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Recent Examples of hard-shell
The cart seats four, thanks to the inclusion of a rear bench, and the hard-shell roof extends over the back to keep all passengers dry and shaded.
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Olivia Young, Travel + Leisure, 5 June 2025
However, hard-shell cases usually have some sort of organization pouches or zippers as well.
—Bestreviews, Mercury News, 6 May 2025
His hard-shell kayak was found the following morning about 7½ miles downstream.
—Bay Area News Group, Mercury News, 18 Apr. 2025
What to look for in quality hard-shell luggage Handle
A quality hard-shell luggage set will feature an adjustable handle.
—Bestreviews, Chicago Tribune, 8 Apr. 2025
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Olivia Young, Travel + Leisure, 5 June 2025
However, hard-shell cases usually have some sort of organization pouches or zippers as well.
—Bestreviews, Mercury News, 6 May 2025
His hard-shell kayak was found the following morning about 7½ miles downstream.
—Bay Area News Group, Mercury News, 18 Apr. 2025
What to look for in quality hard-shell luggage Handle
A quality hard-shell luggage set will feature an adjustable handle.
—Bestreviews, Chicago Tribune, 8 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hard-shell
Adjective
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Trump has vowed to remove millions of immigrants without legal status as part of a hard-line mass deportation policy.—
Billal Rahman,
MSNBC Newsweek,
30 June 2025
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Abrego Garcia, a construction worker who had been living in Maryland, became a flashpoint over Trump’s hard-line immigration policies when he was mistakenly deported to his native El Salvador in March.—
Ben Finley,
Los Angeles Times,
27 June 2025
Adjective
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This suggested that the persistent activity of PKMζ is required to maintain a memory.—
Ajdina Halilovic,
Wired News,
6 July 2025
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Many prominent men across sports, music, business and politics have opened up about their mental health struggles, helping to chip away at the persistent stigma that discourages men from seeking help.—
Sreedhar Potarazu,
Baltimore Sun,
6 July 2025
Adjective
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Scale insects are one of the most common and tenacious pest of ornamental plants.—
Arricca Elin SanSone,
Southern Living,
26 June 2025
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If any tenacious wax is stuck to the tip of the dome, try using the wire loop on the reverse of the brush to gently scoop it out.—
Christopher Null,
Wired News,
22 June 2025
Adjective
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As the bow and stern sections tore free from one another, the ship’s contents were ejected and rained down across the ocean floor, dispersing everything from luggage and dinnerware to engine parts and personal belongings.—
Jordan Runtagh,
People.com,
6 July 2025
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The affable Carroll was the polar opposite of the stern hard-driving Parcells.—
Tribune Content Agency,
The Orlando Sentinel,
5 July 2025
Adjective
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Unlike rigid anomaly detection models, LLMs have the capability of identifying unknown threats and can reduce false positives significantly.—
Karan Alang,
Forbes.com,
2 July 2025
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The wall, which was built in the late 1990s and is 2,278 feet long, undulates instead of forming a rigid line.—
Jennie Rothenberg Gritz,
Smithsonian Magazine,
1 July 2025
Adjective
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But Rosary’s goals and its place in the community have remained steadfast, school leadership says.—
Molly Morrow,
Chicago Tribune,
7 July 2025
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Accessibility and Sustainability Environmental care is one of Bitter End’s most steadfast values.—
Lydia Price,
Travel + Leisure,
6 July 2025
Adjective
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Christina has become the latest target of this troubling phenomenon — subjected to relentless personal attacks and sexist scrutiny that ignore the legal process entirely.—
KC Baker,
People.com,
4 July 2025
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Golden State has relentless rebounders and hard-nosed defenders at every position.—
Devin Robertson,
MSNBC Newsweek,
4 July 2025
Adjective
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Climate change is intensifying the global water cycle, leading to more frequent and severe flooding and drought.—
Claire Poole,
Forbes.com,
12 July 2025
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At least one worker was hospitalized with severe injuries.—
Martha McHardy,
MSNBC Newsweek,
12 July 2025
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“Hard-shell.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hard-shell. Accessed 16 Jul. 2025.
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