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as in unflinching
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as in sandy
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as in vivid
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Recent Examples of gritty
The film was shot almost entirely on location with natural light, lending its high-concept story a gritty sense of immediacy.
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Patrick Brzeski, The Hollywood Reporter, 25 Mar. 2025
Taking on Bayern Munich at the Allianz Arena is undoubtedly a tough challenge, one requiring visitors to have a combination of quality, gritty determination and a little luck.
—Adam Digby, Forbes.com, 9 Apr. 2025
Designers have developed a signature style that incorporates Soviet-era workwear silhouettes reimagined with modern cuts, traditional Moldovan embroidery techniques applied to contemporary denim, and a gritty DIY ethos that turns limited resources into unlimited creativity.
—Cassell Ferere, Forbes.com, 8 Apr. 2025
But the gritty crime drama is more than deserving of its accolades, and Goggins, as Detective Shane Vendrell, is a major reason for its success.
—Daniel Dockery, Vulture, 6 Apr. 2025
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Patrick Brzeski, The Hollywood Reporter, 25 Mar. 2025
Taking on Bayern Munich at the Allianz Arena is undoubtedly a tough challenge, one requiring visitors to have a combination of quality, gritty determination and a little luck.
—Adam Digby, Forbes.com, 9 Apr. 2025
Designers have developed a signature style that incorporates Soviet-era workwear silhouettes reimagined with modern cuts, traditional Moldovan embroidery techniques applied to contemporary denim, and a gritty DIY ethos that turns limited resources into unlimited creativity.
—Cassell Ferere, Forbes.com, 8 Apr. 2025
But the gritty crime drama is more than deserving of its accolades, and Goggins, as Detective Shane Vendrell, is a major reason for its success.
—Daniel Dockery, Vulture, 6 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for gritty
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But what makes each character on this unflinching look at an underfunded emergency department so compelling?—
Maggie Fremont,
Vulture,
11 Apr. 2025
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Continuous Improvement: The Film Room Mentality Throughout his career, Rich Gannon's approach to improvement was methodical and unflinching.—
Omaid Homayun,
Forbes.com,
9 Apr. 2025
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Sifting through the sandy dirt on the outskirts of Cairo, Egypt, archaeologists expected to find something.—
Aspen Pflughoeft,
Miami Herald,
18 Apr. 2025
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As an urban beach, one side is flanked by high-rises and it can be crowded, but its wide, sandy stretch is easily reachable via a gradual flight of stairs.—
Sophie Friedman,
AFAR Media,
17 Apr. 2025
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Scott’s vivid storytelling shines here, painting a picture of love in its most intimate moments.—
Shelby Stewart,
Essence,
4 Apr. 2025
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Captured in vivid detail, the shimmering pieces of metal are tiny reminders of the region's pivotal gold-rush era of the 1860s.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
4 Apr. 2025
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For a team that’s been knocking on the door as a plucky underdog over the past few years, acquiring Rantanen has given this team a game breaker at a totally different level than what previously existed in Texas.—
Thomas Drance,
New York Times,
9 Apr. 2025
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Yes, but: Some argue that these plucky underdogs may cease to exist as good players transfer to more elite programs that can offer them more NIL money.—
Maxwell Millington,
Axios,
7 Apr. 2025
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On Blue Veil, the British composer coaxes earthy tremors from the cello, turning the sound of bow scrapes and resonant harmony into a languid psychic expanse.—
Jazz Monroe,
Pitchfork,
18 Apr. 2025
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The drink is bright green and veers toward the sweeter side of the flavor spectrum, with notes of tart citrus and earthy green tea.—
Jonah Flicker,
Robb Report,
17 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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The next steps include speeding up the AI's processing, making the output voice more expressive and exploring ways to incorporate tone, pitch and loudness variations into the synthesized speech.—
Kurt Knutsson, CyberGuy Report,
FOXNews.com,
16 Apr. 2025
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Recent research published in Trends in Cognitive Sciences (2024) explored how subtle facial irregularities, including asymmetrical or imperfect smiles, are increasingly being perceived as more trustworthy and emotionally expressive than those associated with cosmetic perfection.—
Kate Hardcastle,
Forbes.com,
15 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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Sandra Bullock, The Blind Side In the big-screen adaptation of this true story, Sandra Bullock played Leigh Anne Tuohy, the resolute Southern mother who adopts teen Michael Oher.—
Zoey Lyttle,
People.com,
2 Mar. 2025
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Conscientiously addressing a national crisis of domestic abuse while also lunging for the heartstrings, the film is an uneven balance of grainy social realism and crowd-pleasing uplift, but Cruz’s resolute performance just about holds it together.—
Guy Lodge,
Variety,
17 Feb. 2025
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My new favourite spot nearby was a long, sunken garden, complete with stone fountains, a gravelly terrace, and grand staircases sprawling down from street level.—
Hazlitt,
Hazlitt,
12 Mar. 2025
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Goldberg said one recent afternoon, in her gravelly voice.—
André Wheeler,
The New Yorker,
10 Mar. 2025
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“Gritty.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gritty. Accessed 23 Apr. 2025.
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