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Recent Examples of bloody-mindedness
And that bloody-mindedness seems to be a bargaining strategy.
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Nathan Hodge, CNN Money, 31 Dec. 2025
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.
—Christina Newland, Vulture, 22 Aug. 2025
Nathan Hodge, CNN Money, 31 Dec. 2025
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.
—Christina Newland, Vulture, 22 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for bloody-mindedness
Noun
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According to some who knew and studied him, his rigidity masked a lack of confidence in his own judgment.—
Robert F. Worth,
The Atlantic,
6 Feb. 2026
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The changes, along with updates like an independent front suspension and a 50 percent increase in structural rigidity, helped push the Land Cruiser even further up the prestige ladder.—
Will Sabel Courtney,
Robb Report,
5 Feb. 2026
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But less than a month after proposing the inquiry, PURA released a decision abruptly canceling it and blaming the cancellation on utility recalcitrance.—
Edmund H. Mahony,
Hartford Courant,
1 Feb. 2026
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The city faces large fines and legal fees, and might even lose its zoning power to a receiver because of its recalcitrance.—
The Editorial Board,
Oc Register,
19 Nov. 2025
Noun
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The natural obstinacy and rebelliousness of Israa’s teenage years are hyperaccelerated by culture clashes with both her family and the other kids around her.—
Bilge Ebiri,
Vulture,
24 Jan. 2026
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This transit stokes your sense of independence and even rebelliousness, inspiring you to strike out against convention and innovate more than ever.—
Maressa Brown,
InStyle,
9 Jan. 2026
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Aristidou utilizes Danae, whose controlling dad suffocates her with his seemingly overbearing rigidness, as a counterpoint to the other extreme of fatherhood.—
Carlos Aguilar,
Variety,
31 Jan. 2026
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“Bloody-mindedness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bloody-mindedness. Accessed 9 Feb. 2026.
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