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Recent Examples of hardy But while collagen is hardy and generally less susceptible to degradation over long timescales than DNA, Australia’s harsh environment has nevertheless made finding usable samples difficult. Tom Hawking, Popular Science, 5 June 2025 The island’s vines are hardy, and many of the vines are old. Tom Mullen, Forbes.com, 1 June 2025 White Zinnias These hardy flowers from Mexico have had my heart for years; their bold colors simply scream summer. Josh Miller, Southern Living, 21 June 2025 Even grimmer than this, there's no guarantee that the laws of physics are the same in a baby universe as their parent universe, meaning an unpredictable fate and potentially a messy death for a hardy multinaut able to brave a black hole doorway. Robert Lea, Space.com, 21 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for hardy
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Adjective
  • The Gritti’s dock-manager to Grazer’s left, foreground right in the shot, may be suspicious that his sturdy right elbow, offered for support during that parlous little leap from land to sea, is being roundly ignored.
    Guy Martin, Forbes.com, 1 July 2025
  • Some Outdoor Furniture Although sturdy plastic, metal, or resin outdoor furniture is fine to pressure wash, pieces crafted from natural materials, such as wicker and teak, are much too delicate.
    Mary Cornetta, Better Homes & Gardens, 29 June 2025
Adjective
  • Fisherman core Sagittarius is adventurous and layered, both literally and figuratively.
    Meghan Rose, Glamour, 1 July 2025
  • Seeing Julian Klausner’s very first menswear collection for Dries Van Noten was a special moment — marking not just a new chapter for the house, but a thoughtful and adventurous continuation of its legacy.
    Rhonda Richford, Footwear News, 30 June 2025
Adjective
  • This results in a charge imbalance that builds up an electric field strong enough to trigger flashes of lightning.
    National Geographic, National Geographic, 13 Jan. 2023
  • According to research from Everytown for Gun Safety, a nonprofit that advocates for gun control, strong gun control laws are correlated with fewer gun deaths.
    Elliot Hughes, Journal Sentinel, 13 Jan. 2023
Adjective
  • These brave men and women conducting rescue operations have saved many people but sadly, there have also been at least 50 fatalities reported, including 15 children as of Saturday night.
    Rebecca Angel Baer, Southern Living, 6 July 2025
  • Those helming businesses are required to make a crucial call about staying the course amid uncertainty or forging a brave, new path.
    Naazneen Karmali, Forbes.com, 4 July 2025
Adjective
  • Loro Piana’s Wish Onde Soft also boasts exceptional softness and hairiness, while the new Wish Rice part of the same family is a fancy yarn defined by a rugged, tactile effect ensured by chain-like structure.
    Martino Carrera, Footwear News, 1 July 2025
  • Pictured above is Indonesia’s mountainous Halmahera rainforest, featuring rugged topography shaped by outpourings from the numerous volcanoes that pockmark the region.
    Emma R. Hasson, Scientific American, 1 July 2025
Adjective
  • Just in time for Mercury retrograde to begin on July 18, the messenger planet will backspin through your second house of self-worth and value systems, encouraging you to speak up and be more courageous and authentic about your heart’s desires.
    Valerie Mesa, People.com, 10 July 2025
  • Be courageous and walk up to people who seem interesting.
    Harriette Cole, Mercury News, 10 July 2025
Adjective
  • With one out, however, Ohtani was thrown at the plate trying to score from third on Pages’ chopper up the line — making an aggressive, but proper, read in a game in which the Dodgers had long before conceded that runs would be tough to come by.
    Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 9 July 2025
  • The tough part is deciding between a leather sofa or a plush number made with performance fabric.
    Yelena Moroz Alpert, Architectural Digest, 9 July 2025
Adjective
  • McClain’s fearless dive was part of a surge WPVC delivered after trailing 7-4 in Game 2.
    Buddy Collings, The Orlando Sentinel, 25 June 2025
  • The fifth book in the Meant To Be collection has everything that this fire sign thrives on: action, challenge and fearless ambition.
    Lizz Schumer, People.com, 24 June 2025

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“Hardy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hardy. Accessed 16 Jul. 2025.

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