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hardnose

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as in realist

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  1. realist
  2. pragmatist
  3. cynic
  4. nihilist
  5. fatalist
Noun
  • The final batch continues to focus on the generations of the Buendía family living amid political infighting in Macondo while building up to the magical-realist masterpiece’s tragic end.
    — Savannah Salazar, Vulture, 7 Aug. 2026
  • Ever the realist, Cox does know and freely admits his athlete’s distance preferences.
    — Guy Martin, Forbes.com, 1 Aug. 2026
Definition of realist
Noun
  • Abiy rose from relative obscurity to power in 2018 as a reform-minded pragmatist.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 24 Sep. 2026
  • But every ounce of his reputation as a defensive pragmatist is being put to the test in these final days before games start.
    — Dieter Kurtenbach, Mercury News, 2 Sep. 2026
Definition of pragmatist
Noun
  • Williams led the Bears to an NFC North title and a playoff victory last season, but some cynics think the Bears are due for a regression this season.
    — Dan Santaromita, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2026
  • That the earnestness the genre requires galls us cynics, who love to hide in our books, away from all those pesky bodies in the first place?
    — Brittany Allen, Literary Hub, 13 Aug. 2026
Definition of cynic
Noun
  • Life has beaten down Weisman’s Jake Levinson, once the radical front man of a bad Rage Against the Machine clone, into a dead-eyed nihilist.
    — Judy Berman, Time, 11 Aug. 2026
  • As criminal cases have increased against members of violent nihilist groups, related abuse reports have also risen.
    — Curt Devine, CNN Money, 10 Feb. 2026
Definition of nihilist
Noun
  • But the fatalist in me feels like this stuff is coming.
    — Selome Hailu, Variety, 19 Feb. 2026
Definition of fatalist
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“Hardnose.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hardnose. Accessed 30 Sep. 2026.

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