hard up

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Recent Examples of hard up They’ve been hit particularly hard up front on offense and need youth. Brad Biggs, Hartford Courant, 25 Apr. 2024 Cleveland Browns Stadium, hard up against the Science Center lawn, was plunged into darkness. Jeffrey Kluger, TIME, 8 Apr. 2024 Once the timing of the case pushed hard up against a national election in which Trump was likely to run, forbearance would have been the proper and public-spirited course. Rich Lowry, National Review, 14 Jan. 2024 Considering the Heat’s position hard up against the second apron of the punitive luxury tax, 10–day contracts stand as a means to pay only when needed, 10 days at a time, at the veteran-minimum, scale. Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 4 Jan. 2024 See All Example Sentences for hard up
Recent Examples of Synonyms for hard up
Adjective
  • First touch poor, always wants to go on the inside and thought overall not great.
    Liam Twomey, New York Times, 17 June 2025
  • In past decades, this stage was easy to spot: clashing colors, poor makeup attempts, and wardrobes inspired by favorite TV stars.
    Dia Gallo, Parents, 17 June 2025
Adjective
  • The impoverished duke needs Gladys' dowry to prop up his family's estate, and Bertha may have promised him a bit too much without informing George or taking Gladys' wishes into account.
    Kelly Lawler, USA Today, 23 June 2025
  • Known collectively as Hessians, since most Germans hired by London to fight in America came from Hesse-Kassel, this contingent was largely from the small, impoverished duchy of Brunswick, whose ruling family had intermarried with the British royal family.
    / CBS News, CBS News, 13 June 2025
Adjective
  • Song toys with broken hearts being as interchangeable as being literally financially broke.
    Samantha Bergeson, IndieWire, 16 June 2025
  • Really, Song wants to know whether a sensible girl can justify shackling herself to a broke creative.
    Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 12 June 2025

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“Hard up.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hard%20up. Accessed 1 Jul. 2025.

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