as in decision
firm or unwavering adherence to one's purpose
had the granite to see the project out to the end
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Recent Examples of granite
With the help of modern surveying equipment, excavators and a group of volunteers, archaeologists moved the massive granite megaliths stone by stone.
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Eli Wizevich, Smithsonian Magazine, 22 May 2025
In an earlier interview, Leili repeatedly denied guarding prisoners at Mauthausen, one of a cluster of work camps in Austria, notorious for a stone quarry where slave laborers spent 11-hour days hauling slabs of granite up a steep rock staircase.
—Henry Leutwyler Robert Petkoff Emma Kehlbeck Quinton Kamara, New York Times, 20 May 2025
That July 4, the public gathered to see a bronze likeness of Pendergast seated atop a granite base.
—Michael Wells, Kansas City Star, 18 May 2025
The arms of towering granite statues of Nubian royalty at the entrance to the museum were hacked off.
—Emmanuel Akinwotu, NPR, 16 May 2025
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Eli Wizevich, Smithsonian Magazine, 22 May 2025
In an earlier interview, Leili repeatedly denied guarding prisoners at Mauthausen, one of a cluster of work camps in Austria, notorious for a stone quarry where slave laborers spent 11-hour days hauling slabs of granite up a steep rock staircase.
—Henry Leutwyler Robert Petkoff Emma Kehlbeck Quinton Kamara, New York Times, 20 May 2025
That July 4, the public gathered to see a bronze likeness of Pendergast seated atop a granite base.
—Michael Wells, Kansas City Star, 18 May 2025
The arms of towering granite statues of Nubian royalty at the entrance to the museum were hacked off.
—Emmanuel Akinwotu, NPR, 16 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for granite
Noun
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The three ultra moderates also voiced alarm at their colleagues’ decision to scale back the mayor’s plan for increasing hiring at the fire department.—
David Zahniser,
Los Angeles Times,
24 May 2025
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A number of content producers, from the New York Times to musicians and actors are suing various services and there have yet to be any firm decisions about what can or cannot be used with GenAI.—
Paul Tassi,
Forbes.com,
24 May 2025
Noun
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While an immigration judge in Louisiana has found Khalil deportable based on Secretary of State Marco Rubio’s determination, his lawyers separately brought the federal court case to ask Farbiaz to weigh in on the constitutional issues at play.—
Molly Crane-Newman,
New York Daily News,
29 May 2025
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And there is determination and Stovall has plenty of that.—
Jeff Vorva,
Chicago Tribune,
28 May 2025
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His moral clarity and resolve helped dismantle communism’s grip across Eastern Europe, creating space for evangelism and spiritual renewal.—
Case Thorp,
The Orlando Sentinel,
22 May 2025
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In a post-AGI era, there is a notable task that AGI could substantially help humanity resolve.—
Lance Eliot,
Forbes.com,
22 May 2025
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“Granite.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/granite. Accessed 5 Jun. 2025.
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