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Recent Examples of pigheaded Easy to roll your eyes at from the opening scene and increasingly pigheaded in all of the ones that follow, Man-su starts off a long way from likable and tumbles much lower in our estimation from there. Christian Blauvelt, IndieWire, 8 Oct. 2025 There isn’t much that can be done if someone is pigheaded and insistent on ruining Thanksgiving for everyone involved. Lance Eliot, Forbes, 26 Nov. 2024 Countless efforts to defuse the crisis showed initial promise and then collapsed—Emperor Honorius, based in Ravenna, proved pigheaded and duplicitous. Cullen Murphy, The Atlantic, 9 June 2020 Just five years after the Spurs prompted widespread headlines (and much pigheaded skepticism) by hiring ex-WNBA star Becky Hammon as the first female assistant coach in NBA history, coverage of Toronto's move was relatively muted. Dan Greene, SI.com, 24 Sep. 2019
Recent Examples of Synonyms for pigheaded
Adjective
  • These two ingredients mixed together creates a powerful mixture perfect for lifting stubborn stains off grout because of their high cleaning and brightening properties.
    Ashlyn Needham, Southern Living, 10 Oct. 2025
  • Scientists have discovered a cleaner, faster way to recycle one of the world’s most stubborn plastics, not with heat or chemicals, but with sheer mechanical force.
    Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 10 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • Paxton, however, has remained adamant that Roberson is guilty of murder.
    Erik Ortiz, NBC news, 9 Oct. 2025
  • Republicans remain adamant that any action on, and the details of, reviving the subsidies would have to wait until the government reopens.
    Burgess Everett, semafor.com, 9 Oct. 2025

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“Pigheaded.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pigheaded. Accessed 14 Oct. 2025.

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