hard-shell

variants or hard-shelled

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Recent Examples of hard-shell Its hard-shell exterior protects your belongings, and the spinner wheels provide effortless mobility to breeze through the airport. Samantha Leal, Travel + Leisure, 14 Feb. 2025 September through early December, the supply is still abundant, particularly for hard-shell lobsters. Karla Walsh, Better Homes & Gardens, 20 Dec. 2024 Available in both men’s and women’s parkas and jackets, these storm-worthy styles pair mapped insulation with a waterproof and breathable hard-shell fabric. Drew Zieff, Outside Online, 13 Dec. 2024 Included in its sale are hard-shell suitcases, soft-sided bags, sleek totes, and more. Meaghan Kenny, Condé Nast Traveler, 2 Dec. 2024 See All Example Sentences for hard-shell
Recent Examples of Synonyms for hard-shell
Adjective
  • On the other end of the conference, hard-line conservatives are speaking out against a SALT deduction cap increase because of its costly price tag.
    Mychael Schnell, The Hill, 14 May 2025
  • Republican Senator Thom Tillis of North Carolina has issued a warning aimed at the Trump administration over its potential push for the suspension of habeas corpus rights in its hard-line immigration enforcement.
    Adeola Adeosun, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 May 2025
Adjective
  • Season Two centers around a persistent cyborg journalist who starts excavating into Dr. Sleech's dubious past, uncovering some controversial incidents.
    Jeff Spry, Space.com, 17 May 2025
  • More than half of the country's largest cities instead use chloramine, a more stable and persistent chlorine compound.
    Matthew Korfhage, Wired News, 16 May 2025
Adjective
  • Needham played a tenacious style of volleyball, overpowering defending state champion Newton North (20-25, 25-16, 25-16, 25-19) for an impressive road victory.
    Justin Barrasso, Boston Herald, 9 May 2025
  • Their acts of kindness are unrelenting, tenacious and completely unwavering.
    Rosemarie Truman, Forbes.com, 7 May 2025
Adjective
  • And Hannah Waddingham gives a good, stern space-lady as the voice of the Galactic Grand Councilwoman.
    EW.com, EW.com, 20 May 2025
  • In Kurosawa’s version, the chauffeur was an exceedingly meek man who got down on the floor to beg his stern shoe-manufacturer boss, played by the great Toshiro Mifune, to save his son.
    David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 19 May 2025
Adjective
  • This man isn’t defined by grand gestures or rigid gender scripts.
    Ximena Araya-Fischel, Forbes.com, 17 May 2025
  • Having the drawstring attached to something rigid makes this job much easier to manage.
    Maryal Miller Carter, USA Today, 16 May 2025
Adjective
  • Despite Aspinall winning the interim crown, UFC CEO Dana White remained steadfast in saying that Jones vs. Miocic was the fight to make.
    Trent Reinsmith, Forbes.com, 20 May 2025
  • Over the years, the Biden family has confronted unimaginable adversity with grace and steadfast perseverance.
    Natalie Oganesyan, Deadline, 18 May 2025
Adjective
  • The only sober attendees are a father (Sergi López) and his young son (Bruno Núñez) who are hoping to find the boy’s sister, a bohemian swept up in the relentless rhythm of this road-tripping bacchanalia.
    Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 18 May 2025
  • He’s been key as a relentless point-of-attack defender, from James Harden in Round 1 to Shai Gilgeous-Alexander in Round 2.
    Gary Bedore, Kansas City Star, 16 May 2025
Adjective
  • Biden’s physical deterioration was so severe in the second half of his presidency that aides privately talked about the possibility of a wheelchair, according to an excerpt of a new book by CNN’s Jake Tapper and Axios’ Alex Thompson.
    Kathryn Palmer, USA Today, 14 May 2025
  • How to act during strong winds Take shelter: Immediately go inside a sturdy building during a high wind warning or severe thunderstorm warning and move to an interior room or basement.
    CA Weather Bot, Sacbee.com, 13 May 2025

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“Hard-shell.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hard-shell. Accessed 24 May. 2025.

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