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Recent Examples of tough-minded
However, both are smart, tough-minded and experienced players who understand their responsibilities and will take care of business on an every-down basis.
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Steve Silverman, Forbes.com, 11 July 2025
At times, the Administration seemed to be testing how much destruction Americans would tolerate, if it was packaged as tough-minded business wisdom.
—Evan Osnos, New Yorker, 26 May 2025
Everyone in the studio nods along to Paco’s tough-minded flexes and mafioso folktales.
—Alphonse Pierre, Pitchfork, 11 Apr. 2025
There are no Cooper Flagg’s on St. John’s, but there are all these tough-minded and talented players so much fun to watch, RJ Luis Jr. and Zuby Ejiofor and Kadary Richmond and Deivon Smith, who powered through the Big East Tournament with a shoulder injury.
—Mike Lupica, New York Daily News, 18 Mar. 2025
Incoming players must fit his culture, be tough-minded and play with maximum effort and a fierce play demeanor.
—Andrew Callahan, Boston Herald, 11 Mar. 2025
James is quite tough-minded about the limits of radical chic.
—Adam Gopnik, The New Yorker, 24 Feb. 2025
The Friday night announcement was criticized by some journalists as a way to score political points and penalize tough-minded news outlets.
—Brian Stelter, CNN, 7 Feb. 2025
Johnson is viewed as innovative, creative and somewhat tough-minded in his coaching style.
—Steve Silverman, Forbes, 21 Jan. 2025
Steve Silverman, Forbes.com, 11 July 2025
At times, the Administration seemed to be testing how much destruction Americans would tolerate, if it was packaged as tough-minded business wisdom.
—Evan Osnos, New Yorker, 26 May 2025
Everyone in the studio nods along to Paco’s tough-minded flexes and mafioso folktales.
—Alphonse Pierre, Pitchfork, 11 Apr. 2025
There are no Cooper Flagg’s on St. John’s, but there are all these tough-minded and talented players so much fun to watch, RJ Luis Jr. and Zuby Ejiofor and Kadary Richmond and Deivon Smith, who powered through the Big East Tournament with a shoulder injury.
—Mike Lupica, New York Daily News, 18 Mar. 2025
Incoming players must fit his culture, be tough-minded and play with maximum effort and a fierce play demeanor.
—Andrew Callahan, Boston Herald, 11 Mar. 2025
James is quite tough-minded about the limits of radical chic.
—Adam Gopnik, The New Yorker, 24 Feb. 2025
The Friday night announcement was criticized by some journalists as a way to score political points and penalize tough-minded news outlets.
—Brian Stelter, CNN, 7 Feb. 2025
Johnson is viewed as innovative, creative and somewhat tough-minded in his coaching style.
—Steve Silverman, Forbes, 21 Jan. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for tough-minded
Adjective
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Matchmaking has granted Lucy a coolly pragmatic, unsentimental view of love.—
Justin Chang,
New Yorker,
9 June 2025
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This is graceful, quietly intelligent filmmaking—including a touch of unsentimental magic realism involving a wise and beautiful Norwegian Forest Cat.—
Stephanie Zacharek,
Time,
23 May 2025
Adjective
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Darcy goes running after Elizabeth in the rain…and then proposes to her in quite a clumsy and unromantic way?—
Marley Marius,
Vogue,
25 Mar. 2025
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Unforgiven recasts the genre as a pitiless, almost pathologically unromantic realm populated by twits hoping to make their name and aged gunslingers who have to make peace with their bad pasts.—
Will Leitch,
Vulture,
3 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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This makes the usually levelheaded Venita’s behavior make way more sense.—
Brian Moylan,
Vulture,
6 Mar. 2025
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But LaVine attacked this season with vigor, reshaping himself into a levelheaded leader and efficient scorer who earned quiet praise around the league.—
Julia Poe,
Chicago Tribune,
3 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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The regime’s more rational elements may eventually prevail and reduce tensions.—
Roya Hakakian,
The Atlantic,
10 July 2025
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A lot of court cases have been dealing with these cancellations as a group, highlighting the lack of scientific—or seemingly rational—input into the decisions to cut funding for entire categories of research.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
9 July 2025
Adjective
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But thanks to sensible regulations and a strong potential upside, its industry is starting to light up, and Forbes has created a guide to navigating the cannabis laws across the EU and the United Kingdom.—
Danielle Chemtob,
Forbes.com,
11 July 2025
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Taking Shoaib Bashir out of the firing line seems sensible, too.—
The Athletic UK Staff,
New York Times,
8 July 2025
Adjective
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As a member of the Don Callis Family, winning the TNT Title is a logical next step.—
Alfred Konuwa,
Forbes.com,
12 July 2025
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There is no logical reason why you should not be entitled to retroactive benefit payments.—
Elliot Raphaelson,
The Orlando Sentinel,
12 July 2025
Adjective
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For example, Donald Trump’s approach to power reflects a deeply cynical view of human nature.—
Dave Winsborough,
Forbes.com,
19 July 2025
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This Superman movie is the most cynical imaginable.—
Armond White,
National Review,
11 July 2025
Adjective
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Superman’s an immigrant and of course Superman wants to help and save everyone, and why would any normal sane decent person oppose that?—
Mark Hughes,
Forbes.com,
12 July 2025
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How to keep it safe and sane Everything — especially baby raves — should be enjoyed in moderation.—
Lynda Lin Grigsby,
Los Angeles Times,
3 July 2025
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“Tough-minded.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tough-minded. Accessed 23 Jul. 2025.
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