense of place.
    — John Hopewell, Variety, 5 Aug. 2026
  • Ingrid is an honorable and moral friend who facilitates her death while staying in a neighboring room.
    — Vanessa Rampton, STAT, 5 Aug. 2026
Definition of moral
Adjective
  • Does a tree in your yard have stems growing upright at the base or elsewhere on its trunk?
    — Molly Burford, Southern Living, 7 Aug. 2026
  • Experts say that the sculpture is stylistically hybrid, with an upright stance and long hair that were current in the 6th century BCE and a treatment of the face and hands that reflects trends in the first half of the 5th century BCE.
    — Brian Boucher, ARTnews.com, 4 Aug. 2026
Definition of upright
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