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Recent Examples of hardiness
Some varieties, such as 'Lalandei' (shown here) offer a little more winter hardiness (to Zone 5) and orange-red fruit.
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Megan Hughes, Better Homes & Gardens, 31 Dec. 2025
Apply a fertilizer high in potassium to improve winter hardiness before the first frost.
—Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 3 Oct. 2025
Megan Hughes, Better Homes & Gardens, 31 Dec. 2025
Apply a fertilizer high in potassium to improve winter hardiness before the first frost.
—Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 3 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for hardiness
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Personality traits such as mental toughness, discipline, high pain tolerance and persistence may also lead to worsened eating disorder risk and behaviors in athletes.—
Emily Hemendinger,
The Conversation,
13 Feb. 2026
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Raised on a strict diet of toughness and discipline by his father, Dean arrives with undeniable talent – and an arrogance that quickly earns him enemies.—
Melanie Goodfellow,
Deadline,
13 Feb. 2026
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Your strength lies not in not needing anyone, but in consciously choosing with whom to move forward.—
Marie Bladt,
Vogue,
20 Feb. 2026
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Clearer information on the strength, track, and timeline of the storm will become more available later today into Friday as computer models are able to better sample the pieces of energy that will merge into this developing coastal storm.—
Steven Sosna,
CBS News,
19 Feb. 2026
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Add a black tie to bring back that touch of ruggedness.—
Shelby Comroe,
InStyle,
17 Feb. 2026
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Something of the ruggedness of the granite and marble has entered into the veins of the people of Vermont.—
Jill Lepore,
New Yorker,
19 Jan. 2026
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If Pumas reaped greater stamina from high-altitude training, the San Diegans held an edge in height and their strong desire to apply it.—
Tom Krasovic,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
11 Feb. 2026
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Physical activity safeguards your heart, helps stave off metabolic disease, and improves your strength and stamina.—
Erica Sloan,
SELF,
10 Feb. 2026
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The Lunar New Year today greets us with the Year of the Horse, an animal celebrated for its vigor, confidence, and an unshakable belief that speed alone constitutes direction.—
Voice of the People,
New York Daily News,
17 Feb. 2026
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Suckers can be stimulated to grow for a variety of reasons, such as the vigor of a plant’s root system in situations where the plant is grafted (as many non-native witchhazels and tree cultivars are).—
Miri Talabac,
Baltimore Sun,
13 Feb. 2026
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The documentary cleverly mixes theatrical elements with more conventional methods, such as archival footage showing the city’s rich history of civil disobedience, to emphasize a lineage of organized opposition and the vitality of everyday people acting together.—
Shirley Li,
The Atlantic,
14 Feb. 2026
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What better way to understand the vitality of New York City than at a Knicks or Liberty game?—
Erin Florio,
Condé Nast Traveler,
10 Feb. 2026
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Scores were based on multiple benchmarks, including convenience of store hours and location, reliability of mobile app, store cleanliness and layout, staff helpfulness, and food quality and freshness.—
Michele Laufik,
Martha Stewart,
11 Feb. 2026
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Florida Florida’s ranking was fueled by thousands of cleanliness complaints in major tourist hubs.—
Deirdre Bardolf,
FOXNews.com,
7 Feb. 2026
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“Hardiness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hardiness. Accessed 21 Feb. 2026.
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