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Recent Examples of ruggedness
Heimplanet further improves upon the Blue Ice's ruggedness by slimming the tent fabric seams for improved waterproof sealing with stronger tape.
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New Atlas, 14 Oct. 2025
Here, the political messaging in Mahama’s earlier works was expressed via the ruggedness of the jute bags, signaling both movement and containment, wear and endurance.
—Edna Bonhomme, Artforum, 1 Oct. 2025
Their lab now influences how global companies specify components and design for longevity, safety, and ROI, helping prevent thermal runaway propagation, mitigate corrosion, and elevate system ruggedness.
—Malana Vantyler, USA Today, 3 Sep. 2025
Meeting these demands at scale requires advanced engineering and a manufacturing system that integrates precision with ruggedness.
—Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 3 Sep. 2025
Emphasizing ruggedness and offering an open invitation to tackle dirt roads, the Bronco’s squared fenders, short overhangs, upright glass and knobby tires look more at home on mountain trails than valet lanes.
—Peter Lyon, Forbes.com, 31 Aug. 2025
Nubuck leather brings in smoothness and structure, a balance to the ruggedness.
—Christopher Claxton, Billboard, 21 Aug. 2025
New Atlas, 14 Oct. 2025
Here, the political messaging in Mahama’s earlier works was expressed via the ruggedness of the jute bags, signaling both movement and containment, wear and endurance.
—Edna Bonhomme, Artforum, 1 Oct. 2025
Their lab now influences how global companies specify components and design for longevity, safety, and ROI, helping prevent thermal runaway propagation, mitigate corrosion, and elevate system ruggedness.
—Malana Vantyler, USA Today, 3 Sep. 2025
Meeting these demands at scale requires advanced engineering and a manufacturing system that integrates precision with ruggedness.
—Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 3 Sep. 2025
Emphasizing ruggedness and offering an open invitation to tackle dirt roads, the Bronco’s squared fenders, short overhangs, upright glass and knobby tires look more at home on mountain trails than valet lanes.
—Peter Lyon, Forbes.com, 31 Aug. 2025
Nubuck leather brings in smoothness and structure, a balance to the ruggedness.
—Christopher Claxton, Billboard, 21 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for ruggedness
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Alvarez, who excelled after returning from the minors, also showed his toughness while playing through injuries to both of his hands down the stretch.—
Drew VonScio,
MSNBC Newsweek,
22 Oct. 2025
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But toughness is a task that comes with the tiny.—
Kate Siber,
Outside,
21 Oct. 2025
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With its investments in AI infrastructure and obvious strengths on the power front, this is a country that is building out data centers and positioning itself as a hub for AI, entertainment, sports, finance, high-tech manufacturing and more.—
Diane Brady,
Fortune,
27 Oct. 2025
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Castelion claims that its mission is rooted in the belief that freedom must be actively protected – through technological strength, strategic clarity, and national resolve.—
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra,
Interesting Engineering,
27 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Apply a fertilizer high in potassium to improve winter hardiness before the first frost.—
Mary Marlowe Leverette,
Southern Living,
3 Oct. 2025
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These trees often lack the hardiness to recover from cold damage if their roots haven’t fully settled.—
Luke Miller,
Better Homes & Gardens,
21 Sep. 2025
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One’s impression is suddenly modified by the casual strength his handshake conveys, and rightly so, for beneath the elegant lines of his suit are hidden a hard body and the stamina of 10 battalions.—
Lizz Schumer,
PEOPLE,
21 Oct. 2025
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Brendan Doggett brings skiddy seam and stamina.—
Sukhman Singh,
New York Times,
19 Oct. 2025
Noun
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The cleanliness is not as good.—
Hugh Cameron,
MSNBC Newsweek,
24 Oct. 2025
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Top red flags related to cleanliness include a dirty bathroom, dishes or takeout boxes everywhere, no shower curtain, having a mattress on the floor, and clothes on the floor.—
Essence,
Essence,
23 Oct. 2025
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Grass seedlings are tender and need several weeks to gain vigor before frost and freezing temperatures blanket the lawn.—
Megan Hughes,
Better Homes & Gardens,
25 Oct. 2025
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Though Leo’s lyrics are raw and scribed with vigor and delivered with a backing choir that breaks down into soprano, alto, and tenor vibrato, the track feels too theatric and out of step sonically with the rest of the album.—
Meagan Jordan,
Rolling Stone,
23 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Estate planningSome donors elect to ensure the vitality of the Rancho Santa Fe Senior Center for far into the future by including the Senior Center in their estate planning.—
Kris Slugg,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
19 Oct. 2025
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Jacques Wei Jacques Wei brought a slice of 1980s Paris to Shanghai with a show set at Yangtze Hotel — a 1930s architecture marvel with grand modernist wall carvings against Chinese gateways, a mix-and-match glamour that has come to define the vitality of the five-year-old brand.—
Denni Hu,
Footwear News,
17 Oct. 2025
Noun
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The fine morin powder can be incorporated into oral hygiene products such as toothpaste or mouthwash, according to Brighenti.—
Deirdre Bardolf,
FOXNews.com,
22 Oct. 2025
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The supplies also include medicine, tents, blankets and hygiene products.—
Jane Arraf,
NPR,
21 Oct. 2025
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“Ruggedness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ruggedness. Accessed 28 Oct. 2025.
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