as in stubborn
sticking to an opinion, purpose, or course of action in spite of reason, arguments, or persuasion
the team's hard-nosed coach doesn't make exceptions for anybody
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Recent Examples of hard-nosed
Katie Honan, a hard-nosed City Hall reporter for the nonprofit newsroom The City, was there to cover the opening of a new campaign office for Adams’s independent, desperate, long-shot bid to win reëlection.
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Eric Lach, New Yorker, 21 Aug. 2025
While Burton has captured the love of Valkyries fans for her hard-nosed mentality, the 25-year-old Massachusetts native’s journey to becoming one of the expansion team’s best players wasn’t linear.
—Nathan Canilao, Mercury News, 19 Aug. 2025
Now, a slew of states across the country have joined in a hard-nosed, high-stakes redistricting battle.
—Brendan Rascius, Miami Herald, 7 Aug. 2025
The 6-foot-4, 220-pound Epps is a Texas commit who is a hard-nosed and versatile linebacker.
—Dan Albano, Oc Register, 6 Aug. 2025
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Eric Lach, New Yorker, 21 Aug. 2025
While Burton has captured the love of Valkyries fans for her hard-nosed mentality, the 25-year-old Massachusetts native’s journey to becoming one of the expansion team’s best players wasn’t linear.
—Nathan Canilao, Mercury News, 19 Aug. 2025
Now, a slew of states across the country have joined in a hard-nosed, high-stakes redistricting battle.
—Brendan Rascius, Miami Herald, 7 Aug. 2025
The 6-foot-4, 220-pound Epps is a Texas commit who is a hard-nosed and versatile linebacker.
—Dan Albano, Oc Register, 6 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hard-nosed
Adjective
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Viewers were quick to point out the hilarity of the dog's stubborn protest, with many suggesting that the dachshund had already claimed permanent rights to the bed.—
Melissa Fleur Afshar,
MSNBC Newsweek,
12 Sep. 2025
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The stubborn myth that Jews are too safe to be targets is colliding with a painful new reality.—
Andrew Weinstein,
Time,
12 Sep. 2025
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However, her mother is adamant about keeping the canine off the antique chair.—
Liz O'Connell,
MSNBC Newsweek,
10 Sep. 2025
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Sandlin was adamant that his engineering team has done everything possible to ensure no adverse impact to neighboring properties.—
Matthew Adams,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
8 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Our administration must remain steadfast in ensuring that those who put in the work receive the benefits of their efforts.—
Ruth Vitale,
Deadline,
10 Sep. 2025
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The engineering professor is steadfast that nearly all jobs will be taken over by AI—even most of the ones that have a special human touch, like teachers and car drivers.—
Emma Burleigh,
Fortune,
9 Sep. 2025
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For example, the military's ultra-hardened Advanced Extremely High Frequency satellites in geosynchronous orbit are designed to operate through an electromagnetic pulse and nuclear scintillation.—
Stephen Clark,
ArsTechnica,
11 Sep. 2025
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The hardened sediment largely contained the mineral brucite — created through alkaline waste interacting with magnesium in the ocean water that resulted in the crust-like surface surrounding the barrels.—
Maura Fox,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
11 Sep. 2025
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“Hard-nosed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hard-nosed. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.
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