toughness

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Recent Examples of toughness Georgia Tech: From a toughness and skills standpoint, Haynes King is a perfect fit for Georgia Tech’s offense. Antonio Morales, New York Times, 2 May 2025 It's got to be based on toughness, a defensive mindset, a sharing-of-the-ball mindset, a lot of accountability, discipline, hard work. Tom Rogers, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Apr. 2025 Cook is coming off a final campaign in which injuries sidelined him more than preferred, but the veteran still stood out for the Tigers with both his play and toughness. Maddie Hartley, Kansas City Star, 27 Apr. 2025 Daily driving on city streets and freeways was improved, off-road toughness remained. James Raia, Mercury News, 27 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for toughness
Recent Examples of Synonyms for toughness
Noun
  • Isabelle recommends selecting two to three hero colors and incorporating them throughout the tablescape (bonus points if there’s cohesion with the food and bevs!).
    Ginger Perra, Better Homes & Gardens, 10 May 2025
  • But there is no real cohesion to the defense spending hikes in Europe, officials and industry sources say.
    Ellie Cook, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 May 2025
Noun
  • Her attraction to Heiss was in part an attraction to this solidity, the grace that radiated from a person who wished to be nowhere else.
    Lillian Fishman, New Yorker, 4 May 2025
  • The former is probably the safer move here, as Ange Postecoglou’s men are far more renowned for their attacking proficiency than their defensive solidity.
    Sam Tighe, New York Times, 30 Apr. 2025

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“Toughness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/toughness. Accessed 19 May. 2025.

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