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Recent Examples of tough-minded
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
The tough-minded, rigid leadership style that worked during Welch’s era doesn’t fit the needs of modern leadership, especially for younger generations who value vulnerability, authenticity, and emotional intelligence.
—Sydney Lake, Fortune, 13 Oct. 2025
Is the group as tough-minded without Thibodeau’s patented verve?
—Fred Katz, New York Times, 2 Oct. 2025
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
The tough-minded, rigid leadership style that worked during Welch’s era doesn’t fit the needs of modern leadership, especially for younger generations who value vulnerability, authenticity, and emotional intelligence.
—Sydney Lake, Fortune, 13 Oct. 2025
Is the group as tough-minded without Thibodeau’s patented verve?
—Fred Katz, New York Times, 2 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for tough-minded
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And so, hounded by creditors and distressed by mounting debts, the remaining family had to leave their formerly genteel surroundings for the gritty, unsentimental shadows of the Yoshiwara.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
28 May 2026
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The Nobel-prize-winning novelist Thomas Mann (Hanns Zischler) and his daughter Erika (Sandra Hüller) go on an unsentimental journey in 1949 through West and East Germany in Pawel Pawlikowski’s damn-near perfect period piece Fatherland.—
Leslie Felperin,
HollywoodReporter,
14 May 2026
Adjective
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When leadership attention shifts entirely to bottom-line metrics, employees are left feeling undervalued and disconnected.—
Julie Kratz,
Forbes.com,
14 June 2026
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De Marffy will directly manage the Kilian Paris and Editions de Parfums Frédéric Malle businesses in the region, with responsibility for driving top- and bottom-line growth, strengthening local relevance and building long-term brand equity strategies.—
Kathryn Hopkins,
Footwear News,
11 June 2026
Adjective
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Gorgeous cinematography and a very unromantic portrayal of the grueling life of a secret agent make this a solid watch.—
K. Thor Jensen,
PC Magazine,
29 May 2026
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This idea was supposed to be the kind of thing that could convince even the most unromantic skeptics that space exploration was not only spiritually fulfilling, but economically advantageous.—
Elena Saavedra Buckley,
Harpers Magazine,
21 Apr. 2026
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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.—
Cody Stavenhagen,
New York Times,
19 May 2026
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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.—
Alison Willmore,
Vulture,
15 May 2026
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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.—
Karen Idelson,
Variety,
23 Feb. 2023
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Individually, these decisions seem rational.—
Maria Colacurcio,
Forbes.com,
11 June 2026
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Her rational brain doesn't stand a chance.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
9 June 2026
Adjective
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These monsters—its antitheses—constitute that part of our nature that urges us to be sensible and strong, and that inclines us to see the life drive as trivial, weak, sentimental and immoral.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
17 June 2026
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Bold strategies like that don’t always work; the two-stop plan that most teams opted for was the safe, sensible option.—
Jonathan M. Gitlin,
ArsTechnica,
15 June 2026
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While this might seem like the logical next step in the hiring process for a Ryan Murphy show, the suggestion felt anything but.—
Connor Hines,
Los Angeles Times,
15 June 2026
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The move made little logical sense at the time.—
Sean Gregory,
Time,
14 June 2026
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“Tough-minded.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tough-minded. Accessed 19 Jun. 2026.
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