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Recent Examples of ironclad
Libby Monteith Minor, Southern Living, 21 Feb. 2026
Tier 2 isn’t quite as ironclad as the top group, but nobody will think twice if any of UConn, Duke, Houston or Illinois cuts down the nets in April.
—Brendan Marks, New York Times, 12 Feb. 2026
Robert C. O’Brien, Foreign Affairs, 5 Nov. 2025
One ironclad truism about sports is that all streaks eventually come to an end.
—Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 2 Oct. 2025
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Adjective
Here are three ironclad rules that help my home stay (somewhat) organized.
—Libby Monteith Minor, Southern Living, 21 Feb. 2026
Tier 2 isn’t quite as ironclad as the top group, but nobody will think twice if any of UConn, Duke, Houston or Illinois cuts down the nets in April.
—Brendan Marks, New York Times, 12 Feb. 2026
Noun
In September of this year, Trump suggested that the United States could deploy additional rotational forces to Poland, signaling ironclad resolve against Russian revanchism.
—Robert C. O’Brien, Foreign Affairs, 5 Nov. 2025
One ironclad truism about sports is that all streaks eventually come to an end.
—Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 2 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for ironclad
Adjective
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By December of that year, the company—run by individuals with no evident track record in global sports management—had secured a powerful contract with the Argentine Football Association.—
Antonio María Delgado,
Miami Herald,
27 Mar. 2026
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But its offense was still plenty powerful enough to send Houston back to its nearby campus.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
27 Mar. 2026
Noun
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The once-largest navy in the world had to borrow a warship from Germany to fulfill its NATO obligations to patrol the North Atlantic.—
Brady Knox,
The Washington Examiner,
1 Apr. 2026
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On Saturday, the USS Tripoli, a naval warship, arrived in the Middle East carrying about 3,500 sailors and Marines and a transport of fighter planes.—
Nabih Bulos,
Los Angeles Times,
30 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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Yet the music industry can move at an unyielding clip, particularly when artists are rocketing to stardom like Young was.—
Julyssa Lopez,
Rolling Stone,
11 Mar. 2026
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The breath of air, and the freedom of movement, only reinforce the moral asphyxiation taking place inside—and emphasize the unyielding authority sustaining the city’s public life.—
Richard Brody,
New Yorker,
19 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Victor Rillet, a 21-year-old Frenchman, disembarked the steamship Washington in New York in October 1864, carrying the kind of optimism that fuels both great innovation and spectacular disappointment.—
The Washington Post,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
18 Feb. 2026
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Tom Townsend, a former Putnam County school superintendent, said his family operated steamship tours showcasing the Ocklawaha before construction of the dam.—
David Bauerlein,
Florida Times-Union,
9 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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And in their place, a weed can grow into a mighty oak.—
Tyler Erzberger,
MSNBC Newsweek,
29 Mar. 2026
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Marvin’s a cute little mushroom living in a cozy home beneath a mighty cedar tree.—
Mary Ann Grossmann,
Twin Cities,
28 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Ongoing strikes and counterstrikes on Persian Gulf refineries, pipelines, gas fields and tanker terminals threaten to the prolong the global economic pain for months, even years.—
Paul Wiseman,
Fortune,
29 Mar. 2026
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With the Strait of Hormuz blocked to most traffic, Saudi Arabia is routing oil exports through its east-west pipeline to the port of Yanbu on the Red Sea, and tanker traffic there has surged.—
Tim Lister,
CNN Money,
29 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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Democrats have historically struggled to gain solid footing in Utah, where about half the population belongs to The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
31 Mar. 2026
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Broadway gave a warm welcome to a batch of spring arrivals last week, with newcomers The Lost Boys, The Rocky Horror Show, Beaches, Fallen Angels and Titaníque beginning previews to more-than-solid audiences.—
Greg Evans,
Deadline,
31 Mar. 2026
Noun
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The first was built in 1845 and was a wooden steamer that saw action during the Mexican American war.—
Flint McColgan,
Boston Herald,
28 Mar. 2026
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Hundreds of thousands of power steamers have been recalled due to potential burn risks to their users, safety officials said in a recall notice.—
Fernando Cervantes Jr,
USA Today,
19 Mar. 2026
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“Ironclad.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ironclad. Accessed 3 Apr. 2026.
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