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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
Noun
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The director’s insistence on no-frills digital photography adds to the grittiness of the images, rendering them profoundly real.—
Murtada Elfadl,
Variety,
30 Mar. 2025
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But Zelensky's insistence that the United States continue isolating Putin underscores Kyiv's fear that Western concessions—especially around sanctions—could erode international leverage.—
Paul Du Quenoy,
MSNBC Newsweek,
28 Mar. 2025
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But – again, in Crutchfield’s view – the Sharks did not pursue the ball with their usual fervor.—
Walter Villa,
Miami Herald,
16 Mar. 2025
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With a fervor that is another aspect of his ongoing meaning to the franchise — a legendary work ethic that remains the model.—
Vahe Gregorian,
Kansas City Star,
16 Mar. 2025
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The Americans were flat against Panama, lacking the creativity and directness to break them down.—
Paul Tenorio,
The Athletic,
24 Mar. 2025
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The dry basics of the case are where Morris and CHAOS flounder a little and cause the documentary to lose the directness of its argument.—
Daniel Fienberg,
The Hollywood Reporter,
6 Mar. 2025
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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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The warmth between the three leads is believable and although the tendency to have Lane, Bomer and Graham break into choreographed song and dance routines for episodic climaxes quickly feels lazy, a cold open homage to Chicago produced my biggest laugh of the 10-episode season.—
Daniel Fienberg,
HollywoodReporter,
27 Mar. 2025
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She will be remembered for her imaginative spirit, her pioneering role in supernatural fiction, and her generosity, warmth and heart, both on and off the page.—
Paul Du Quenoy,
MSNBC Newsweek,
27 Mar. 2025
Noun
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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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Charles’ ardor also applies to Herb’s former musical and romantic partner, Nell Mortimer (Mulligan).—
Peter Rainer,
The Christian Science Monitor,
25 Mar. 2025
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But any non-cynic can’t help but be swept up in its doomed ardor. 54.—
Will Leitch,
Vulture,
3 Mar. 2025
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In this case, the role of Tom’s eloquence was played by the pay differential between UK and Chinese programmers who do the same work (in this case, literally the same).—
IEEE Spectrum,
IEEE Spectrum,
31 Jan. 2013
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Sometimes our horror reaches out and devastates others, and when that happens, the eloquence of our lies will do nothing to redeem us.—
Mikal Gilmore,
Rolling Stone,
16 Feb. 2025
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“Stridency.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stridency. Accessed 4 Apr. 2025.
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