as in courage
the strength of mind that enables a person to endure pain or hardship
she was an athlete with true grit, continuing her training despite bad weather and an injury
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Recent Examples of grit
Shana Naomi Krochmal, Vulture, 4 Apr. 2025
While the playoffs are well out of reach, Brooklyn continues to show grit.
—C.j. Holmes, New York Daily News, 1 Apr. 2025
Joseph Dycus, The Mercury News, 13 Feb. 2025
Their identity was built on defense, grit and goaltending, with timely offense.
—Arthur Staple, The Athletic, 12 Feb. 2025
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Noun
On this album, though, even John and Taupin’s just-okay song has more grit and wail than anything else in sight.
—Shana Naomi Krochmal, Vulture, 4 Apr. 2025
While the playoffs are well out of reach, Brooklyn continues to show grit.
—C.j. Holmes, New York Daily News, 1 Apr. 2025
Verb
Instead of attempting to channel the Oakland icon by outscoring the Wildcats in a high-tempo affair with the Oakland Athletic League title on the line, Oakland Tech gritted out a stop-and-start 60-50 victory on Wednesday night.
—Joseph Dycus, The Mercury News, 13 Feb. 2025
Their identity was built on defense, grit and goaltending, with timely offense.
—Arthur Staple, The Athletic, 12 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for grit
Noun
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The question is: Will your organization have the courage to relinquish outdated control mechanisms and embrace fluidity as its greatest strength?—
Izabela Lundberg,
Forbes.com,
2 Apr. 2025
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After 20 years, the Big Bang remains a symbol of modernity and creative courage.—
Fairchild Studio,
Footwear News,
2 Apr. 2025
Verb
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However, a report in 404 Media seemed to reveal that at least some of the training data included video scraped from the YouTube channels of popular influencers, film studios, and more.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
31 Mar. 2025
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Everytown hopes to make the database as comprehensive as possible by using more sources, including potentially scraping information from law enforcement posts on social media sites like X, formerly Twitter, Suplina said.—
N'dea Yancey-Bragg,
USA Today,
26 Mar. 2025
Verb
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While anyone can enjoy listening to albums or 45s on the go, KORG also includes a wide range of features aimed at DJs, including playback speed adjustment, a beat looper (which gives the ability to layer scratches over a beat loop), filters, a fader and delay effects.—
Brad Moon,
Forbes.com,
31 Mar. 2025
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By March 4, some 153 of the facilities managed to reopen as charities scratched together money, according to Ajyal Sultany, head of communications for WHO in Kabul.—
Khwaga Ghani,
NPR,
31 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Youth in the program learn to leverage the discipline and skill development from boxing and apply it to their daily lives to combat trauma and build mental fortitude.—
Lydia T. Blanco,
Forbes,
24 Mar. 2025
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What appears to be luck is actually a demonstration of skill: strong endgame coaching, say, or general mental fortitude.—
Tyler Foggatt,
The New Yorker,
23 Mar. 2025
Verb
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Now, Lionel Messi and Miami have ground to make up on their home pitch.—
Steven Louis Goldstein,
New York Times,
9 Apr. 2025
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On TV and in real life, the bastards were grinding us down.—
Amanda Whiting,
Vulture,
8 Apr. 2025
Noun
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The ceremony honored eight recipients from around the world for acts of bravery, activism, perseverance and more.—
Meredith Kile,
People.com,
3 Apr. 2025
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Reprising the role of the cocky Naval aviator required the bravery of a real fighter pilot.—
Tony Maglio,
HollywoodReporter,
2 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Now a captain with that San Jose Fire Department, Condren will join other firefighters Saturday in Sacramento to offer those interested in becoming firefighters a glimpse into their profession, a chance to test their stamina on an agility course and an opportunity to check out equipment.—
Cathie Anderson,
Sacbee.com,
4 Apr. 2025
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People, not only Blacks and the downtrodden, prayed for his stamina.—
Bea L. Hines,
Miami Herald,
3 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Like things could change for the better if only a few teenagers with the right balance of spunk and smarts showed up.—
Lizz Schumer,
People.com,
18 Mar. 2025
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Think of Usher’s costume-leaning spunk, Erykah Badu’s eccentricity, Teyana Taylor’s punk sensibility, Lauryn Hill’s just-go-for-it attitude, and Gunna who is experimental at times.—
Julian Randall,
Essence,
12 Mar. 2025
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“Grit.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/grit. Accessed 15 Apr. 2025.
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