as in bloody-mindedness
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for cussedness
Noun
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Such failures arose from the first Trump administration’s toxic brew of ideological rigidity, bureaucratic incompetence, and interagency feuding.—
MATIAS SPEKTOR,
Foreign Affairs,
1 Apr. 2025 -
This aluminum gives the keyboard a nice rigidity that keeps it from flexing under stress.—
PC Magazine,
PC Magazine,
30 Mar. 2025
Noun
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On that front, at least, Putin’s recalcitrance may turn out to be an asset.—
Simon Shuster,
TIME,
24 Mar. 2025
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But those prior instances of presidential recalcitrance — just two, spread out over 248 years — were narrow.—
Mattathias Schwartz,
New York Times,
15 Feb. 2025
Noun
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Due to disobedience, they had been carried off to a foreign land.—
Rev. Tom Rakow,
Twin Cities,
24 Apr. 2024
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Alleging disobedience, among other claimed doctrinal infractions, the OCA excommunicated the Homyks and longtime parish council leader Rivera.—
Andres Viglucci,
Miami Herald,
13 Mar. 2025
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