1
as in health
the condition of being sound in body
she has the robustness of a woman half her age
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as in vigorousness
the quality or state of having abundant or intense activity
the relentless robustness of the city has always inspired writers and artists
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Recent Examples of robustness
Combining reasoning and acting in iterative cycles, improving robustness and adaptability.
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Rajeev Ronanki, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2025
But Israel’s life-threatening circumstances show that the social robustness required to overcome them require most citizens to be committed and engaged.
—Ron Scherf, Time, 5 Sep. 2025
Injury history is another big determinant of a player’s future robustness.
—Sarah Shephard, New York Times, 20 Aug. 2025
And so on, with each new level of recursion adding intelligence of a kind, and with it, more robustness.
—Anil Seth, Big Think, 20 Aug. 2025
This architecture dissipates energy and prevents catastrophic failure, creating robustness without purity.
—Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 13 Aug. 2025
So no causal relationships can be confirmed, despite the robustness of the research.
—New Atlas, 13 Aug. 2025
One example is the robustness-performance tradeoff in control engineering.
—Tariq Samad, IEEE Spectrum, 17 July 2025
Rajeev Ronanki, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2025
But Israel’s life-threatening circumstances show that the social robustness required to overcome them require most citizens to be committed and engaged.
—Ron Scherf, Time, 5 Sep. 2025
Injury history is another big determinant of a player’s future robustness.
—Sarah Shephard, New York Times, 20 Aug. 2025
And so on, with each new level of recursion adding intelligence of a kind, and with it, more robustness.
—Anil Seth, Big Think, 20 Aug. 2025
This architecture dissipates energy and prevents catastrophic failure, creating robustness without purity.
—Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 13 Aug. 2025
So no causal relationships can be confirmed, despite the robustness of the research.
—New Atlas, 13 Aug. 2025
One example is the robustness-performance tradeoff in control engineering.
—Tariq Samad, IEEE Spectrum, 17 July 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for robustness
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Smart monitoring systems can track health metrics, predict potential issues and provide early interventions, allowing caregivers to focus on human connection rather than constant vigilance.—
Cornelia C. Walther,
Forbes.com,
14 Sep. 2025
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As the Dodgers challenged the call, Melvin and assistant athletic trainer Ryo Watanabe met Smith near first base to assess Smith’s health.—
Justice delos Santos,
Mercury News,
14 Sep. 2025
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The strength of last year’s group was the secondary.—
Zach Berman,
New York Times,
8 Sep. 2025
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Plus, make sure to use weights that are appropriate for your current level of strength.—
Jakob Roze,
Health,
8 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Users can choose between two different brightness levels and adjust the angle of the light and the solar panel for customized preferences.—
Maggie Horton,
PEOPLE,
8 Sep. 2025
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Govee has refined the software from previous models to improve the brightness and color accuracy, and the lights are more durable now.—
Andrew Gebhart,
PC Magazine,
8 Sep. 2025
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Nestled in a strip mall by a nail salon and a Whole Foods, this specific Club Pilates studio eschewed the spa vibes in favor of a traditional fitness room.—
Leah Asmelash,
CNN Money,
7 Sep. 2025
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Its fitness mode adds resistance, making your legs work more with each step.—
Andrew Williams,
Forbes.com,
7 Sep. 2025
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For instance, the city of Vaughan’s Official Plan 2025 outlines ambitious development policies aimed at creating an urban center with mixed-use projects designed to support sustainable growth and economic vitality.—
John Krpan,
Forbes.com,
9 Sep. 2025
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This, perhaps, is why many of his earliest images maintain their vitality today.—
Chris Wiley,
New Yorker,
9 Sep. 2025
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These secessions—each driven by a loss of faith in the scientific soundness of the CDC’s recommendations—seem designed to destroy the agency’s credibility.—
Katherine J. Wu,
The Atlantic,
5 Sep. 2025
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Advocates for the Fed argue that the soundness of the banking system is interconnected with the country’s financial stability, part of the Fed’s mission as an institution.—
Bryan Mena,
CNN Money,
5 Sep. 2025
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Hanson has always been a great fashion photographer, especially good at capturing feminine exuberance, but the span of time that has passed since these pictures were taken now establishes them as bona-fide historical artifacts to boot.—
Jillian Steinhauer,
New Yorker,
5 Sep. 2025
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This isn’t youthful exuberance or a momentary lapse.—
Josh Max,
Forbes.com,
2 Sep. 2025
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Curiosity and agility are the future’s power skills — the jobs of the next decade haven’t been invented yet.—
AJ Thomas,
Forbes.com,
9 Sep. 2025
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The robot showcased exemplary skills with the bat, whacking the ball precisely in a rally of over 100 shots with human-like agility.—
Atharva Gosavi,
Interesting Engineering,
9 Sep. 2025
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“Robustness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/robustness. Accessed 14 Sep. 2025.
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