firmness

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for firmness
Noun
  • In units where reliability is the most important, for example, consider keeping power centralized.
    Stephanie Dillon, Forbes.com, 21 May 2025
  • Newsom has said the tunnel project is vital to improving the reliability of water deliveries as climate change shrinks California’s snowpack and alters the timing of runoff.
    Ian James, Los Angeles Times, 21 May 2025
Noun
  • Colorado Parks and Wildlife did not indicate in its news release what may have caused the animal’s death but said a final determination will be made after a necropsy.
    Max Levy, Denver Post, 16 May 2025
  • This portrait of a chef who moved from Japan in the 1970s delivers a generous helping of warm and fuzzy feels, as its subject faces challenges with determination and celebrates the daily joy of creating beautiful bites.
    Leslie Kelly, Forbes.com, 15 May 2025
Noun
  • Here, success isn’t about stability and predictability anymore.
    Wyles Daniel, USA Today, 17 May 2025
  • In times of uncertainty, secondhand shopping offers consumers and retailers stability and resilience.
    Angela Velasquez, Sourcing Journal, 16 May 2025
Noun
  • Fighting will pause to allow for Alexander's safe passage, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said, a day after Israel was told of Hamas' decision to free the last surviving U.S. hostage in Gaza as a goodwill gesture to President Trump.
    Jane Onyanga-Omara, USA Today, 13 May 2025
  • Amazon filed a lawsuit claiming that Trump had improperly pressured Defense Department officials on the decision.
    Clare Malone, New Yorker, 12 May 2025
Noun
  • In the first half of the 20th century, even as labor unions gained strength elsewhere, there was a fear of giving federal workers too much say over how the nation's laws were carried out.
    Andrea Hsu, NPR, 11 May 2025
  • The Celtics’ greatest strength and greatest flaw is their persistence.
    Jared Weiss, New York Times, 11 May 2025
Noun
  • In fact, the resistance to anti-DEI shareholder proposals at companies like Costco, Apple, Goldman Sachs, and Levi’s shows a counter-current of resolve.
    Paul Klein, Forbes.com, 12 May 2025
  • Mellencamp's frightening diagnosis, though, hasn't stopped her resolve.
    David Oliver, USA Today, 8 May 2025
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“Firmness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/firmness. Accessed 25 May. 2025.

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