hardily

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Recent Examples of hardily Others, like many cactuses, often don’t bounce back as hardily as their reputations. Joan Meiners, AZCentral.com, 10 Nov. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for hardily
Adverb
  • Shelve to the ceiling In a space blessed with audaciously high ceilings, add shelves all the way up to accentuate it and store much more than in typical cupboards.
    Rachel Davies, Architectural Digest, 11 May 2026
  • The most controversial aspect of the post is that Vachris appeared to audaciously eat the hot dog plain, with no mustard, relish or ketchup in sight.
    Seattle Times, Chicago Tribune, 23 Mar. 2026
Adverb
  • The 49ers’ defense played so stoutly that the Panthers totaled just 230 yards, including 169 passing yards from Bryce Young, who was sacked once, by Clelin Ferrell.
    Cam Inman, Mercury News, 25 Nov. 2025
  • This would include more stoutly discouraging the delusion and possibly being completely upfront and clamping down on it.
    Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 2 Sep. 2025
Adverb
  • This restaurant is daringly authentic, even if a dish (like Colombian stewed chicken legs on my voyage) is humble rather than Instagram-worthy.
    Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 15 Apr. 2026
  • The back of the gown was cut daringly low.
    Danielle Minnetian, FOXNews.com, 15 Nov. 2025
Adverb
  • April 20 – May 20 Your mood may be harder to hide when outside expectations press too firmly.
    Tarot.com, The Orlando Sentinel, 15 May 2026
  • The Cardigan Once relegated to the back of office chairs as a precautionary layer, the cardigan has firmly reestablished itself as a key component of the modern work wardrobe.
    Lauren Fisher, Footwear News, 15 May 2026
Adverb
  • Portland has over 500 food carts citywide, offering everything from global street food to creative comfort dishes — all at prices that make eating adventurously easy on the wallet.
    Lauren Schuster, Kansas City Star, 15 Apr. 2026
Adverb
  • With its easy-to-navigate grid layout and wide avenues, this is a resolutely two-wheel town.
    Rebecca Rose, Travel + Leisure, 9 May 2026
  • With the highest peaks running in a chain along the east side of the island, Sardinia resolutely turns its back to the mainland.
    IEEE Spectrum, IEEE Spectrum, 7 May 2026
Adverb
  • Wall Street has been determinedly upbeat about the war in Iran resolving in a relatively short window.
    Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 25 Mar. 2026
  • Though his injuries were severe, the sailors watched in wonder as the cat determinedly licked his wounds, then got back to work destroying the rats threatening the ship’s food stores.
    Anne Ewbank, Popular Science, 18 Feb. 2026

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“Hardily.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hardily. Accessed 16 May. 2026.

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