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Recent Examples of hard-heartedness
Tarr's reputation for films tinged with misery and hard-heartedness, distinguished by black-and-white cinematography and unusually long sequences, only grew throughout the 1990s and 2000s, particularly after his 1994 film Sátántangó.
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Alina Edwards, NPR, 6 Jan. 2026
Alina Edwards, NPR, 6 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for hard-heartedness
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The lives of the two children in the story, aged fourteen and four, are portrayed as being as fleeting as the fireflies, and the story is an unsentimental and unflinching account with moments of both tenderness and heartlessness.—
Ginny Tapley Takemori
September 4,
Literary Hub,
4 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Kroshunov's daughter, Ilana Korshunov, expressed shock at the callousness of the driver.—
Anders Hagstrom,
FOXNews.com,
29 Jan. 2026
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That means uprooting institutionalized callousness and redefining what counts as efficiency, innovation and value.—
Valerie L. Myers,
The Conversation,
8 Jan. 2026
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Ideal snowmaking conditions today require a dewpoint temperature – the combination of coldness and humidity – of around 28 F (-2 C) or less.—
Sunshine Swetnam,
The Conversation,
3 Feb. 2026
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This character often keeps her feelings to herself, not out of coldness but from a fear of becoming a burden to others.—
Valerie Mesa,
PEOPLE,
3 Feb. 2026
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China has gained, not suffered, from this obduracy.—
JONATHAN A. CZIN,
Foreign Affairs,
25 Nov. 2025
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Related: ‘Neglected diseases’ are anything but neglected by the billion-plus people living with them One possible reason for this obduracy is that noma begins as a dental disease, and dental diseases have long been underappreciated global health concerns.—
John Button,
STAT,
16 Dec. 2023
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My disappointment in Vigil came down to the waste of a perfect setup for exhibiting the worldly redemption of art—that is, its power to redeem us from insensitivity and self-satisfaction.—
Julius Taranto,
The Atlantic,
27 Jan. 2026
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Does their lack of kindness grant you permission to respond with equal insensitivity or even cruelty?—
Michael Isaacson,
Sun Sentinel,
6 Jan. 2026
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Known for its hardness and high melting point, petalite is already valued in heat- and scratch-resistant glass and ceramics.—
Jijo Malayil,
Interesting Engineering,
9 Feb. 2026
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In one-of-a-kind high-jewelry chokers and necklaces, the design is rendered in black diamond-like carbon, or DLC—a high-tech material known for its exceptional hardness and scratch-resistance that is often used in watchmaking—and combined with diamonds and yellow gold for an avant-garde look.—
Paige Reddinger,
Robb Report,
7 Feb. 2026
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Analysts say the turnout strongly suggests voter apathy, while polling data showed frustrations over crime and the higher cost of living.—
Jacqueline Charles,
Miami Herald,
13 Feb. 2026
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Many of the musicians and audience members belonged to a generation that’s often stereotyped as languishing in apathy and isolation—but whose indignation about the suffering in Gaza has far outpaced that of other generations.—
Spencer Kornhaber,
The Atlantic,
11 Feb. 2026
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“Hard-heartedness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hard-heartedness. Accessed 15 Feb. 2026.
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