rock-solid
adjective
rock-sol·id
ˈräk-ˈsä-ləd 
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or rock solid
: completely or perfectly solid (as because of great strength or dependability)
supported by a rock-solid foundation
She has a rock-solid reputation.
Their relationship was rock solid.
… she moved in an artificial world without ever losing her rock-solid integrity.—
Walter Clemons
Walter ClemonsHe is right to imply that the political structure is a little shaky—it was a myth that it was ever rock solid.—Xan Smiley
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But unlike higher-profile events featuring Sen. Bernie Sanders of Vermont and New York Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Casten’s southern Illinois appearance was in rock-solid GOP territory, where Trump won 71% of the vote in November and where 70.5% of the district’s voters backed Trump in 2020.
—Jeremy Gorner, Chicago Tribune, 14 Apr. 2025
After Friday's rock-solid 4-under-par 68, DeChambeau made a heartwarming gesture to one of the young patrons on the 18th green.
—David Faris, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Apr. 2025
Instead, Munger had rock-solid standards for his behavior and decision-making.
—Kevin Kruse, Forbes.com, 10 Apr. 2025
Wall Street has mostly accepted the bargain: ironclad insulation of Zuckerberg in exchange for rock-solid Meta returns.
—Gregory H. Shill, The Conversation, 8 Apr. 2025
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Jeremy Gorner, Chicago Tribune, 14 Apr. 2025
After Friday's rock-solid 4-under-par 68, DeChambeau made a heartwarming gesture to one of the young patrons on the 18th green.
—David Faris, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Apr. 2025
Instead, Munger had rock-solid standards for his behavior and decision-making.
—Kevin Kruse, Forbes.com, 10 Apr. 2025
Wall Street has mostly accepted the bargain: ironclad insulation of Zuckerberg in exchange for rock-solid Meta returns.
—Gregory H. Shill, The Conversation, 8 Apr. 2025
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“Rock-solid.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rock-solid. Accessed 22 Apr. 2025.
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