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Recent Examples of bloody-mindedness
Stamp was a true original, a shapeshifter, a tough guy, and a charmer; one of the rare working-class British actors left who survived a childhood during the blitz and channeled bloody-mindedness, raw talent, and strong instincts.
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Christina Newland, Vulture, 22 Aug. 2025
Christina Newland, Vulture, 22 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for bloody-mindedness
Noun
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That — metaphorically and literally — is earned dogmatism, the risk that expertise breeds rigidity in our thinking and decision-making.—
Tim Maurer,
Forbes.com,
31 Aug. 2025
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In lagers, for example, the key factor is surface viscoelasticity, or the elasticity and rigidity of the bubble film.—
Bojan Stojkovski,
Interesting Engineering,
31 Aug. 2025
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In an ideal world, Putin’s recalcitrance to end his folly will at least finally convince Trump that there is not and was never going to be a quick and easy solution that he could be seen to personally mediate in his apparent quest to get a Nobel peace prize.—
New York Daily News Editorial Board,
New York Daily News,
8 Aug. 2025
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One reason for Trump’s ire, presumably, is that Putin’s recalcitrance places the president in a tough political spot.—
Niall Stanage,
The Hill,
3 Aug. 2025
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This element of female rebelliousness is very important to me.—
Georg Szalai,
HollywoodReporter,
3 Sep. 2019
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“Bloody-mindedness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bloody-mindedness. Accessed 11 Sep. 2025.
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