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adjective

as in hardy
able to withstand hardship, strain, or exposure the weather-beaten, inured faces of farmers

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verb

past tense of inure
as in strengthened
to make able to withstand physical hardship, strain, or exposure the hardship of army training inured her to the rigors of desert warfare

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Recent Examples of inured
Adjective
Humans are cursed to become inured to anything that persists long enough, and even the staggering beauty of a total solar eclipse may begin to fade after, say, an hour. — Phil Plait, Scientific American, 17 July 2026 News of Nataliia’s death spread quickly across Ukraine, a nation that is, by now, mostly inured to the nightly tick of deaths. — Lizzie Johnson, New Yorker, 25 Apr. 2026 Kenneth Ahn, president of Broad Arrow, said the wealthy today seem to have become inured to the chaotic headlines and market gyrations. — Robert Frank, CNBC, 12 Mar. 2026 Americans—especially journalists—should resist becoming inured to fascist rhetoric. — Tom Nichols, The Atlantic, 23 Feb. 2026 The danger in conflating different stories into a data breach that never was is that users become inured to the real advice. — Zak Doffman, Forbes.com, 2 Sep. 2025 Erudite cynics like Karl Rove have written that gerrymandering has been around as long as there have been politicians and districts and that public officials invariably become inured to their own hypocrisy. — The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 10 Aug. 2025
Verb
That could be because New Yorkers are inured to the perpetually temporary structures anyway or because the new designs, despite the day-care-center colors, do a good job of being inconspicuous. — Justin Davidson, Curbed, 24 June 2026 Police initially said there were 10 people inured in the shooting and later revised the number. — Cindy Von Quednow, CNN Money, 23 Apr. 2026 After finishing third in the short program, Liu rose to the top of the medal podium while skating freely, ebulliently, inured to any pressure, performing with technical precision and bright artistry. — Bora Erden, New York Times, 20 Feb. 2026 The pain is felt on both sides, although the Kremlin appears to be inured to it. — Ken Silverstein, Forbes.com, 11 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for inured
  1. hardy
  2. strengthened
  3. sturdy
  4. hardened
  5. strong
  6. rugged
  7. tough
  8. vigorous
Adjective
  • From flowering to evergreen, these hardy shrubs deliver seasonal interest and texture—without demanding constant care.
    — Megan Hughes, Better Homes & Gardens, 29 July 2026
  • According to their findings detailed in a study published today in The ISME Journal, everything from tiny worms, to hardy tardigrades, to even rock-eating fungi build a vast, complex ecosystem below the Earth’s surface.
    — Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 29 July 2026
Definition of hardy
Verb
  • Genevieve strengthened into a major hurricane in the Pacific Ocean on Sunday and is expected to intensify well southwest of Mexico but stay far out to sea on a course roughly parallel to the coast.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 26 July 2026
  • Athens and Jerusalem have steadily strengthened security ties amid evolving geopolitical challenges in the Eastern Mediterranean.
    — Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 25 July 2026
Definition of strengthened
Adjective
  • The outdoorsy traveler hiking the gorges in Crete or the trails in Andros should bring a pair of sturdy shoes, a hat for sun protection, and tons of SPF.
    — Elly Leavitt, Vogue, 27 July 2026
  • December 22 – January 19 A home or family issue may need a sturdier foundation, not another temporary fix.
    — Tarot.com, Chicago Tribune, 26 July 2026
Definition of sturdy
Verb
  • In the meantime, the less polished but battle-hardened Ethereum will emerge yet again as the more sensible software layer to power the next era of financial innovation.
    — Jeff John Roberts, Fortune, 27 July 2026
  • As many Americans have soured on the country in the wake of its brutal campaign in Gaza, Maher’s views have only hardened.
    — Aidan McLaughlin, Vanity Fair, 23 July 2026
Definition of hardened
Adjective
  • This is a strong day to pitch, perform, flirt, draft, or share something that feels alive.
    — Tarot.com, The Orlando Sentinel, 27 July 2026
  • While heavy foreign equity selling earlier this year weighed on the won, Goldman said those outflows have slowed, allowing the currency's strong external fundamentals to reassert themselves.
    — Lee Ying Shan, CNBC, 27 July 2026
Definition of strong
Adjective
  • Commercials showed off sleek and imposing vehicles with four-wheel drive going off-roading through rugged terrain, adding some aspiration to a Tuesday night baseball practice pick-up .
    — Ramishah Maruf, CNN Money, 26 July 2026
  • With the pole still lodged in his body, Cifaldi and his friends began the more than 10-mile trek back down the mountain, navigating rugged terrain including snowfields and boulder fields.
    — Erin Clack, PEOPLE, 26 July 2026
Definition of rugged
Adjective
  • The city's local Democratic lawmakers claim that the tough-on-crime policies only temporarily reduced crime while troop presence was at its peak.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 31 July 2026
  • Lopez and multiple bullpen arms got out of tough jams to limit the Red Sox 16 baserunners across the first nine innings to just two runs, only one earned.
    — Sean Campbell, Sacbee.com, 30 July 2026
Definition of tough
Adjective
  • Hours before the buck moon, tender Venus in Virgo and vigorous Mars in Gemini face off, manifesting drama with others.
    — Lisa Stardust, Vogue, 27 July 2026
  • Also, keep the plants vigorous with fertilizer applications once or twice a year.
    — Tom MacCubbin, The Orlando Sentinel, 25 July 2026
Definition of vigorous

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