rocklike

adjective

Definition of rocklikenext
as in adamantine

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  1. adamantine
  2. substantial
  3. sturdy
  4. unbending
Adjective
  • Although Bush and Obama both flirted with what was once called entitlement reform, Trump and Biden now present themselves as adamantine defenders of Social Security and Medicare, each accusing the other of secretly aiming to cut those programs.
    Andrew Cockburn, Harper's Magazine, 19 Aug. 2024
  • This view is much in vogue today, casting China not as a country that responds to pressure and incentives but as an adamantine force incapable of reacting to external stimuli.
    Julian Gewirtz, Foreign Affairs, 13 Oct. 2020
Definition of adamantine
Adjective
  • And now its lofty and larger sister spread has just popped up on the market, asking an even more substantial $27.5 million.
    Wendy Bowman, Robb Report, 21 Nov. 2024
  • Many are concerned about possible large-scale layoffs and substantial alterations to the federal workforce.
    Jack Kelly, Forbes, 21 Nov. 2024
Definition of substantial
Adjective
  • The thing to remember is that thinner angles, from 10 to 15 degrees for sushi knives, are sharper but dull faster, while wider angles, from 20 to 25 degrees, are sturdier but less sharp.
    David Hochman, Forbes, 20 Nov. 2024
  • In turn, the tree was super sturdy and held ornaments with ease.
    Genevieve Cepeda, People.com, 19 Nov. 2024
Definition of sturdy
Adjective
  • In many parts of the developing world, China has come to be seen as a rapacious and unbending creditor, not so different from the Western multinational corporations and lenders that sought to collect on bad debts in decades past.
    Michael Bennon, Foreign Affairs, 22 Aug. 2023
  • Assad responded then with unbending violence, and the revolt turned into a bloody civil war that tore the country apart.
    Sarah Dadouch, Washington Post, 25 Aug. 2023
Definition of unbending
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rocking

rocklike

rock-ribbed

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