rock-ribbed

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Recent Examples of rock-ribbed 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
  • In many parts of the developing world, China has come to be seen as a rapacious and unbending creditor, not so different from the Western multinational corporations and lenders that sought to collect on bad debts in decades past.
    Michael Bennon, Foreign Affairs, 22 Aug. 2023
  • Assad responded then with unbending violence, and the revolt turned into a bloody civil war that tore the country apart.
    Sarah Dadouch, Washington Post, 25 Aug. 2023
Adjective
  • Linda sometimes snaps back, sometimes even neglects her, and turns the girl’s doctor (played by Bronstein) into an implacable adversary.
    Richard Brody, The New Yorker, 7 Feb. 2025
  • And Trump’s implacable resentment has struck a chord among many Americans whose resentment has a more rational basis.
    Rachel Hadas, The Conversation, 5 Feb. 2025
Adjective
  • But hard-line conservatives are pushing for any tax cut package to pay for itself, and be either deficit neutral or even begin to reduce the national debt.
    Emily Wilkins, CNBC, 6 Feb. 2025
  • Recognizing consumers’ more holistic attitude to men’s and women’s clothing, many designers have dispensed with hard-line categories and incorporated a more fluid approach, featuring womenswear in men’s shows and vice versa.
    Joy Montgomery, Vogue, 5 Feb. 2025
Adjective
  • The full lineup of talks is as follows: BIG TALKS Alex Ross Perry One of the most uncompromising artists working in independent cinema today, Alex Ross Perry reflects on his inspirations and creative journey.
    Leo Barraclough, Variety, 15 Jan. 2025
  • Some are arguing that the House GOP needs a more uncompromising leader coming into the new Trump administration.
    Andrew Solender, Axios, 1 Jan. 2025
Adjective
  • An immovable object and a crushing force, and something’s gotta give.
    Raven Brunner, People.com, 23 Jan. 2025
  • Trump’s political rise and permanence has largely been built on his portrayal of the U.S.-Mexico border as an immovable, essential barrier.
    Rafael Bernal, The Hill, 8 Jan. 2025
Adjective
  • No matter how well meaning, all travel inevitably entails leaving hard cash in the hands of the unyielding and ruthless regime.
    Fabiola Santiago, Miami Herald, 30 Jan. 2025
  • Whether sculpting with spiderwebs or capturing the nocturnal peace of rural Maine, Pia’s work is a meditation on patience, co-creation with nature, and the unyielding pursuit of beauty as a form of resistance.
    Alessia Glaviano, Vogue, 23 Jan. 2025
Adjective
  • During the 1930s, while the country was suffering through a relentless economic depression, The New Yorker was sometimes faulted for blithely ignoring the seriousness of the nation’s problems.
    Christopher B. Daly, The Conversation, 11 Feb. 2025
  • From the enslaved women who set the tables for others to the moguls of today, the story of Black women in home and lifestyle is not one of erasure but of relentless reclamation.
    Essence, Essence, 11 Feb. 2025
Adjective
  • Image My first collision with the adamantine wall of Vivamayr house rules coincided with my arrival.
    Caity Weaver, New York Times, 25 Jan. 2025
  • Although Bush and Obama both flirted with what was once called entitlement reform, Trump and Biden now present themselves as adamantine defenders of Social Security and Medicare, each accusing the other of secretly aiming to cut those programs.
    Matthew Karp, Harper's Magazine, 2 Oct. 2024

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“Rock-ribbed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rock-ribbed. Accessed 16 Feb. 2025.

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