hardiness

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Recent Examples of hardiness Apply a fertilizer high in potassium to improve winter hardiness before the first frost. Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 3 Oct. 2025 These trees often lack the hardiness to recover from cold damage if their roots haven’t fully settled. Luke Miller, Better Homes & Gardens, 21 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for hardiness
Noun
  • The fabric still provides the same weatherproofing but with a bit of extra toughness for holding up to the type of extreme conditions for which the Mavericks was conceived.
    New Atlas, New Atlas, 14 Oct. 2025
  • Mizzou has talented transfers, too This offseason, Gates emphasized adding depth and toughness to an already experienced roster.
    Ally Schniepp, Kansas City Star, 14 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • In a struggle that eventually leads to Jayson holding Maeve hostage outside, Grasso musters strength and shoots Jayson in the head, in a small act of vengeance for Lizzie.
    Joey Nolfi, Entertainment Weekly, 20 Oct. 2025
  • Meantime, continued strength at LongHorn has been driven by improving taste, service and quality metrics, per the analyst.
    Lisa Kailai Han, CNBC, 20 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Heimplanet further improves upon the Blue Ice's ruggedness by slimming the tent fabric seams for improved waterproof sealing with stronger tape.
    New Atlas, New Atlas, 14 Oct. 2025
  • Here, the political messaging in Mahama’s earlier works was expressed via the ruggedness of the jute bags, signaling both movement and containment, wear and endurance.
    Edna Bonhomme, Artforum, 1 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Focus, stamina, and coalition-building are not the president's strongest suits.
    Bobby Ghosh, Time, 14 Oct. 2025
  • McDermott echoed Gimple’s faith in the Walking Dead universe’s stamina.
    Cynthia Littleton, Variety, 14 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Safdie shoots the table tennis sequences with breathtaking vigor, often capturing Chalamet dominating matches in long, single takes.
    David Canfield, HollywoodReporter, 7 Oct. 2025
  • Mulch may help rebuild topsoil and enhance water infiltration, potentially boosting plant vigor.
    Jon Stojan, USA Today, 6 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Her vitality contrasts interestingly with his reserve — which could make for nice chemistry, but instead results in us largely ignoring him and focusing our attentions on her.
    Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 10 Oct. 2025
  • His presence in Maroua, however, signaled determination to assert control and project vitality ahead of the vote.
    Amir Daftari, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • There’s little of that cleanliness here.
    Rob Sheffield, Rolling Stone, 14 Oct. 2025
  • As tradition requires, individuals who enlist in the military have to keep short hair for a variety of practical reasons, including for safety and cleanliness.
    Dory Jackson, PEOPLE, 10 Oct. 2025

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“Hardiness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hardiness. Accessed 20 Oct. 2025.

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