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Recent Examples of grittily
Yirku’s first work is not another procedural memoir or grittily funny field account.
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Daniel Fusch, USA Today, 11 Dec. 2025
But whereas McGinley’s grittily intimate style had an erotic edge, Storch’s is tenderly attentive.
—Dawn Chan, New Yorker, 6 Dec. 2025
Daniel Fusch, USA Today, 11 Dec. 2025
But whereas McGinley’s grittily intimate style had an erotic edge, Storch’s is tenderly attentive.
—Dawn Chan, New Yorker, 6 Dec. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for grittily
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Gold in particular has been buoyed by a mix of geopolitical tensions, fiscal uncertainty and concerns over currency debasement, forces that many believe remain firmly in place.—
Lee Ying Shan,
CNBC,
30 Jan. 2026
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The Nets are firmly in the draft lottery picture with 36 games left, and their position is becoming clearer by the day.—
C.J. Holmes,
New York Daily News,
30 Jan. 2026
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Miya’s landlord was able to remediate the restaurant’s building and Tewasart determinedly reopened in May, when at first there were few customers around to serve.—
Bill Addison,
Los Angeles Times,
8 Jan. 2026
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Since its debut, the initiative has been quietly but determinedly building physical bases in Lagos and Kenya, creating tangible spaces where female artists, producers, and engineers can access resources that Tems herself had to fight to find.—
Kimberly Wilson,
Essence,
4 Nov. 2025
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The iPhone 17 series, for example, remains resolutely at full price.—
Janhoi McGregor,
Forbes.com,
24 Jan. 2026
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At their core, those melodies are resolutely straightforward, the better not to get in the way of the sentiments, and they’re effectively mirrored by Walker’s almost sing-songy guitar riffs.—
Brad Sanders,
Pitchfork,
17 Jan. 2026
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As in all del Gaudio’s work, wood is used prominently for its visceral impact, all of it naturally and boldly treated and effected with precise detailing.—
Richard Olsen,
Forbes.com,
24 Jan. 2026
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The Moon also pokes lucky Jupiter in your very own sign, which pushes you to show up boldly without overextending yourself.—
Tarot.com,
Sun Sentinel,
24 Jan. 2026
Adverb
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Although history hasn't been particularly kind to this lake-blue sarong and black lace bodysuit hybrid Geena Davis wore in 1992, her fearlessly bold approach to the red carpet is surely commendable and, decades later, it's become the norm.—
Kevin Huynh,
InStyle,
11 Jan. 2026
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Nikki Glaser is known for her fearlessly blunt stand-up comedy.—
Bryan Alexander,
USA Today,
8 Jan. 2026
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HIs wife, Sia Thao, organized the family’s escape from their village, keeping her sisters-in-law and the children together and courageously handling being questioned by police who were looking for her husband.—
Mary Ann Grossmann,
Twin Cities,
18 Jan. 2026
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Our sense of our own competency enhances our ability to behave courageously, even if we’re terrified initially.—
Ranjay Gulati,
CNBC,
28 Nov. 2025
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Year by year, under the influence of a movement sometimes known as Free Vermont, the stalwartly Republican state, which had voted for Richard Nixon by a wide margin in 1960, tilted further to the left.—
Jill Lepore,
New Yorker,
19 Jan. 2026
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While none of the Alexanders appeared to crack any smiles, Agnifilo laughed along gamely when the judge and prospective jurors exchanged jokes to lighten a tense mood.—
Dan Adler,
Vanity Fair,
27 Jan. 2026
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Camacho gamely snatched one from the water, showing me its extraordinary teeth before releasing it again.—
Stanley Stewart,
Travel + Leisure,
10 Jan. 2026
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“Grittily.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/grittily. Accessed 31 Jan. 2026.
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