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Recent Examples of hard-and-fast But the requirement is not hard-and-fast. Kenneth R. Gosselin, Hartford Courant, 9 Mar. 2025 While there are no hard-and-fast rules for makeup, referencing the color wheel is always a good place to start (and perhaps a nostalgic reminder of grade school art class). Lauren Valenti, Vogue, 26 Feb. 2025 Instead of having a hard-and-fast 60-second rule, experts said to focus on a few key factors. Cathy Cassata, Health, 25 Feb. 2025 Think of the itinerary below as guidelines, not hard-and-fast rules, and feel free to add your own spin to your Grand Strand getaway. Lydia Mansel, Southern Living, 21 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for hard-and-fast
Recent Examples of Synonyms for hard-and-fast
Adjective
  • However, TVLine may receive a commission on orders placed through its retail links, and the retailer may receive certain auditable data for accounting purposes.
    Claire Franken, TVLine, 10 Apr. 2025
  • The report recommends a hard perimeter setup that would only allow emergency vehicles, deliveries and hotel drop-offs at certain times.
    Jasmine Baehr, FOXNews.com, 10 Apr. 2025
Adjective
  • The changes came after President Donald Trump signed an executive order declaring that the U.S. government would only recognize two unchangeable sexes, male and female.
    Kaitlyn Schwanemann, NBC news, 31 Mar. 2025
  • Nonlinear optical devices must be crafted with a single, unchangeable function determined during fabrication.
    The Physics arXiv Blog, Discover Magazine, 31 Mar. 2025
Adjective
  • Unlike stable volume, which is enabled on a video-to-video basis, YouTube Music's consistent volume is toggled globally.
    Ryan Whitwam, ArsTechnica, 18 Apr. 2025
  • The unpredictability makes the U.S. seem less stable, less reliable, and a less safe place for their money, experts say.
    CBS News, CBS News, 18 Apr. 2025
Adjective
  • Presuming any group to be unchanging stood in the way of understanding evolutionary changes.
    John P. Jackson, The Conversation, 10 Apr. 2025
  • These unchanging elements can serve as anchors during turbulent times.
    Susanne Biro, Forbes.com, 8 Apr. 2025
Adjective
  • These concerns appeared to strike a chord—at least in part—with U.S. District Court Judge Claudia Wilken, who brought up the issue several times during this week’s fairness hearing over whether to grant the settlement’s final approval.
    Daniel Libit, Sportico.com, 11 Apr. 2025
  • And Kansas is among the basketball standout’s final four.
    Gary Bedore, Kansas City Star, 10 Apr. 2025
Adjective
  • Municipal bonds, which are backed by state and local governments, are generally seen as one of the safer fixed income assets.
    Jesse Pound, CNBC, 9 Apr. 2025
  • Investors accept that smaller fixed payment because a portion of the bond proceeds is allocated to bitcoin, which may rise in purchasing power over the term.
    Dave Birnbaum, Forbes.com, 31 Mar. 2025
Adjective
  • Sandoval has received some pay bumps, including a temporary $10,000-a-year bonus for Hawaii special education teachers designed to alleviate shortages in that and other hard-to-staff areas.
    Alia Wong, USA TODAY, 14 Feb. 2023
  • Whether those numbers are an overstatement, or possibly an understatement, is hard to say.
    Lance Eliot, Forbes, 13 Feb. 2023

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“Hard-and-fast.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hard-and-fast. Accessed 23 Apr. 2025.

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