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as in hardship
something that is a cause for suffering or special effort especially in the attainment of a goal
the test questions were rated for hardness, a rating of five indicating the most difficult
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as in severity
the quality or state of being demanding or unyielding (as in discipline or criticism)
the aunt's hardness gradually crumbled under the influence of the little orphan's endearing ways
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Recent Examples of hardness
Some small clinical trials have shown biotin supplements may help strengthen brittle nails by improving their firmness, thickness and hardness.
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Caroline C. Boyle, USA TODAY, 20 Nov. 2024
These types of steel may have differing levels of carbon content, or different levels of hardness.
—Andrew Williams, Forbes, 25 Oct. 2024
That pushes farmers and wheat breeders to create and plant wheat varieties that are also relatively uniform, genetically selecting over time for plants of a certain height, or kernels a certain color and hardness.
—Ryan Kellman, NPR, 10 Sep. 2024
With a deeper, coarser base structure (thanks to a grinding process using the hardness of natural diamonds), the Aeroguide is easier to ski in warm, moist conditions—a good thing in a warming world.
—Stephanie Pearson, Outside Online, 8 Oct. 2024
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Caroline C. Boyle, USA TODAY, 20 Nov. 2024
These types of steel may have differing levels of carbon content, or different levels of hardness.
—Andrew Williams, Forbes, 25 Oct. 2024
That pushes farmers and wheat breeders to create and plant wheat varieties that are also relatively uniform, genetically selecting over time for plants of a certain height, or kernels a certain color and hardness.
—Ryan Kellman, NPR, 10 Sep. 2024
With a deeper, coarser base structure (thanks to a grinding process using the hardness of natural diamonds), the Aeroguide is easier to ski in warm, moist conditions—a good thing in a warming world.
—Stephanie Pearson, Outside Online, 8 Oct. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hardness
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Volunteering or creating a nonprofit will help those around you who are going through hardship.Essence, Essence, 7 Jan. 2025
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Dunnett said the event provides cancer patients and their families with a day to have fun and enjoy Great America, and to be around other families who are going through the same hardships.Isha Trivedi, The Mercury News, 6 Jan. 2025
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The European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) noted a post-2020 increase in both the frequency and severity of such incidents, although specific links to alcohol consumption remain unclear.John Mac Ghlionn, Newsweek, 14 Jan. 2025
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Each country is then assigned a 0-100 score on our Atrocities Scope and Scale Heuristic – providing a single metric for the breadth and severity of atrocities committed within a certain year.Collin J. Meisel, The Conversation, 13 Jan. 2025
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Each group is coded by color to indicate difficulty: yellow for the easiest, followed by green, blue, and purple for more challenging sets.Billie Schwab Dunn, Newsweek, 7 Jan. 2025
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Of the 170 starters, only 74 competitors managed to cross the finish line – a testament to the difficulty of the rally.New Atlas, New Atlas, 6 Jan. 2025
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“Hardness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hardness. Accessed 21 Jan. 2025.
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