as in stubborn
sticking to an opinion, purpose, or course of action in spite of reason, arguments, or persuasion
the team's hard-nosed coach doesn't make exceptions for anybody
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Recent Examples of hard-nosed
Assume the role of the hard-nosed journalist, skeptical investor, or cautious head of HR.
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Rhea Wessel, Forbes.com, 30 Aug. 2025
Both of those are hard-nosed defenses, similar to the playing style Peppers has always brought to the field.
—Andrew Wright, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Aug. 2025
Katie Honan, a hard-nosed City Hall reporter for the nonprofit newsroom The City, was there to cover the opening of a new campaign office for Adams’s independent, desperate, long-shot bid to win reëlection.
—Eric Lach, New Yorker, 21 Aug. 2025
While Burton has captured the love of Valkyries fans for her hard-nosed mentality, the 25-year-old Massachusetts native’s journey to becoming one of the expansion team’s best players wasn’t linear.
—Nathan Canilao, Mercury News, 19 Aug. 2025
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Rhea Wessel, Forbes.com, 30 Aug. 2025
Both of those are hard-nosed defenses, similar to the playing style Peppers has always brought to the field.
—Andrew Wright, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Aug. 2025
Katie Honan, a hard-nosed City Hall reporter for the nonprofit newsroom The City, was there to cover the opening of a new campaign office for Adams’s independent, desperate, long-shot bid to win reëlection.
—Eric Lach, New Yorker, 21 Aug. 2025
While Burton has captured the love of Valkyries fans for her hard-nosed mentality, the 25-year-old Massachusetts native’s journey to becoming one of the expansion team’s best players wasn’t linear.
—Nathan Canilao, Mercury News, 19 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hard-nosed
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Inflation is stubborn, unemployment is rising and Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell has even confirmed that Gen Z grads just can’t get a break right now.—
Orianna Rosa Royle,
Fortune,
19 Sep. 2025
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Clean With Vinegar And Dish Soap Dish soap cuts through grease and grime to make removing stubborn dirt easier.—
Karen Brewer Grossman,
Southern Living,
19 Sep. 2025
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But while much of record labels’ promotional efforts have shifted to platforms including TikTok, Shinedown has remained adamant about the importance of terrestrial radio.—
Glenn Peoples,
Billboard,
18 Sep. 2025
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In a 24/7 news cycle, Hemmer is adamant about balancing urgency with accuracy.—
Rodger Dean Duncan,
Forbes.com,
18 Sep. 2025
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As each one of our kids left for college and then moved out on their own, Chewie remained right there like our steadfast companion.—
Joey Nolfi,
Entertainment Weekly,
17 Sep. 2025
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To Mike Hopkins, your steadfast leadership has been instrumental in shaping Prime Video’s new vision and success.—
Nellie Andreeva,
Deadline,
17 Sep. 2025
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For example, the military's ultra-hardened Advanced Extremely High Frequency satellites in geosynchronous orbit are designed to operate through an electromagnetic pulse and nuclear scintillation.—
Stephen Clark,
ArsTechnica,
11 Sep. 2025
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The hardened sediment largely contained the mineral brucite — created through alkaline waste interacting with magnesium in the ocean water that resulted in the crust-like surface surrounding the barrels.—
Maura Fox,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
11 Sep. 2025
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“Hard-nosed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hard-nosed. Accessed 21 Sep. 2025.
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