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Recent Examples of tough-minded
Those are two tough-minded veterans.
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David Aldridge,
New York Times,
25 June 2026
Lucas is a tough-minded old buzzard.
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Matt Grobar,
Deadline,
23 June 2026
Jarred Vanderbilt is tough-minded, Lakers coach JJ Redick said.
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Benjamin Royer,
Oc Register,
10 May 2026
Kerr encourages players, coaches and others in the Warriors organization to be kind and tough-minded, compassionate and competitive, rigorous and creative, consistent and innovative.
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John T. Shaw,
Chicago Tribune,
30 Mar. 2026
The professionalism of stars, their charismatic hold over audiences, is inseparable from such tough-minded reckonings.
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Richard Brody,
New Yorker,
25 Feb. 2026
The number of ambiguous, tough-minded docs may be dwindling, but the tools to repair a broken world are growing.
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Steven Zeitchik,
HollywoodReporter,
7 Dec. 2025
His dad was a very, very tough-minded person.
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Mark Gray,
PEOPLE,
8 Nov. 2025
That second unit included Pollard, who was known for being physical and tough-minded during an era when physicality was more celebrated in the NBA, if not always during practice.
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Chris Biderman,
Sacbee.com,
14 Oct. 2025
David Aldridge,
New York Times,
25 June 2026
Lucas is a tough-minded old buzzard.
—
Matt Grobar,
Deadline,
23 June 2026
Jarred Vanderbilt is tough-minded, Lakers coach JJ Redick said.
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Benjamin Royer,
Oc Register,
10 May 2026
Kerr encourages players, coaches and others in the Warriors organization to be kind and tough-minded, compassionate and competitive, rigorous and creative, consistent and innovative.
—
John T. Shaw,
Chicago Tribune,
30 Mar. 2026
The professionalism of stars, their charismatic hold over audiences, is inseparable from such tough-minded reckonings.
—
Richard Brody,
New Yorker,
25 Feb. 2026
The number of ambiguous, tough-minded docs may be dwindling, but the tools to repair a broken world are growing.
—
Steven Zeitchik,
HollywoodReporter,
7 Dec. 2025
His dad was a very, very tough-minded person.
—
Mark Gray,
PEOPLE,
8 Nov. 2025
That second unit included Pollard, who was known for being physical and tough-minded during an era when physicality was more celebrated in the NBA, if not always during practice.
—
Chris Biderman,
Sacbee.com,
14 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for tough-minded
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The Problems Do Not Go Away McGee is refreshingly unsentimental about what building a business over a decade actually looks like.
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Paradoxically, maintaining a consistent edge requires constant, unsentimental internal change—of processes, technology, and people.
Adjective
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That accounting change reported Social Security’s dedicated payroll tax revenue alongside all other federal income in a single bottom-line figure, making the overall deficit look smaller.
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Mitchell said public safety is a bottom-line issue for residents and a reason why people decide to even migrate to Charlotte in the first place.
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Gorgeous cinematography and a very unromantic portrayal of the grueling life of a secret agent make this a solid watch.
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The logical, unromantic version of their history is that in the 17th century Chincoteague farmers moved their livestock to neighboring Assateague Island to roam freely and avoid fencing their land, as well as skirting various taxation laws.
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For much of a six-year Tigers tenure filled with wild ups and downs, Hinch has mostly carried a consistent, levelheaded demeanor.
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Arlo turns out to love Massive Attack and Elliott Smith, and to have a sadly levelheaded understanding of his mother’s suicide.
Adjective
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The Good, the Bad and the Painterly As Bouancheau fashioned a Puss that was more lyrical, like a character that stepped out of a fairy tale book and less hard-edged, all the other characters followed suit.
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Ray advises Anna to let the police handle the situation, which confirms him as the most rational character on the show and thus the only threat that Cady seems to recognize.
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Research from the LinkedIn B2B Institute, conducted with Les Binet and Peter Field, found that emotional B2B campaigns deliver roughly seven times the long-term effectiveness of rational ones.
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Whatever the case, your approach will be doable and sensible.
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Any sensible person wants a diversified portfolio.
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The business solution provider, on the other hand, acts as the logical custodian of critical processes.
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Those are legitimate concerns, and yet the rebuttals are just as logical.
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“Tough-minded.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tough-minded. Accessed 3 Jul. 2026.
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