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also stoney
as in stern
having or showing a lack of sympathy or tender feelings
the judge's stony demeanor didn't raise the defendant's hopes for a more lenient sentence
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Recent Examples of stony
Some trails that probe this stony playground are Granite Gardens, Constellation, Centennial and Watson Lake Loop.
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Roger Naylor, The Arizona Republic, 26 Oct. 2024
In the wild, Atlantic pillar corals suffered a 97% decline in Florida between 2015-2024, primarily from the stony coral disease.
—Dinah Voyles Pulver, USA TODAY, 24 Sep. 2024
Laughter was a bit more scattered than in my press and industry screening that morning, and the European couple next to me sat in stony silence for much of the movie.
—Nate Jones, Vulture, 28 Aug. 2024
This wine oozes satiny delicacy with notes of ripe apple, citrus peel and beeswax but the vine age and soils lend the fruit a stony, serious complexity.
—Katie Kelly Bell, Forbes, 3 Oct. 2024
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Roger Naylor, The Arizona Republic, 26 Oct. 2024
In the wild, Atlantic pillar corals suffered a 97% decline in Florida between 2015-2024, primarily from the stony coral disease.
—Dinah Voyles Pulver, USA TODAY, 24 Sep. 2024
Laughter was a bit more scattered than in my press and industry screening that morning, and the European couple next to me sat in stony silence for much of the movie.
—Nate Jones, Vulture, 28 Aug. 2024
This wine oozes satiny delicacy with notes of ripe apple, citrus peel and beeswax but the vine age and soils lend the fruit a stony, serious complexity.
—Katie Kelly Bell, Forbes, 3 Oct. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for stony
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Corenswet is perfect as a younger, less chiseled, less stern version of Superman.Erik Kain, Forbes, 19 Dec. 2024
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Freeland, on the other hand, has advocated a much tougher approach to Trump, one more in line with the stern response of Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum.Kate Linthicum, Los Angeles Times, 18 Dec. 2024
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The larger picture is especially grim: Settler violence against Palestinians in the West Bank has leaped, as reported by the Israeli media and human-rights groups.Gershom Gorenberg, The Atlantic, 19 Dec. 2024
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Viewers watched as Berghoff spilled chilling anecdotes of her experiences, painting a grim picture of the dangers lurking in the digital dating pool.Benedict Cosgrove, Newsweek, 19 Dec. 2024
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Their life is interrupted by the arrival of a group of pale, ghostly white lions, an outsider tribe of scavengers led by the ruthless Kiros (Mads Mikkelsen), looking to occupy and control this land.Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 19 Dec. 2024
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Storks Are Fascinating Beyond Their Brood Reducing Ways Despite their ruthless parenting, storks are fascinating creatures with other interesting traits.Scott Travers, Forbes, 18 Dec. 2024
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Relying on harsh overhead lighting can cause a room to feel clinical and cold while too few lights make a room feel dim and sleepy.Mary Catherine McAnnally Scott, Southern Living, 24 Dec. 2024
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In part because Colombian troops were unable to traverse harsh jungles, Panama declared an effectively bloodless independence within hours in November 1903.Will Weissert, Los Angeles Times, 24 Dec. 2024
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Up the long hill and around a bend that almost touches itself White Chimneys comes into view, as harsh and obdurate as ever.Annie Proulx, The New Yorker, 30 June 2024
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Over the next several hundred million years, terrestrial plants of all kinds profoundly altered the planet, accelerating the water cycle, turning obdurate crust into supple soil—and pushing the level of atmospheric oxygen to new heights.Ferris Jabr, The Atlantic, 25 June 2024
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But rather than dilute the scare factor, the humor makes the sense of doom only more pitiless and Orlok’s plans for Ellen more spine-chilling.David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter, 2 Dec. 2024
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From a spring celebration of bare survival after pitiless hardships, Thanksgiving has evolved to its present proportions, with a football game in every stadium and millions of family parties, starting with fruit cocktail and concluding with fruit, cheese, coffee, cordial and cigars.Baltimore Sun Editorial Board, Baltimore Sun, 27 Nov. 2024
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Photo: No Ju-han/Netflix Season two picks up exactly where the first left off, as Gi-hun devises a plan: track down the organizers of the game and end that merciless contest once and for all.Radhika Seth, Vogue, 26 Dec. 2024
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Season 2 doesn’t top the shocking novelty of the first season, made iconic by that giant mechanical girl in charge of a merciless game of red light, green light.Tom Gliatto, People.com, 26 Dec. 2024
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Carro, known for his tough stance on crime and his experience with cases involving terrorism enhancements, will play a key role in shaping the trial's proceedings.Hannah Parry, Newsweek, 24 Dec. 2024
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In the streaming era, brands still matter, and studios still matter, but the companies at the heart of the entertainment business are already making tough choices about where to place their bets.Alex Weprin, The Hollywood Reporter, 23 Dec. 2024
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“Stony.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stony. Accessed 30 Dec. 2024.
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