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Recent Examples of rock-ribbed
The Trump administration has continued its rock-ribbed backing for Israel, recently proposing $6 billion in new arms sales.
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Michael M. Rosen, The Washington Examiner, 26 Sep. 2025
Where there was financial anarchy during the worst of the Snyder Era, there is now rock-ribbed discipline.
—David Aldridge, New York Times, 27 Aug. 2025
The daily newspapers, including the rock-ribbed conservative Los Angeles Times, lampooned Sinclair mercilessly.
—Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 2 July 2025
While the Democrats have completely revamped their primary calendar, the Republicans have remained the party of rock-ribbed tradition.
—Walter Shapiro, The New Republic, 6 Mar. 2023
Michael M. Rosen, The Washington Examiner, 26 Sep. 2025
Where there was financial anarchy during the worst of the Snyder Era, there is now rock-ribbed discipline.
—David Aldridge, New York Times, 27 Aug. 2025
The daily newspapers, including the rock-ribbed conservative Los Angeles Times, lampooned Sinclair mercilessly.
—Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 2 July 2025
While the Democrats have completely revamped their primary calendar, the Republicans have remained the party of rock-ribbed tradition.
—Walter Shapiro, The New Republic, 6 Mar. 2023
Recent Examples of Synonyms for rock-ribbed
Adjective
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That narcissism, combined with a lack of understanding regarding the risks of the Titan, resulted in an unbending belief in his own creation.—
Randall Colburn,
EW.com,
11 June 2025
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Obama’s second-term quest at a border bill similarly crashed into unbending opposition.—
Philip Elliott,
Time,
2 June 2025
Adjective
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Grief may or may not have its five stages, but the stages of dying are implacable.—
James Wood,
New Yorker,
3 Nov. 2025
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Fernand, her own cousin, who is secretly in love with her; Danglars, an ambitious manipulator; and above all Héloïse de Villefort, the implacable wife of the town prosecutor.—
Melanie Goodfellow,
Deadline,
14 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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By the time Bachmann’s 2012 presidential bid flamed out, Miller was already firmly ensconced with then-Senator Jeff Sessions of Alabama, who shared his hard-line obsession with immigration, and Bannon, who provided a broader nationalist, populist scaffolding.—
Michael Scherer,
The Atlantic,
7 Jan. 2026
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While the Rodríguez siblings may be prepared to absorb this to preserve stability and their own survival, hard-line military figures could be far less inclined to do so.—
Rebecca Hanson,
The Conversation,
6 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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The Gallardo was unlike previous Lamborghinis: extreme but friendly, uncompromising but comfortable.—
Robert Ross,
Robb Report,
21 Nov. 2025
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Khamenei, at 86, is in the twilight of a life devoted to an uncompromising Islamist vision.—
Arash Azizi,
The Atlantic,
7 Nov. 2025
Adjective
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Still, some military analysts remain cautious, noting that satellites are built to endure intense cosmic radiation with hardened components and shielding, leaving open the question of whether such directed energy could penetrate these defenses.—
Bojan Stojkovski,
Interesting Engineering,
8 Nov. 2025
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If this group of hardened degenerates was able to enjoy the action at this level, who, exactly, are the spiritual victims of sports betting?—
Jay Caspian Kang,
New Yorker,
7 Nov. 2025
Adjective
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The bench units, led by the immovable Jamal Shead, thwart first, second and third tries to fight to the basket.—
Fred Katz,
New York Times,
9 Jan. 2026
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Since Odighizuwa’s contract is largely immovable after being signed last offseason, Williams’ deal has the most freedom outside of Clark.—
Nick Harris,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
5 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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From his beginnings in small-town Wyoming to his years at the heart of two Bush administrations, his life traced a path through half a century of American government—marked by strategic mastery, fierce controversy, and an unyielding belief in the exercise of authority.—
Daniel Orton,
MSNBC Newsweek,
4 Nov. 2025
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His tone was, as usual, unyielding and certain.—
Susan Page,
USA Today,
4 Nov. 2025
Adjective
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The relentless Chacon lurched outside after her just as his car door opened and out popped their 6-year-old son, begging his dad to stop.—
Theresa Braine,
New York Daily News,
7 Jan. 2026
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Czechia had trouble handling a relentless Sweden forecheck and tight coverage all over.—
Joe Smith,
New York Times,
6 Jan. 2026
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“Rock-ribbed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rock-ribbed. Accessed 11 Jan. 2026.
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