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Recent Examples of hardcase
This five-piece luggage set comes with two hardcase suitcases and a matching hardcase carry-on.
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Christopher Murray, FOXNews.com, 26 Mar. 2025
Be prepared with a five-piece luggage set that includes a large and medium suitcase, a hardcase carry-on, an extended duffel bag and a toiletry bag.
—Christopher Murray, Fox News, 26 Nov. 2024
Its hardcase shells are made with aerospace-grade, water-resistant polycarbonate materials.
—Jean Chen Smith, Travel + Leisure, 22 Sep. 2024
Christopher Murray, FOXNews.com, 26 Mar. 2025
Be prepared with a five-piece luggage set that includes a large and medium suitcase, a hardcase carry-on, an extended duffel bag and a toiletry bag.
—Christopher Murray, Fox News, 26 Nov. 2024
Its hardcase shells are made with aerospace-grade, water-resistant polycarbonate materials.
—Jean Chen Smith, Travel + Leisure, 22 Sep. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for hardcase
Adjective
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The national mindset is pragmatic, unsentimental, and profit-oriented.—
Kevin West,
Travel + Leisure,
16 July 2025
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The 1972 novel follows the life of mercurial 6-year-old Sophia and her cranky and unsentimental, but loving, grandmother.—
Patrick Sauer,
Smithsonian Magazine,
27 June 2025
Adjective
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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
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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
Adjective
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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
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For lunch or dinner, top a salad with scrambled or hard-boiled eggs.—
Amanda MacMillan,
Health,
1 Mar. 2023
Adjective
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His passion for all-things superhero has a giddy innocence to it even when his films are sarcastic or jokey.—
Tim Grierson,
Vulture,
11 July 2025
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Both of us were sarcastic and fun and funny, and always making jokes and pranks and just having fun with everybody on set.—
Daniela Avila,
People.com,
9 July 2025
Adjective
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In failing health, Jarry had been on a liquid diet and so his request is often viewed as intentionally ironic.—
Scott Lafee,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
29 July 2025
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Recently, Reddit users discovered the agent could do something particularly ironic.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
28 July 2025
Adjective
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Here are 10 standout examples, but vintage specialists such as Analog/Shift, Wind Vintage, and the major auction houses regularly bring forth superlative pieces in rare configurations that will delight even the most jaded collector.—
Oren Hartov,
Robb Report,
30 July 2025
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Jackson played Pacey Witter, the jaded prankster best friend of the titular starry-eyed protagonist, Dawson Leery (James Van Der Beek).—
Jen Juneau,
People.com,
21 July 2025
Adjective
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Crucially, they are grounded in real-world experiences, from a recent exchange with worldly-wise restaurant waitresses in Bordeaux exemplifying trust and collaboration, to the coaching of top CEOs over the past 20 years.—
HEC Paris Insights,
Forbes,
25 Oct. 2024
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Heather Alicia Simms and Vanessa Bell Calloway are both sharp, witty, and poignant without sentimentality as the play’s two matriarchal figures, the formidable Missy Judson and Idella Landy, the wry, worldly-wise housekeeper who essentially raised Charlie.—
Sara Holdren,
Vulture,
16 June 2024
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“Hardcase.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hardcase. Accessed 2 Aug. 2025.
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