as in courage
the strength of mind that enables a person to endure pain or hardship
she was an athlete with true grit, continuing her training despite bad weather and an injury
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Recent Examples of grit
Nick Canepa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Sep. 2025
There is grit to his game, too.
—Joe Davidosn, Sacbee.com, 4 Sep. 2025
Kff Health News, Oc Register, 18 July 2025
Consider Alex’s final audition — a now-iconic sequence that collapses grit and glam into a single, pulsating montage.
—arkansasonline.com, 10 July 2025
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Noun
That’s a lot of shrimp and grits for a red — not green — state.
—Nick Canepa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Sep. 2025
There is grit to his game, too.
—Joe Davidosn, Sacbee.com, 4 Sep. 2025
Verb
That would further raise costs, insurers say, because people who are less healthy are more likely to grit their teeth and reenroll, leaving insurers with a smaller, but sicker, pool of members.
—Kff Health News, Oc Register, 18 July 2025
Consider Alex’s final audition — a now-iconic sequence that collapses grit and glam into a single, pulsating montage.
—arkansasonline.com, 10 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for grit
Noun
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Harry brought his trademark humor and warmth to the awards, a ceremony honoring seriously ill children who have shown incredible courage, joking and making smiles all around.—
Erin Hill,
People.com,
9 Sep. 2025
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The WellChild Awards, which celebrates the courage of seriously ill children and those who care for them, is sponsored by a charity Harry has long supported.—
Janelle Ash , Stephanie Nolasco , Ashley Papa,
FOXNews.com,
9 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Beat in vanilla and 1 of the eggs until smooth, about 30 seconds, stopping to scrape down sides of bowl.—
Kimberly Holland,
Southern Living,
8 Sep. 2025
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Although some of this base layer was likely ejected as well, Desch and his colleague Alan Jackson, also of Arizona State University, used simulations to determine that most of the material scraped from the baby Plutos was nitrogen.—
Nola Taylor Tillman,
Space.com,
8 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Aronofsky has, since the grittiness of Pi and Requiem for a Dream, flitted with alacrity from genre to genre, trying his hand at biblical epics (Noah) and claustrophobic dramas (The Whale).—
David Sims,
The Atlantic,
29 Aug. 2025
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The city’s reputation for postindustrial grittiness is largely outdated, and it’s filled with sprawling green spaces, cutting-edge museums, and a restaurant and bar scene that punches well above its weight class—without the crowds who often clog Edinburgh’s stateliest sites.—
Nicholas DeRenzo,
AFAR Media,
20 Aug. 2025
Verb
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The cats kept them up each night with their incessant whining and scratching at their doors.—
Duaa Eldeib,
ProPublica,
10 Sep. 2025
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What itch does that scratch that the rest of this doesn’t?—
Mikey O'Connell,
HollywoodReporter,
9 Sep. 2025
Noun
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This document, so often a justification for violence, also contains words of reconciliation, of fortitude and healing.—
Jack Sheehan
September 4,
Literary Hub,
4 Sep. 2025
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This means having the resources to sustain a long problem-solving cycle and, crucially, developing the mental fortitude to persevere.—
William DeCourcy,
Forbes.com,
3 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Others like Geno Smith had to grind their way back to starting roles after being written off.—
Kimberly Wilson,
Essence,
4 Sep. 2025
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Instead, the army became bogged down in a grinding war of attrition, and the West was stunned by Moscow’s poor battlefield performance.—
David Kirichenko,
Forbes.com,
3 Sep. 2025
Noun
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With Julian, Kusters has made an impressive, understated directorial debut about love, loss and the bravery required to keep trying to live in an unfair world.—
Jourdain Searles,
HollywoodReporter,
9 Sep. 2025
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Interpreting fall 2025 runways’ animal print trend on a more literal level, Tyla also went with Pandora Talisman collection picks like the Swallow Medallion Charm and Lion Medallion Charm, representative of hope and bravery, respectively.—
Stacia Datskovska,
Footwear News,
8 Sep. 2025
Noun
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By blending athlete-like stamina with surgeon-level dexterity, KAERI is charting a path toward robotic first responders capable of tackling nuclear, disaster, and industrial challenges with unmatched safety.—
Atharva Gosavi,
Interesting Engineering,
9 Sep. 2025
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After all, Miami seemingly has stamina to withstand searing heat after practicing in it all summer, while the opponent typically comes to town ill-prepared for the oppressive temperatures and humidity.—
Barry Jackson,
Miami Herald,
9 Sep. 2025
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“Grit.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/grit. Accessed 11 Sep. 2025.
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