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Recent Examples of stridency
But in a world of self-help, this is true inspiration, deeply admirable without the distance of heroism, bracing without stridency and, ultimately, generous.
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Sadie Stein, New York Times, 6 Apr. 2025
Elphaba is the one who goes from rejection and sadness to love and stridency and, finally, rage.
—Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 19 Nov. 2024
Macron’s increasing stridency has surprised even members of his own party.
—Daniel Markind, Forbes, 4 Nov. 2024
There’s a slight stridency to the character that would benefit from a touch more stillness.
—Charles McNulty, Los Angeles Times, 19 Sep. 2024
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Sadie Stein, New York Times, 6 Apr. 2025
Elphaba is the one who goes from rejection and sadness to love and stridency and, finally, rage.
—Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 19 Nov. 2024
Macron’s increasing stridency has surprised even members of his own party.
—Daniel Markind, Forbes, 4 Nov. 2024
There’s a slight stridency to the character that would benefit from a touch more stillness.
—Charles McNulty, Los Angeles Times, 19 Sep. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for stridency
Noun
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At the insistence of their father, Richard, the Williams sisters largely shunned junior tennis.—
Matthew Futterman,
New York Times,
1 June 2026
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What makes the Center’s approach especially significant is its insistence that Black women are not simply subjects of research, but producers of knowledge and architects of solutions.—
Jallicia Jolly,
Forbes.com,
31 May 2026
Noun
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But just like last year’s in-episode PSA urging fans to be kinder, the message did little to temper online fervor.—
Angela Yang,
NBC news,
31 May 2026
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The fervor is year-round, and there’s always a match happening on a pitch.—
Laura Dannen Redman,
Condé Nast Traveler,
28 May 2026
Noun
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In most workplaces, uncertainty drains more energy than directness.—
Benjamin Laker,
Forbes.com,
27 May 2026
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The title of Hu Anyan’s memoir anticipates the directness of his prose.—
Rumaan Alam,
The New York Review of Books,
23 May 2026
Noun
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Spaar’s colloquial flippancies only reinforces her fervency.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
1 May 2026
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Chris Waugh Boos ring out at St James’ again Boos are becoming a familiar soundtrack at St James’, a stadium traditionally known for the fervency of its support.—
George Caulkin,
New York Times,
18 Apr. 2026
Noun
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The overall warmth of the finished basement keeps pulling the family downstairs.—
Jody Garlock,
Better Homes & Gardens,
3 June 2026
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From the driver who picks you up at the airport, to the servers at the restaurants, and the tour guides—you are guaranteed a warmth and level of luxury and service that Four Seasons promises and delivers on.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
2 June 2026
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Howard Cosell would announce the news of Lennon’s death on Monday Night Football, a sound bite that Soderbergh, with his customary incisiveness and aversion to the maudlin, includes here.—
Sheri Linden,
HollywoodReporter,
15 May 2026
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No artist ever mocked the insanity of the Hollywood cartoon stystem with such devastating incisiveness, and yet loved its creative output so much.—
Glenn Garner,
Deadline,
28 Mar. 2026
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But even at his most frustrating, the ardency of his thinking draws us to him.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
25 May 2022
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His impassioned speeches the last two weeks endear him to many players, but his ardency proved irksome to others.—
Joseph Longo,
Vulture,
8 Dec. 2021
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Like the nun Beate before her, Susanna seems destined, as punishment for her overwhelming ardor, to be walled into the convent.—
Caroline Lillian Schopp,
Artforum,
13 May 2026
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After an early-morning session with the hens, a gobbler’s ardor may rise again at midday.—
Bruce Brady,
Outdoor Life,
8 Apr. 2026
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“Stridency.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stridency. Accessed 5 Jun. 2026.
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