toughie

variants also toughy

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of toughie And special days call for special grids, such as this set of six toughies that were originally shelved but have remained in our hearts. Vulture Editors, Vulture, 26 Feb. 2025 Extra time may be spent looking for that toughie that was present just a few days ago. Taylor Piephoff, charlotteobserver, 15 Dec. 2017 The surprises come from Rachel McAdams, who holds her own as a wise-cracking toughie, and Peña, who defrosts from macho pride mode with low-key grace. Hugh Hart, WIRED, 29 Oct. 2008 Another cold-weather toughie is Alaska's red flat bark beetle, which, under lab conditions, can survive cooling down to minus 238 degrees Fahrenheit. Liz Langley, National Geographic, 10 Dec. 2016
Recent Examples of Synonyms for toughie
Noun
  • Williams is already Beale Street jerky tough and looks like a plug-and-play 3-and-D wing.
    Kelly Iko, The Athletic, 11 Apr. 2024
  • When a set of tortuous toughs relocate to the neighborhood, his temperament shifts and the scenes increasingly unravel the inner workings of his shaken psyche.
    Holly Jones, Variety, 23 Sep. 2024
Noun
  • The film follows an American student (Seberg) in Paris who loves a dangerous criminal (Belmondo) obsessed with Humphrey Bogart.
    Samantha Bergeson, IndieWire, 20 Mar. 2025
  • The company entices the criminal to click on a tracking link, which provides information about their location.
    Rachel Hale, USA TODAY, 20 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • By being the bully or employing the collaborative? Follow me on LinkedIn.
    Dan Pontefract, Forbes, 22 Mar. 2025
  • Spoelstra knows better than to pay attention to keyboard bullies, but rather use them as another life lesson.
    Madeleine Marr, Miami Herald, 17 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • Jesse, understandably, has become more defensive about antisemitism since he was brutally attacked by thugs who singled him out for being Jewish.
    Charles McNulty, Los Angeles Times, 26 Mar. 2025
  • The hundreds of attacks being made by Houthi, the sinister mobsters and thugs based in Yemen, who are hated by the Yemeni people, all emanate from, and are created by, IRAN.
    David Faris, Newsweek, 18 Mar. 2025

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“Toughie.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/toughie. Accessed 3 Apr. 2025.

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