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Recent Examples of stridency
Federici’s position on reproductive labour has long since evolved from her Wages for Housework–era stridency.
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Hazlitt, 4 Sep. 2024
In my judgment, this is not the time to amplify disagreement with stridency.
—David G. Savage, Los Angeles Times, 4 Mar. 2024
At the turn of the millennium, just after the Sept. 11 attacks, Keith, who died Monday at 62, released a string of songs that were notable for their political stridency, commitment to American exceptionalism and flexed-bicep threat.
—Jon Caramanica, New York Times, 7 Feb. 2024
Dworkin, metonym for an outmoded Second Wave stridency?
—Sam Huber, The New York Review of Books, 26 Jan. 2023
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Hazlitt, 4 Sep. 2024
In my judgment, this is not the time to amplify disagreement with stridency.
—David G. Savage, Los Angeles Times, 4 Mar. 2024
At the turn of the millennium, just after the Sept. 11 attacks, Keith, who died Monday at 62, released a string of songs that were notable for their political stridency, commitment to American exceptionalism and flexed-bicep threat.
—Jon Caramanica, New York Times, 7 Feb. 2024
Dworkin, metonym for an outmoded Second Wave stridency?
—Sam Huber, The New York Review of Books, 26 Jan. 2023
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for stridency
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Richardson’s seemingly random benching of former MVP Taylor Hall and his insistence on keeping Kurashev in the top six only made things worse.Mark Lazerus, The Athletic, 6 Dec. 2024
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Bay, dean of the USC Annenberg School for Communication and Journalism, has impressed people close to the club with her insistence of rolling up her sleeves and digging into her new job, her first in professional sports.Kevin Baxter, Los Angeles Times, 5 Dec. 2024
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The fervor for all things related to artificial intelligence that fueled much of their rally has started to calm down.Royce Branning, Fortune, 30 Nov. 2024
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After a Venezuelan migrant killed Laken Riley, a nursing student at Augusta University who previously attended the University of Georgia, in February, her death ignited anti-immigrant fervor on the right that placed the blame on Mr. Biden and Ms. Harris’s immigration record.Maya King, New York Times, 25 Nov. 2024
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In capturing that directness, Oppenheimer often shot in long takes, forgoing the fantasy sequences and montages that many have come to associate with musicals for an approach that better accessed his skills as a documentarian.Harrison Richlin, IndieWire, 6 Dec. 2024
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How has this newfound directness and maturity affected the visual style of Big Ideas?Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 15 July 2024
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The fervency of acclaim that the movie spawned—$1 billion worldwide at the box office and a Best Picture nomination at the Oscars—suggested, somewhat chillingly, that the masses found catharsis in this tale.Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic, 4 Oct. 2024
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There were several questions centered around the fervency of support for each candidate, including on favorability, concerns about age and whether each party’s presumptive nominee should actually be the nominee.Philip Bump, Washington Post, 27 June 2024
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Clean lines and a low-profile frame keep things modern and minimal, while the subtle wood legs and a softly padded headboard add just a touch of warmth to this bed frame.Bailey Berg, Architectural Digest, 2 Dec. 2024
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The length adds warmth in all the right places while still looking stylish over my jogger set.Carin Ryan, Travel + Leisure, 2 Dec. 2024
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But even at his most frustrating, the ardency of his thinking draws us to him.Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 25 May 2022
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His impassioned speeches the last two weeks endear him to many players, but his ardency proved irksome to others.Joseph Longo, Vulture, 8 Dec. 2021
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Killian’s reviews are brimming with genuine pleasure, and also a wonderment and ardor for the great variety of stuff on the Web site.Oscar Schwartz, The New Yorker, 27 Nov. 2024
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The Wu-Tang Nike Dunks have developed a severe ardor in hip-hop culture, leading to a pioneering virality in sneaker culture.Ime Ekpo, Forbes, 26 Oct. 2024
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Domingo is perhaps best known for his eloquence, but here, he’s caught in a loop, grasping for the right thing to say.Selome Hailu, Variety, 20 Nov. 2024
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He was trained in law, was widely read, spoke and wrote with eloquence, yet remained humble throughout, a man for all seasons.Bruce Fein, Baltimore Sun, 15 Nov. 2024
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“Stridency.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stridency. Accessed 18 Dec. 2024.
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