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Recent Examples of gritty
Duke suffered its first loss in ACC play (12-1) on the same day that No. 1 Auburn dropped a gritty contest with SEC foe Florida.
Flagg, who had just four points on 2-for-5 shooting in the first half, helped keep Duke in the game with some clutch baskets in the final five minutes.
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Justin Williams, The Athletic, 9 Feb. 2025
To reach him in Crooks Springs, Sara enlists the assistance of a guide named Isaac Reed, depicted by a gritty and valiant Taylor Kitsch, also from Friday Night Lights, who leads their small band in the face of calamities climatic, financial, and violent.
—Michael M. Rosen, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 7 Feb. 2025
Filmmaker Catherine Hardwicke is underway in Los Angeles on Street Smart, an indie drama said to mark a return to the gritty, immersive storytelling of her films Lords of Dogtown and Thirteen.
—Matt Grobar, Deadline, 14 Feb. 2025
The movie featured a starry cast — Josh Hartnett, Ewan McGregor, Tom Sizemore, Orlando Bloom, and many more — in a gritty, chaotic portrait of urban warfare that impressed audiences and critics alike.
—Randall Colburn, EW.com, 12 Feb. 2025
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Justin Williams, The Athletic, 9 Feb. 2025
To reach him in Crooks Springs, Sara enlists the assistance of a guide named Isaac Reed, depicted by a gritty and valiant Taylor Kitsch, also from Friday Night Lights, who leads their small band in the face of calamities climatic, financial, and violent.
—Michael M. Rosen, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 7 Feb. 2025
Filmmaker Catherine Hardwicke is underway in Los Angeles on Street Smart, an indie drama said to mark a return to the gritty, immersive storytelling of her films Lords of Dogtown and Thirteen.
—Matt Grobar, Deadline, 14 Feb. 2025
The movie featured a starry cast — Josh Hartnett, Ewan McGregor, Tom Sizemore, Orlando Bloom, and many more — in a gritty, chaotic portrait of urban warfare that impressed audiences and critics alike.
—Randall Colburn, EW.com, 12 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for gritty
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Though the ceremony didn't need to be made any more groundbreaking, considering the impact of Best Picture winner Gentleman's Agreement, which tackled anti-Semitism in new and unflinching ways.—
James Mercadante,
EW.com,
1 Mar. 2025
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With music by Anna Mullarkey and performed solo by an unflinching Kate Gilmore (actors in Walsh’s plays have to be willing to sweat), Safe House represents experimental territory for its playwright-director.—
Sara Holdren,
Vulture,
23 Feb. 2025
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The clear turquoise water of Oura Bay comes right up to the hotel’s beach—rocky in some parts, sandy in others.—
Maya Kachroo-Levine,
Travel + Leisure,
28 Feb. 2025
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Due to the sandy terrain, tent campers will want to bring extra-long stakes.—
Symiah Dorsey,
Southern Living,
27 Feb. 2025
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Come meet Deborah Smith, a Central Florida artist, who will reveal her perception on the world through her vivid, impressionist paintings.—
Joe Rassel,
Orlando Sentinel,
5 Mar. 2025
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My personal histories are stored as vivid timelines of outfits stretching back to first consciousness; well, style consciousness that is.—
Tom Stubbs,
Robb Report,
5 Mar. 2025
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Rule Breakers proves scattershot in its storytelling and features one or two too many last-minute crises for its plucky heroines to overcome.—
Frank Scheck,
The Hollywood Reporter,
5 Mar. 2025
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The ranch consistently turns out matriarchs who are plucky and resolute in the ways Alex has demonstrated.—
Amanda Whiting,
Vulture,
23 Feb. 2025
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The collection leaned heavily on earthy tones, reflecting the dusty, dark hues of fall and winter across various materials and textures.—
Tiana Randall,
Forbes,
1 Mar. 2025
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In contrast, robust strains with earthy or spicy undertones find their perfect partner in bold reds like Cabernet Sauvignon.—
Matt Rozo,
The Mercury News,
28 Feb. 2025
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Her expressive reading of it was as much song as speech.—
Mark Swed,
Los Angeles Times,
28 Feb. 2025
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In the past decade and half, the key shift in her painterly language is the sinuous, expressive lines that appear within her images, often in the foreground.—
Emmanuel Iduma,
ARTnews.com,
21 Feb. 2025
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Allen learned on the job from Ashley and Mary-Kate Olsen at The Row, who have always been resolute about doing things their own way.—
Nicole Phelps,
Vogue,
6 Feb. 2025
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The resolute horse nudges the keg forward across challenging terrain and is unwavering in the desire to achieve the goal of delivering the keg of Budweiser beer.—
Todd Holmes,
Forbes,
19 Feb. 2025
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From far above, the area around Yanghai cemetery looks like a collection of ground-dwelling wasp dens, drilled into a gravelly desert.—
Sarah Scoles,
Discover Magazine,
9 Jan. 2018
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This is the gravelly voice-over of Henry Hill speaking dutifully about downtown theater!—
Hunter Harris,
Vulture,
27 May 2022
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“Gritty.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gritty. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.
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