as in toughness
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for ruggedness
Noun
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There were two potential reasons for this: Joseph was kept on the bench in the third period for several games down the stretch in the regular season, and the Blues wanted to add some toughness to the lineup after Game 1.—
Jeremy Rutherford,
New York Times,
22 Apr. 2025 -
Jackson’s attack came in a Facebook post accusing Nettles of a lack of toughness following an April 10 altercation between the two at a candidate forum in the Historic Southside neighborhood.—
Harrison Mantas,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
21 Apr. 2025
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Fabien Westerhoff will take on the executive role of Managing Director of the theatrical film division bringing together the complementary strengths of both companies, with a strategic market focus on animation, family entertainment, and genre cinema.—
Melanie Goodfellow,
Deadline,
29 Apr. 2025
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For the first dimension, financial strength, Statista analyzed revenue, employee, and funding data, obtained from publicly available sources like annual reports, company websites, through media monitoring, and via databases.—
TIME Staff,
Time,
29 Apr. 2025
Noun
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My daughter’s public-school kindergarten teacher poured heroic volumes of stamina and good cheer into the doomed task of teaching anything to two dozen unmutable five-year-olds through a glitchy screen.—
Jessica Winter,
New Yorker,
30 Apr. 2025
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Rugby is one of the most physically demanding sports, requiring grit, endurance and stamina.—
Dennis Volpe,
Forbes.com,
28 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Different people have different levels of cleanliness and expectations about household responsibilities.—
Nafeesah Allen,
Better Homes & Gardens,
16 Apr. 2025
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Studios can vary wildly in accessibility, price, cleanliness, equipment, instruction and community cultivation.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
16 Apr. 2025
Noun
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The pop star has learned to prioritize her personal care with the same vigor that fueled her professional triumphs.—
Edward Segarra,
USA Today,
3 Apr. 2025
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Premature removal of the plant foliage reduces plant vigor and bulb size.—
Mary Marlowe Leverette,
Southern Living,
9 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Sometimes, the country was cast as a strong and imposing hero, with unparalleled economic vitality and military might.—
Stacie E. Goddard,
Foreign Affairs,
22 Apr. 2025
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As the science continues to evolve, one message grows louder: for those pursuing long-term vitality and resilience, quitting alcohol is not just wise.—
Jesse Pines,
Forbes.com,
21 Apr. 2025
Noun
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According to Upton, women also need to be more mindful of unhealthy lifestyle practices, like poor sleep hygiene, lack of boundaries, dysfunctional relationships, overworking, and even eating late.—
Eman Bare,
Essence,
21 Apr. 2025
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On Tuesday, April 15, just hours after taking on British tennis player Harriet Dart, 28, at the Rouen Open, the 21-year-old French athlete responded to negative in-game comments about her hygiene, without saying a word.—
Angel Saunders,
People.com,
16 Apr. 2025
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“Ruggedness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ruggedness. Accessed 3 May. 2025.
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