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Recent Examples of ironbound
His work ethic was ironbound, his creativity often chaotic, his studio on Bologna’s Via Gaibola a wunderkammer of sorts where the textile-nerd creative masterminded more brands than arguably any other designer.
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Martino Carrera, Footwear News, 21 July 2025
And there are advantages to having no ironbound curatorial concept in play: At least the 30 or so artists get equal time with their varied voices, some mild, some strong, several new to New York.
—Holland Cotter, New York Times, 16 Feb. 2017
Martino Carrera, Footwear News, 21 July 2025
And there are advantages to having no ironbound curatorial concept in play: At least the 30 or so artists get equal time with their varied voices, some mild, some strong, several new to New York.
—Holland Cotter, New York Times, 16 Feb. 2017
Recent Examples of Synonyms for ironbound
Adjective
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At the same time, the city of just over 300,000 has remained insular enough that stores can still foster a sense of community and loyalty with their clients.—
Eric Twardzik,
Robb Report,
8 Oct. 2025
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Weekly Newsletter Some modern ideas of medieval England paint it as an insular place with little or no diversity.—
Duncan Sayer,
JSTOR Daily,
2 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Uninhibited by the European commitments of their rivals following last season’s dreary eighth-place finish, Massimiliano Allegri has wasted no time moulding the Rossoneri into a stubborn outfit that sit within two points of the summit after a 0-0 draw at Juventus before the international break.—
Jack Bantock,
New York Times,
17 Oct. 2025
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That damaging psychic weight of insecurity and self-blame seeps into our society and politics, where polls show a stubborn and longtime trend of declining faith in a better future.—
Nino Paoli,
Fortune,
11 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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But Vučić has remained obdurate.—
Hanna Begić,
The Conversation,
29 Sep. 2025
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Most of these initiatives met obdurate resistance from more powerful sectors of the state, and by the end of Khatami’s second term, in 2005, the reform movement had lost much of its momentum.—
Arash Azizi,
The Atlantic,
8 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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As Bob throws a tantrum with the resistance’s obstinate operator, Sensei procures a rifle for Bob too.—
Robert Daniels,
Time,
10 Oct. 2025
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The other parents in Julianna’s comments had a similarly good sense of humor about how weaning an obstinate toddler can sometimes feel like negotiating with a dictator.—
Elisabeth Sherman,
Parents,
11 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Aquila served as a parochial vicar in two parishes from 1976 to 1982 and then as pastor at Denver’s Guardian Angels Parish from 1982 to 1987.—
Elizabeth Hernandez,
Denver Post,
19 Sep. 2025
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Or if that is not parochial enough, there are some decent Carabao Cup ties on Tuesday, with Manchester United’s conquerors Grimsby Town going to Sheffield Wednesday and Crystal Palace hosting Millwall, a replay of last season’s bruising FA Cup clash.—
Matt Slater,
New York Times,
15 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Momentum is granted only through external validation and modern college football is anything but provincial.—
Dieter Kurtenbach,
Mercury News,
16 Oct. 2025
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Emilio Aguinaldo y Famy, the Philippine Revolution’s unlikely embodiment, had evolved from an unknown provincial mayor to become the leader of eight million Filipinos.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
15 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Martin, who is fifty-four, is the most commercially successful songwriter of the twenty-first century; his work is meticulous and precise, and his songs are taut, balanced, unyielding.—
Amanda Petrusich,
New Yorker,
3 Oct. 2025
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In a market chock full of unknowns, there is an unyielding rhythm on Wall Street.—
Morgan Chittum,
CNBC,
2 Oct. 2025
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Nearly 25 years later, North is just as bad as Ebert wrote, an astoundingly wrongheaded concept executed in the most mealy-mouthed, limp way possible.—
Will Leitch,
Vulture,
13 Sep. 2025
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Or were the Arabs in Palestine done in again and again by inflexible, wrongheaded, venal, and corrupt leadership?—
Isaac Chotiner,
New Yorker,
20 Aug. 2025
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“Ironbound.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ironbound. Accessed 20 Oct. 2025.
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