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Recent Examples of hard-bitten Her hard-bitten, cynical persona provides a nice juxtaposition to how maudlin so much commentary about motherhood can be. Jason Zinoman, New York Times, 22 Feb. 2025 But the sentiments are the razors in the apples: hard-bitten, painful, wise from disappointment, and braced for the next crisis. Spin Team, SPIN, 28 Nov. 2024 Alaska has devolved into a colony of big oil, and its politics have become so closed, hard-bitten, and strident. Jeremy Eichler, BostonGlobe.com, 12 July 2015
Recent Examples of Synonyms for hard-bitten
Adjective
  • Get to an interior room on the lowest floor of a sturdy building and avoid windows.
    STAR-TELEGRAM WEATHER BOT, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 20 Apr. 2025
  • It’s entirely made of cotton that has been coated with polyvinyl to create a sturdy material with the look of pebbled leather, which is as water-resistant and stain-repellent as hide.
    Miles Walls, Better Homes & Gardens, 20 Apr. 2025
Adjective
  • The mountain hydrangea is hardy in zones 6a to 9b and prefers a woodland placement with dappled light.
    Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 25 Apr. 2025
  • According to the company, the rose bushes are hardy to planting zones 5-11.
    Sophia Beams, Better Homes & Gardens, 24 Apr. 2025
Adjective
  • According to research from Everytown for Gun Safety, a nonprofit that advocates for gun control, strong gun control laws are correlated with fewer gun deaths.
    Elliot Hughes, Journal Sentinel, 13 Jan. 2023
  • This results in a charge imbalance that builds up an electric field strong enough to trigger flashes of lightning.
    National Geographic, National Geographic, 13 Jan. 2023
Adjective
  • Premiering April 20 on Nat Geo and streaming April 21 on Disney+ and Hulu, the three-part series is a visual triumph made possible by engineering grit, field science, and the kind of rugged tech innovation typically reserved for space exploration.
    Tony Bradley, Forbes.com, 20 Apr. 2025
  • Unveiled at the Osaka-Kansai Expo 2025, this futuristic machine is built to handle rugged terrain with ease, combining cutting-edge robotics and sustainable energy.
    Fox News Staff, FOXNews.com, 19 Apr. 2025
Adjective
  • Published in English, Tehelka had a small circulation but an outsized reputation for tough investigations.
    Andrew Marantz, New Yorker, 28 Apr. 2025
  • Jimmie Woods-Gray, a member of the city’s fire commission, said that cutting the Equity Bureau is a necessary step in a tough budget year.
    Noah Goldberg, Los Angeles Times, 28 Apr. 2025
Adjective
  • One study showed that a maximum reduction in mortality could result from 150 to 300 minutes per week of vigorous activity, 300 to 600 minutes per week of moderate physical activity, or a combination of these.2 2.
    Amy Kwan, Verywell Health, 16 Apr. 2025
  • Advocates of vigorous government oversight look upon the concept of federal preemption as a tool of deregulation.
    Glenn G. Lammi, Forbes.com, 15 Apr. 2025
Adjective
  • Day 3 pick who could surprise: Jay Toia, DT, UCLA A prospect who easily could have been drafted in the fourth round, Toia is a stout, wide-bodied run defender who can stack and shed the point with ease.
    Dane Brugler, New York Times, 28 Apr. 2025
  • And, just as with the first twister, a small nub started dropping and circulating from the wall cloud, but was shaped more like a stout stovepipe.
    Jim Clash, Forbes.com, 27 Apr. 2025

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“Hard-bitten.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hard-bitten. Accessed 3 May. 2025.

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