hardily

Definition of hardilynext

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Recent Examples of hardily Others, like many cactuses, often don’t bounce back as hardily as their reputations. Joan Meiners, AZCentral.com, 10 Nov. 2025
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Adverb
  • The only narrative novelty is how audaciously cruel the movie is to kids.
    Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 11 June 2026
  • Shelve to the ceiling In a space blessed with audaciously high ceilings, add shelves all the way up to accentuate it and store much more than in typical cupboards.
    Rachel Davies, Architectural Digest, 11 May 2026
Adverb
  • Ejiofor is stoutly built but only 6-7 1/2 in socks, so asking him to play center at the next level will be a challenge.
    John Hollinger, New York Times, 20 June 2026
  • The 49ers’ defense played so stoutly that the Panthers totaled just 230 yards, including 169 passing yards from Bryce Young, who was sacked once, by Clelin Ferrell.
    Cam Inman, Mercury News, 25 Nov. 2025
Adverb
  • While Top Gun had Cruise daringly fly and pilot fighter planes, Rogue Nation saw the actor cling onto one from the outside!
    Skyler Caruso, PEOPLE, 3 July 2026
  • The chanters scatter and daringly kick and play with the flaming husks while the audience (including me) tries not to panic.
    Emily Feng, NPR, 20 May 2026
Adverb
  • Burnout, by contrast, is a harder reason for many owners to say out loud, especially when the business is still healthy, and the outward signs of success remain firmly in place.
    Scott Hanson, Forbes.com, 2 July 2026
  • Meloni was firmly in the fold at a late June meeting in Berlin with the leaders of Germany, France, Britain and Poland.
    ABC News, ABC News, 2 July 2026
Adverb
  • Portland has over 500 food carts citywide, offering everything from global street food to creative comfort dishes — all at prices that make eating adventurously easy on the wallet.
    Lauren Schuster, Kansas City Star, 15 Apr. 2026
Adverb
  • On this resolutely French island, the interior showcases Italian classic modernism, with furniture by Molteni and a sculptural Minotti kitchen.
    Sarah Turner, Robb Report, 25 June 2026
  • But on a recent Wednesday at Stanford Medicine’s cancer center in Palo Alto, the boy climbed resolutely into the chair of a first-of-its-kind treatment device, focused for the task ahead.
    Grant Stringer, Mercury News, 18 June 2026
Adverb
  • The few street names in Happy Haven were determinedly upbeat, with Christian undertones.
    Stephen King, The Atlantic, 15 May 2026
  • Wall Street has been determinedly upbeat about the war in Iran resolving in a relatively short window.
    Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 25 Mar. 2026

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“Hardily.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hardily. Accessed 6 Jul. 2026.

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