as in unsentimental
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Recent Examples of hard-edged
The Good, the Bad and the Painterly As Bouancheau fashioned a Puss that was more lyrical, like a character that stepped out of a fairy tale book and less hard-edged, all the other characters followed suit.
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Karen Idelson, Variety, 23 Feb. 2023
Karen Idelson, Variety, 23 Feb. 2023
Recent Examples of Synonyms for hard-edged
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The cousins’ eventual arrival at the home Grandma Dory left behind to escape the Nazis is handled in a way that’s unsentimental yet also credible and thoroughly touching, with a gentle twist that nicely serves the arc of David and Benji’s roller-coaster relationship.Gary Goldstein, Los Angeles Times, 2 Nov. 2024
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In the extreme dry taking summer into winter, its flange collects the scant dew, converting it into persistence and unsentimental imagery.John Kinsella, The New York Review of Books, 31 Oct. 2024
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The system is simple, if unromantic: One partner proposes through the app, and the other is sent a notification.Chris Stokel-Walker, TIME, 30 Oct. 2024
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But engagement is often seen as a highly emotional and symbolic act and asking the recipient to sign a legal document in connection with receiving the ring may feel transactional or unromantic.Lance Eliot, Forbes, 24 Oct. 2024
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There’s a radical, tough-minded generosity here that punches right through the wall of our moment’s hypersensitivity around appropriation.Sara Holdren, Vulture, 7 Feb. 2024
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For the British government, that requires tough-minded honesty about the United Kingdom, the balance of power, and the state of the world.David Lammy, Foreign Affairs, 17 Apr. 2024
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Even at our most politically cynical, Americans would probably not want to have a king.Jack Butler, National Review, 5 Nov. 2024
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Crystal’s Harry is a divorced lawyer with a cynical side that was based in part on Reiner, now 77, while Ryan’s Sally was based in part on Ephron.Victoria Edel, People.com, 29 Oct. 2024
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Your grounded and ambitious nature is also a source of inspiration for those around you, too.Valerie Mesa, People.com, 31 Oct. 2024
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Batman: The Brave and the Bold Debuting the same year as The Dark Knight, Batman: The Brave and the Bold is a far cry from Chris Nolan’s grim and grounded stylings.Daniel Dockery, Vulture, 1 Aug. 2024
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Lots of people know how the beginning of the AI revolution led to replacing the idea of a CPU with a GPU: a more sophisticated and specialized type of logical processor that lent itself to machine learning and related work.John Werner, Forbes, 4 Nov. 2024
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And after a quarter century in the National Guard, teaching, and coaching, why shouldn't the next logical step be Congress?Keenan Robbins, Newsweek, 4 Nov. 2024
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But the curve also has a second family of rational points.Joseph Howlett, Quanta Magazine, 11 Nov. 2024
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It can also be made more orderly, rational, and humane.Eladio B. Bobadilla / Made by History, TIME, 5 Nov. 2024
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The Austrian Audio Hi-X20 are compact and affordable headphones but with a no-nonsense finish.Mark Sparrow, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024
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Adrian Fontes, Arizona Secretary of State Since the post-election violence of the 2020 election, the no-nonsense Fontes has hardened his vote-counting centers.Philip Elliott, TIME, 4 Nov. 2024
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“Hard-edged.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hard-edged. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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