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Recent Examples of tough-minded
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
Murphy, a gifted mechanic and a veteran of the Great War, immediately stands out to Clancy as a tough-minded, industrious guy.
—Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 28 Jan. 2026
Flamboyant and fun, Dirksen was also shrewd, hardworking and tough-minded.
—John T. Shaw, Chicago Tribune, 26 Jan. 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
Richard Brody, New Yorker, 25 Feb. 2026
Murphy, a gifted mechanic and a veteran of the Great War, immediately stands out to Clancy as a tough-minded, industrious guy.
—Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 28 Jan. 2026
Flamboyant and fun, Dirksen was also shrewd, hardworking and tough-minded.
—John T. Shaw, Chicago Tribune, 26 Jan. 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
Adjective
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Despite these advances, Mike Bell is unsentimental about the ceiling.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
27 Feb. 2026
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In his experiences and chronicles of the great ideological battles of the twentieth century, Curzio Malaparte was a shape-shifter—pitiless, clinical, cynical, unsentimental, indifferent to morality and idealism.—
Leah Downey,
The New York Review of Books,
7 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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Top- and bottom-line results in the fourth quarter also topped expectations.—
Liz Napolitano,
CNBC,
27 Feb. 2026
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The top- and bottom-line numbers exceeded Wall Street analysts’ consensus expectations.—
Dade Hayes,
Deadline,
23 Feb. 2026
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Small-Business Mindset Listening to both Cook and Drew, all of this sounds unromantic in the best possible way.—
Dana Harris-Bridson,
IndieWire,
10 Feb. 2026
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Using these unromantic, 50,000-ton auxiliaries to test the new battleship hull-form, mechanical systems or electrical innovations makes sense.—
Craig Hooper,
Forbes.com,
13 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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The two men—the most levelheaded among the chaperons—soon returned and confirmed that the path was safe.—
Yiyun Li,
New Yorker,
1 Mar. 2026
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May remains levelheaded in this moment of her career, on the eve of the new Scream’s debut in theaters, as an actress who can now say she's been sought out by filmmakers.—
Nick Romano,
Entertainment Weekly,
26 Feb. 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
Adjective
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The cost of fighting these baseless lawsuits is so high that, most often, a settlement becomes the only rational option.—
Nick Payzant,
Oc Register,
25 Feb. 2026
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In a preprint paper posted on February 2, three Chinese mathematicians placed the first ever hard upper limit on the number of rational points any curve can have.—
Joseph Howlett,
Scientific American,
24 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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Developers and city officials praised the changes as modest and sensible reforms that will boost the impact of dozens of pro-housing updates and policies the council has approved in recent years.—
David Garrick,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
25 Feb. 2026
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Schumer’s grasp of generational dynamics is increasingly in question, but there are sensible reasons for caution.—
Tad Friend,
New Yorker,
23 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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The fourth statement is a logical extension, suggesting that baking soda might be particularly valuable for, say, climbing mountains or cycling over alpine passes.—
Alex Hutchinson,
Outside,
25 Feb. 2026
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The logical assumption here would be that a cooperative mode was discussed at some point.—
Fran Ruiz,
Space.com,
24 Feb. 2026
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“Tough-minded.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tough-minded. Accessed 4 Mar. 2026.
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