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Recent Examples of hard-edged
The Good, the Bad and the Painterly As Bouancheau fashioned a Puss that was more lyrical, like a character that stepped out of a fairy tale book and less hard-edged, all the other characters followed suit.
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Karen Idelson, Variety, 23 Feb. 2023
Karen Idelson, Variety, 23 Feb. 2023
Recent Examples of Synonyms for hard-edged
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And so, hounded by creditors and distressed by mounting debts, the remaining family had to leave their formerly genteel surroundings for the gritty, unsentimental shadows of the Yoshiwara.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
28 May 2026
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The Nobel-prize-winning novelist Thomas Mann (Hanns Zischler) and his daughter Erika (Sandra Hüller) go on an unsentimental journey in 1949 through West and East Germany in Pawel Pawlikowski’s damn-near perfect period piece Fatherland.—
Leslie Felperin,
HollywoodReporter,
14 May 2026
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The number of ambiguous, tough-minded docs may be dwindling, but the tools to repair a broken world are growing.—
Steven Zeitchik,
HollywoodReporter,
7 Dec. 2025
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That second unit included Pollard, who was known for being physical and tough-minded during an era when physicality was more celebrated in the NBA, if not always during practice.—
Chris Biderman,
Sacbee.com,
14 Oct. 2025
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The most unromantic, perfect proposal.—
Kimberlee Speakman,
PEOPLE,
4 Dec. 2025
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Over time, the unromantic Valentín relishes the chance to hear Molina recap a silly, big-hearted romantic plot of a musical his idol Ingrid Luna (Lopez) starred in.—
Randy Myers,
Mercury News,
9 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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When leadership attention shifts entirely to bottom-line metrics, employees are left feeling undervalued and disconnected.—
Julie Kratz,
Forbes.com,
14 June 2026
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McKinsey’s latest global survey argues that the companies with the strongest bottom-line impact aren’t simply deploying more AI.—
Garrett Ilg,
Fortune,
11 June 2026
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Often labeled as a cynical generation, their economic circumstances reframe their contract as a rational response to watching their parents’ generation get laid off after decades of faithful service.—
Nick Lichtenberg,
Fortune,
16 June 2026
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Moreover, if Griffin stepped into public life now, the cynical wags in finance would declare the reason obvious—his hedge fund’s returns have been sagging.—
Gary Sernovitz,
New Yorker,
15 June 2026
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For me, the most important thing is to stay grounded.—
Essie Assibu,
Variety,
24 Nov. 2025
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There are flashes of utopian speculation, but the event feels more grounded than my visits to Texas and California.—
James Vincent,
Harpers Magazine,
23 Nov. 2025
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The company said the technology supports its roadmap toward quantum systems capable of operating with hundreds of high-precision logical qubits.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
10 June 2026
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Past and present are utilized in such a fascinating way as the filmmaker takes his premise to a logical, honest and heartfelt conclusion.—
Brian Truitt,
USA Today,
9 June 2026
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As crises in the global oil and gas markets shook the United States in the 1970s, an energy source that didn’t rely on foreign governments or fluctuating markets seemed perfectly rational.—
Austin Corona,
AZCentral.com,
7 Dec. 2025
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Edoardo is more extroverted and very rational, Angelo is more execution-driven.—
Luisa Zargani,
Footwear News,
24 Nov. 2025
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“Hard-edged.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hard-edged. Accessed 18 Jun. 2026.
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