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
  • 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
  • The models Banks vied to empower so audaciously became her dolls for makeovers and playing pretend.
    Hunter Lacey, Allure, 16 Feb. 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
  • That deeply constrains everything that occurs in the show’s first outing, which can’t see Mike, El, Dustin, Lucas, or Max grow as characters in ways that bump up against their arcs from the original show, or let the new addition Nikki (Odessa A’zion) become too firmly entrenched in their lives.
    Wilson Chapman, IndieWire, 24 Apr. 2026
  • Verdict As tested at MSRP of $74,740, this SQ5 Prestige with Black Optic package sits firmly in the upper tier of compact luxury performance SUVs.
    Chris Jackson, Denver Post, 24 Apr. 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
  • Expressing concerns about rising electricity rates, water shortages, and uncaring tech oligarchs, most attendees were resolutely opposed.
    Big Think, Big Think, 22 Apr. 2026
  • Even with modern comforts such as a pool and gym, the atmosphere is resolutely agricultural.
    Christine Chitnis, Condé Nast Traveler, 20 Apr. 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 29 Apr. 2026.

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