1
as in formidable
causing fear
his next opponent, the reigning champion, would be by far the most redoubtable adversary the young boxer had ever faced
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2
as in distinguished
standing above others in rank, importance, or achievement
a surprising discovery by one of the most redoubtable figures in Egyptian archaeology
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The Iranians have worked painstakingly in the past decade to build up a redoubtable deterrence capability on Israel’s borders with Lebanon, Syria, and Gaza.
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Michael Young, The Atlantic, 24 Oct. 2023
At least 35,000 Americans now work in dog-and-cat-food factories, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics’ redoubtable Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages.
—Andrew Van Dam, Washington Post, 29 Sep. 2023
The redoubtable Harriet gave birth in the back of a bullock cart a few days later, amid the din of nearby shellfire.
—Adam Goodheart, Smithsonian Magazine, 25 Sep. 2023
The redoubtable Riccardo Muti opens Carnegie Hall’s season with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra and Leonidas Kavakos in Tchaikovsky’s lovely Violin Concerto (Oct. 4).
—The New Yorker, 18 Aug. 2023
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Michael Young, The Atlantic, 24 Oct. 2023
At least 35,000 Americans now work in dog-and-cat-food factories, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics’ redoubtable Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages.
—Andrew Van Dam, Washington Post, 29 Sep. 2023
The redoubtable Harriet gave birth in the back of a bullock cart a few days later, amid the din of nearby shellfire.
—Adam Goodheart, Smithsonian Magazine, 25 Sep. 2023
The redoubtable Riccardo Muti opens Carnegie Hall’s season with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra and Leonidas Kavakos in Tchaikovsky’s lovely Violin Concerto (Oct. 4).
—The New Yorker, 18 Aug. 2023
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