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Recent Examples of hardcase
Be prepared with a five-piece luggage set that includes a large and medium suitcase, a hardcase carry-on, an extended duffel bag and a toiletry bag.
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Christopher Murray, Fox News, 26 Nov. 2024
Its hardcase shells are made with aerospace-grade, water-resistant polycarbonate materials.
—Jean Chen Smith, Travel + Leisure, 22 Sep. 2024
Christopher Murray, Fox News, 26 Nov. 2024
Its hardcase shells are made with aerospace-grade, water-resistant polycarbonate materials.
—Jean Chen Smith, Travel + Leisure, 22 Sep. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for hardcase
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This lyrical but unsentimental book is a eulogy for transhumance—the seasonal movement of livestock and the people who watch over them.The New Yorker, The New Yorker, 23 Dec. 2024
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In The Miracle Worker, director Arthur Penn depicted the Helen Keller story in a direct and unsentimental manner that was unusual for its time.Paul Grein, Billboard, 18 Dec. 2024
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But the sentiments are the razors in the apples: hard-bitten, painful, wise from disappointment, and braced for the next crisis.SPIN Team, SPIN, 28 Nov. 2024
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Alaska has devolved into a colony of big oil, and its politics have become so closed, hard-bitten, and strident.Jeremy Eichler, BostonGlobe.com, 12 July 2015
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In a smaller pot of water over high heat, boil eggs, covered, until just hard-boiled, 7 minutes, then run under cold water.Aleksandra Crapanzano, WSJ, 8 Mar. 2023
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For lunch or dinner, top a salad with scrambled or hard-boiled eggs.Amanda MacMillan, Health, 1 Mar. 2023
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As the group grows, so do the number of sarcastic or unserious posts and comments within it.Tim Ryan, Newsweek, 18 Dec. 2024
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His gibes at China on X were often aggressive and sarcastic.Motoko Rich, New York Times, 15 Dec. 2024
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In another ironic twist, Kayce sells it for the ridiculously low price of $1.25 an acre, the original price his ancestors paid.Ana Rocío Álvarez Bríñez, The Indianapolis Star, 18 Dec. 2024
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In ironic contrast to men’s envy, many women in the study coveted the relative lack of scrutiny men face regarding their appearance.Mark Travers, Forbes, 8 Dec. 2024
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The timeless story of A Christmas Carol is transported to the cynical world of 1980s New York, in which Bill Murray plays a jaded TV exec who's lost his Christmas spirit, only for him to be visited by the Ghosts of Christmas Past (David Johansen), Present (Carol Kane), and Future (Robert Hammond).James Mercadante, EW.com, 17 Dec. 2024
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Those two references, of course to the surprise endings of Citizen Kane and The Sixth Sense (sorry if that just ruined them for you), were meant as a jaded eye roll to a tiring complaint.Steven Zeitchik, The Hollywood Reporter, 14 Dec. 2024
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Crucially, they are grounded in real-world experiences, from a recent exchange with worldly-wise restaurant waitresses in Bordeaux exemplifying trust and collaboration, to the coaching of top CEOs over the past 20 years.HEC Paris Insights, Forbes, 25 Oct. 2024
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Heather Alicia Simms and Vanessa Bell Calloway are both sharp, witty, and poignant without sentimentality as the play’s two matriarchal figures, the formidable Missy Judson and Idella Landy, the wry, worldly-wise housekeeper who essentially raised Charlie.Sara Holdren, Vulture, 16 June 2024
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“Hardcase.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hardcase. Accessed 30 Dec. 2024.
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