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Recent Examples of tough-minded
The Friday night announcement was criticized by some journalists as a way to score political points and penalize tough-minded news outlets.
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Brian Stelter, CNN, 7 Feb. 2025
Johnson is viewed as innovative, creative and somewhat tough-minded in his coaching style.
—Steve Silverman, Forbes, 21 Jan. 2025
The Heat are always a tough-minded unit and it's reflected in their performance.
—David Faris, Newsweek, 29 Dec. 2024
This approach is not new; it could also be called tough-minded diplomacy.
—Dan Caldwell, Foreign Affairs, 13 Nov. 2024
There’s a radical, tough-minded generosity here that punches right through the wall of our moment’s hypersensitivity around appropriation.
—Sara Holdren, Vulture, 7 Feb. 2024
For the British government, that requires tough-minded honesty about the United Kingdom, the balance of power, and the state of the world.
—David Lammy, Foreign Affairs, 17 Apr. 2024
Under tough-minded presidents, that has occasionally happened.
—Nicholas Kristof, The Mercury News, 20 Mar. 2024
Against them, there is the tough-minded continual splendor of Robinson’s attention to Genesis’ figures in the landscape.
—Francis Spufford, New York Times, 6 Mar. 2024
Brian Stelter, CNN, 7 Feb. 2025
Johnson is viewed as innovative, creative and somewhat tough-minded in his coaching style.
—Steve Silverman, Forbes, 21 Jan. 2025
The Heat are always a tough-minded unit and it's reflected in their performance.
—David Faris, Newsweek, 29 Dec. 2024
This approach is not new; it could also be called tough-minded diplomacy.
—Dan Caldwell, Foreign Affairs, 13 Nov. 2024
There’s a radical, tough-minded generosity here that punches right through the wall of our moment’s hypersensitivity around appropriation.
—Sara Holdren, Vulture, 7 Feb. 2024
For the British government, that requires tough-minded honesty about the United Kingdom, the balance of power, and the state of the world.
—David Lammy, Foreign Affairs, 17 Apr. 2024
Under tough-minded presidents, that has occasionally happened.
—Nicholas Kristof, The Mercury News, 20 Mar. 2024
Against them, there is the tough-minded continual splendor of Robinson’s attention to Genesis’ figures in the landscape.
—Francis Spufford, New York Times, 6 Mar. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for tough-minded
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But an unsentimental assessment of the regional landscape offers some sense of how Trump could proceed.—
Suzanne Maloney,
Foreign Affairs,
10 Dec. 2024
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This lyrical but unsentimental book is a eulogy for transhumance—the seasonal movement of livestock and the people who watch over them.—
The New Yorker,
The New Yorker,
23 Dec. 2024
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But if Naples’s gaudy decadence is hot on social media, the city is also experiencing a much more unromantic, enduring and crude degradation that is engulfing the youth from its poorer quarters.—
Gianni Cipriano,
New York Times,
2 Jan. 2025
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The system is simple, if unromantic: One partner proposes through the app, and the other is sent a notification.—
Chris Stokel-Walker,
TIME,
30 Oct. 2024
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But LaVine attacked this season with vigor, reshaping himself into a levelheaded leader and efficient scorer who earned quiet praise around the league.—
Julia Poe,
Chicago Tribune,
3 Feb. 2025
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The first spot, which bowed last week, features SportsCenter anchor Elle Duncan as a levelheaded wedding crasher.—
Anthony Crupi,
Sportico.com,
31 Jan. 2025
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Now, our risk-taking has to be rational, but everything is a risk.—
Matt Slater,
The Athletic,
9 Feb. 2025
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His characters are driven by their needs; they’re not driven by rational thinking.—
Chris Jones,
Chicago Tribune,
7 Feb. 2025
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In this case the most sensible move would be to shift Rafaela into a super utility bench role, install the prospect at left field and bump Duran over to center.—
Mac Cerullo,
Boston Herald,
16 Feb. 2025
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City government is closest to the needs of residents’ everyday lives – snow plowing, garbage pickup, street lights, road repair, public safety, sensible economic development for low property taxes.—
Aurora Beacon-News,
Chicago Tribune,
9 Feb. 2025
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Amorim is not likely to be afforded those in abundance at a club of United’s stature, even if trusting the process is the only logical way to succeed.—
Matt Woosnam,
The Athletic,
7 Feb. 2025
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The Treasury Department would be the next most logical agency to administer student debt, Mayotte said.—
Annie Nova,
CNBC,
4 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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Israel's President Isaac Herzog described the release ceremony as cynical and vicious.—
Hussam al-Masri,
USA TODAY,
10 Feb. 2025
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He’s been given every reason to be angry, frustrated, and cynical, toward the specific people coming after him and the world at large.—
Ben Travers,
IndieWire,
10 Feb. 2025
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Even as busy moms and entrepreneurs, what keeps them sane is their relationship with each other.—
Bon Appétit,
Bon Appétit,
3 Feb. 2025
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And that’s the last thing anyone needs in a world where protecting your peace and staying sane is already an uphill battle.—
Erica Sloan,
SELF,
31 Jan. 2025
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“Tough-minded.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tough-minded. Accessed 22 Feb. 2025.
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