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Recent Examples of stiffness
The material has traditionally been used for aesthetic details, but is becoming a go-to for reducing weight, creating stiffness, and forming unconventional shapes.
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Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 26 Jan. 2026
Since then, Máxima has reserved it for state dinners and high-level diplomatic events, combining it with contemporary styles that allow the rubies to stand out without stiffness or excessive solemnity.
—Marta Martínez Tato, Vanity Fair, 25 Jan. 2026
Regular Maintenance Excessive detergent use can cause towel-stiffness issues, so always use the amount recommended by your detergent manufacturer.
—Patricia Shannon, Southern Living, 25 Jan. 2026
Nordica has incorporated its 3 Force Frame, a structural skeleton designed to enhance lateral stiffness while keeping weight in check.
—Jenny Wiegand, Outside, 23 Jan. 2026
This inflammation can cause pain, stiffness and swelling in the joints, and in many cases, patients report fatigue and a flu-like feeling.
—Kevin Deane, The Conversation, 23 Jan. 2026
That increase in friction can contribute to stiffness or discomfort during movement.
—Miriam Fauzia, Dallas Morning News, 23 Jan. 2026
Mineral pigments and kaolin clay add believable volume without stiffness, thanks to panthenol that conditions each hair.
—Christa Joanna Lee, Allure, 22 Jan. 2026
Clumsiness from joint or muscle stiffness.
—Marina Johnson, Louisville Courier Journal, 22 Jan. 2026
Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 26 Jan. 2026
Since then, Máxima has reserved it for state dinners and high-level diplomatic events, combining it with contemporary styles that allow the rubies to stand out without stiffness or excessive solemnity.
—Marta Martínez Tato, Vanity Fair, 25 Jan. 2026
Regular Maintenance Excessive detergent use can cause towel-stiffness issues, so always use the amount recommended by your detergent manufacturer.
—Patricia Shannon, Southern Living, 25 Jan. 2026
Nordica has incorporated its 3 Force Frame, a structural skeleton designed to enhance lateral stiffness while keeping weight in check.
—Jenny Wiegand, Outside, 23 Jan. 2026
This inflammation can cause pain, stiffness and swelling in the joints, and in many cases, patients report fatigue and a flu-like feeling.
—Kevin Deane, The Conversation, 23 Jan. 2026
That increase in friction can contribute to stiffness or discomfort during movement.
—Miriam Fauzia, Dallas Morning News, 23 Jan. 2026
Mineral pigments and kaolin clay add believable volume without stiffness, thanks to panthenol that conditions each hair.
—Christa Joanna Lee, Allure, 22 Jan. 2026
Clumsiness from joint or muscle stiffness.
—Marina Johnson, Louisville Courier Journal, 22 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for stiffness
Noun
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If not for Camilla, who’d gone out of her way to take Regina in, even letting her share the bedroom with her and Lalla, the others wouldn’t have welcomed her—not out of spite, no, because none of them were spiteful after all, but out of indifference, selfishness, plain and simple.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
22 Jan. 2026
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In recent weeks, Trump has again revealed himself to be a stain on basic decency and humanity, demonstrating a depraved indifference to suffering and a laser-like focus on gold and glory.—
Voice of the People,
New York Daily News,
22 Jan. 2026
Noun
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The book’s occasional oases of self-examination are surrounded by dusty expanses of omission and unconcern.—
Lauren Collins,
New Yorker,
13 Dec. 2025
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Whatever the reason, Maxwell’s strength and the shark’s apparent unconcern put one of Maxwell’s friends in danger.—
Donald Millus,
Outdoor Life,
3 July 2025
Noun
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There is, in the end, a deadness to its clichés about writers and their subjects.—
Doreen St. Félix,
New Yorker,
6 Dec. 2025
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But then there is that deadness that enters into the closing chapters, which might as easily be called inexorability.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
23 Sep. 2025
Noun
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This included changing characteristics like the planets' sizes, the speed of their rotation, their internal heating, and the hardness of rotating fluid within their vortices.—
Robert Lea,
Space.com,
20 Jan. 2026
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This footwear has been in style since last year and can easily make a nice contrasting outfit with having a dark leather uppers, feature rounded or squared toes that bring a contrasting hardness to mom jeans’ light washes and high-waist fit.—
Aaron Royce,
InStyle,
7 Jan. 2026
Noun
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And although that single failure doesn’t disqualify him from being able to lead, some of his other qualities — obsessive perfectionism, hyper-focus that can come off as aloofness, a tendency to go his own way — aren’t always serving him well in tense moments such as this one.—
Michael Silver,
New York Times,
16 Jan. 2026
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Remaining silent may shroud those in power in a cloak of untouchability, projecting confidence in their authority — but also aloofness.—
Yeo Boon Ping,
CNBC,
26 Nov. 2025
Noun
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Large roof windows maximize natural light, and the interior decor makes use of coated plywood and glass to offset the coldness of the concrete.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
12 Dec. 2025
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However, colors can also pull out negative emotions in people, such as defiance (red), coldness (blue), fear (yellow), and boredom (green).—
Daniel Fusch,
Ascend Agency,
11 Nov. 2025
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“Stiffness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stiffness. Accessed 30 Jan. 2026.
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