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Recent Examples of hard-boiled In a smaller pot of water over high heat, boil eggs, covered, until just hard-boiled, 7 minutes, then run under cold water. Aleksandra Crapanzano, WSJ, 8 Mar. 2023 For lunch or dinner, top a salad with scrambled or hard-boiled eggs. Amanda MacMillan, Health, 1 Mar. 2023 This is outback noir — oblique, secretive and as hard-boiled as the ground is hard-baked — and Sen wears it well. Guy Lodge, Variety, 23 Feb. 2023 As Detective Munch, Mr. Belzer was brainy but hard-boiled, cynical but sensitive. Alex Traub, New York Times, 19 Feb. 2023
Recent Examples of Synonyms for hard-boiled
Adjective
  • O’Neil had shown a more ruthless streak in dealing with Lemina, stripping the midfielder of the captaincy after those embarrassing post-match scenes at West Ham.
    Steve Madeley, New York Times, 21 Apr. 2025
  • There is the ruthless spymaster Luthen Rael (Stellan Skarsgård) and his mysterious assistant Kleya (Elizabeth Dulau).
    Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 21 Apr. 2025
Adjective
  • An increasing number of smart, eco-conscious entrepreneurs are putting Earth first by utilizing unwanted materials that would otherwise end up as trash.
    Lisa Jhung, Outside Online, 22 Apr. 2025
  • Even smart bulbs and other kinds of smart lighting often require less power than traditional lights.
    Simon Hill, Wired News, 22 Apr. 2025
Adjective
  • Inspired by Lauren’s late mother, Adele, who was diagnosed with early-onset Alzheimer’s at the age of 55, their family knows that this merciless disease is no laughing matter.
    Jeff Conway, Forbes.com, 17 Apr. 2025
  • Lottie proposes that Natalie be stripped of her title and that the merciless and vicious Shauna should lead them instead.
    Erin Qualey, Vulture, 14 Mar. 2025
Adjective
  • Flash mobs in the Loop are a real problem demanding hardheaded solutions.
    The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 13 Mar. 2025
  • British officials know this and sometimes despair that their country has not found a way to be more hardheaded.
    Sam Knight, The New Yorker, 20 Jan. 2025
Adjective
  • This is an astute observation from perhaps hockey’s most astute coach.
    Josh Yohe, New York Times, 25 Apr. 2025
  • Financially, few compare to Tottenham Hotspur’s astute business acumen, as football finance expert at the University of Liverpool Kieran Maguire pointed out on Rio Ferdinand’s podcast recently.
    Zak Garner-Purkis, Forbes.com, 23 Apr. 2025
Adjective
  • But the truly savvy teens aren't punching time clocks.
    Sarah Hernholm, Forbes.com, 20 Apr. 2025
  • Everyone recognizes the president’s affinity for gold, so test your trivia savvy!
    Alexis Simendinger, The Hill, 17 Apr. 2025
Adjective
  • Getting Jones in Round 5 in 2022 was a shrewd move, but the Bears need more Day 2 and Day 3 hits.
    Brad Biggs, Chicago Tribune, 22 Apr. 2025
  • Unlike Malone’s many shrewd moves over decades in the media business, however, the WBD merger hasn’t yet borne fruit.
    Dade Hayes, Deadline, 11 Apr. 2025
Adjective
  • The aviation industry expects the exemption to help companies keep costs down during a sharp pullback in travel spending by consumers worried about slower economic growth and higher inflation.
    Rajesh Kumar Singh, USA Today, 29 Apr. 2025
  • Once seen as a wild card with surprising appeal among disillusioned young voters, President Donald Trump is now facing a sharp decline in support from Generation Z, according to new polling.
    Mark Weinstein, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 Apr. 2025

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“Hard-boiled.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hard-boiled. Accessed 4 May. 2025.

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