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Recent Examples of ironclad
Francesca Gariano, People.com, 14 June 2025
Employing ironclad non-competes and highly specific nondisclosure agreements can enable your company to safely invest in early-stage technology and work comfortably alongside industry partners while protecting your business and intellectual property.
—David Wajsgras, Forbes.com, 11 June 2025
Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 24 May 2025
Comments An ironclad rule in moviemaking is that only the director gets to call cut.
—Jordan Hoffman, EW.com, 8 May 2025
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Adjective
Kate goes to extreme measures to conceal her daughter’s crime, preparing her with an ironclad alibi and dumping the dead body into a nearby lake.
—Francesca Gariano, People.com, 14 June 2025
Employing ironclad non-competes and highly specific nondisclosure agreements can enable your company to safely invest in early-stage technology and work comfortably alongside industry partners while protecting your business and intellectual property.
—David Wajsgras, Forbes.com, 11 June 2025
Noun
Well, unfortunately, that doesn’t provide ironclad guarantees that AGI won’t figure out such practices on its own.
—Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 24 May 2025
Comments An ironclad rule in moviemaking is that only the director gets to call cut.
—Jordan Hoffman, EW.com, 8 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for ironclad
Adjective
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The impact of this powerful novel is heightened by Golden Voice narrator Nicholas Boulton’s keen understanding of its author’s purposes.—
AudioFile Magazine
June 27,
Literary Hub,
27 June 2025
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This could unlock powerful use cases beyond assistive tech for people with paralysis.—
Expert Panel®,
Forbes.com,
27 June 2025
Noun
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The presence of the aircraft carrier and its accompanying warships gives Trump the option of a third carrier group in the Middle East if needed.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
25 June 2025
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Tokyo is converting warships into aircraft carriers capable of deploying stealth fighter jets, while Seoul has outlined plans to build a vessel equipped with dozens of drones.—
Ryan Chan,
MSNBC Newsweek,
23 June 2025
Adjective
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The DuSable schools are emblematic of an unyielding predicament facing the district.—
Jennifer Smith Richards,
ProPublica,
13 June 2025
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Trump’s advisers remain animated by the unyielding belief that the economic experts were proven wrong in Trump’s first term.—
Phil Mattingly,
CNN Money,
4 June 2025
Noun
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Many arrived aboard elegant steamships, but the number of guests increased once regional railroads built tracks north to Mackinaw City in the early 1880s.—
Sarah Kuta,
Smithsonian Magazine,
9 June 2025
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Moulton spent five weeks traveling by steamship, train and stagecoach to Santa Ana, arriving on May 6, 1874.—
Penny E Schwartz,
Oc Register,
19 May 2025
Adjective
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The mighty men of Metallica — vocalist-guitarist James Hetfield, drummer Lars Ulrich, lead guitarist Kirk Hammett and bassist Robert Trujillo — seemed absolutely thrilled to be back home and rocking out in front of 55,000-plus local fans.—
Jim Harrington,
Mercury News,
22 June 2025
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Even the mighty Premier League has had to throw in more content, spread out over the weekend, to get the same amount of money from its domestic partners.—
Matt Slater,
New York Times,
22 June 2025
Noun
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One air tanker made a retardant drop at the beginning of the incident, which slowed the spread and helped ground resources contain the fire's growth.—
CA WILDFIRE BOT,
Sacbee.com,
21 June 2025
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The planes, accompanied by refueling tankers, may be on their way to a base in Guam, according to the report.—
Sara Braun,
Fortune,
21 June 2025
Adjective
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The usually heady, efficient team struggled to make shots, take care of the ball and string together solid defensive possessions.—
Nathan Canilao,
Mercury News,
28 June 2025
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But for a reporter without solid immigration status the outcome can be deportation.—
Graciela Mochkofsky,
New Yorker,
28 June 2025
Noun
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Fortunately, clothes steamers take up less space and (usually) require less laborious work to achieve wrinkle-free results.—
Mary Cornetta,
Better Homes & Gardens,
14 June 2025
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Unlike a steamer, Bounce’s spray is tiny enough to go inside your toiletry bag, which saves so much room in your carry-on.—
Rylee Johnston,
Travel + Leisure,
13 June 2025
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“Ironclad.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ironclad. Accessed 3 Jul. 2025.
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