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noun

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Recent Examples of harsh
Adjective
Spring, after all, ushers in new beginnings with nature bursting into color and life after the cold, harsh inert winter. Paul Laudicina, Forbes.com, 15 Apr. 2025 And neither wants to put up either: Trump is reluctant to impose harsh sanctions and disrupt his relationship with Moscow, and the Kremlin seems to have no desire to stop the war. Nick Paton Walsh, CNN Money, 14 Apr. 2025 Last year, Europe endured its warmest summer on record, and campaigners have warned that record-breaking heat in March could fuel the conditions for harsher heat waves and wildfires over the coming months. Sam Meredith, CNBC, 14 Apr. 2025 Fancy Homi Body Lumbar $20 Amazon Corduroy is an excellent way to soften otherwise rigid-looking furniture with too many harsh lines. Audrey Lee, Architectural Digest, 14 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for harsh
Recent Examples of Synonyms for harsh
Adjective
  • Published in English, Tehelka had a small circulation but an outsized reputation for tough investigations.
    Andrew Marantz, New Yorker, 28 Apr. 2025
  • Jimmie Woods-Gray, a member of the city’s fire commission, said that cutting the Equity Bureau is a necessary step in a tough budget year.
    Noah Goldberg, Los Angeles Times, 28 Apr. 2025
Adjective
  • This stone and glass shade is breathtakingly beautiful without being too loud or funky.
    Julia Harrison, Architectural Digest, 24 Apr. 2025
  • While exposure to loud noises is a common cause of hair cell damage in humans, hearing loss in dogs is usually attributed to genetics or the natural aging process.
    Thomas G. Moukawsher, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Apr. 2025
Adjective
  • Not only is this uncomfortable, but scratching (which is hard to resist) can increase the risk of hyperpigmentation and hypopigmentation.
    Sierra Leone Starks, Allure, 18 Apr. 2025
  • Because that bigger picture is a murky, uncomfortable state.
    Sam McDowell, Kansas City Star, 18 Apr. 2025
Adjective
  • Augusta National Golf Club, where the tournament takes place each April, has a strict no cell phone and cameras rule during the four days of official competition.
    Jessica Radloff, Glamour, 18 Apr. 2025
  • So Read, a 56-year-old sexologist and writer based in Calgary, Canada, developed a strict sleep and bedtime routine.
    Erica Sweeney, SELF, 18 Apr. 2025
Adjective
  • But amidst this painful reality, a story rooted in joy, agency, and radical self-determination is emerging.
    Stephanie Long, Essence, 17 Apr. 2025
  • This is especially painful for individuals who are approaching Medicare eligibility, as a conversion might result in substantially higher premiums for Medicare Part B and Part D prescription coverage.
    Darla Mercado, CFP®, CNBC, 17 Apr. 2025
Adjective
  • Doing so consumes water, requires the use of often eco-unfriendly cleansers, and adds an unpleasant task to janitors' daily duties.
    Ben Coxworth, New Atlas, 25 Apr. 2025
  • But that’s another unpleasant truth that is best left unspoken.
    The Editors, National Review, 24 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • First, because our common narrative framework depends on the past, many people still consider warming through a speculative lens, failing to recognize the severity, and urgency, of superstorms and sea-level rise.
    Heather Hansman, The Atlantic, 22 Apr. 2025
  • Common cold symptoms: Vitamin C can help reduce the duration of the common cold and reduce the severity of its symptoms.
    Sara Hoffman, PharmD, Verywell Health, 21 Apr. 2025
Adjective
  • The Collector is also hoping these will satiate the growing wants of his oppressive overlord, The Forger (Roddy Ricch), who has mysterious motives of his own.
    Courtney Howard, Variety, 17 Apr. 2025
  • Joel, played by Pedro Pascal, a hardened survivor, is hired to smuggle Ellie (Bella Ramsey), a 14-year-old girl, out of an oppressive quarantine zone.
    Katie Campione, Deadline, 14 Apr. 2025

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“Harsh.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/harsh. Accessed 1 May. 2025.

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