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Recent Examples of ironclad
Esther Kang, People.com, 22 Jan. 2025
The surprise this season was that what once seemed to be an ironclad lock for the top pick in the 2026 NBA Draft is starting to loosen.
—Jared Weiss, The Athletic, 21 Jan. 2025
Brian Klaas, Foreign Affairs, 17 July 2016
Organizations will be able to extract valuable insights from sensitive information without exposing the underlying data, opening up unprecedented opportunities for cross-industry collaboration while maintaining ironclad security.
—Bernard Marr, Forbes, 30 Oct. 2024
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Adjective
Trista Sutter isn't a stranger to adhering to an ironclad NDA.
—Esther Kang, People.com, 22 Jan. 2025
The surprise this season was that what once seemed to be an ironclad lock for the top pick in the 2026 NBA Draft is starting to loosen.
—Jared Weiss, The Athletic, 21 Jan. 2025
Noun
One of the most ironclad of laws in politics is that governments that face coup attempts almost always become more authoritarian in response to them.
—Brian Klaas, Foreign Affairs, 17 July 2016
Organizations will be able to extract valuable insights from sensitive information without exposing the underlying data, opening up unprecedented opportunities for cross-industry collaboration while maintaining ironclad security.
—Bernard Marr, Forbes, 30 Oct. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for ironclad
Adjective
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Each small model can handle one or more tasks, and the result will be an elaborate and powerful digital sentience that can handle a wide range of projects.—
John Werner,
Forbes,
27 Feb. 2025
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But just as smartphones and the internet are powerful tools to broaden their horizons, parents and caregivers are right to be cautious about exactly what their teens are posting on the day-to-day.—
Ella Cerón,
Parents,
27 Feb. 2025
Noun
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What's next: Sens. Mike Lee and John Curtis, both Utah Republicans, want the option to build warships and major components overseas, in NATO countries and friendly Indo-Pacific areas (think Japan or South Korea).—
Colin Demarest,
Axios,
8 Mar. 2025
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Take away the living quarters, corridors, ventilators, ladders, access ways, and work spaces, and a warship can be shrunk to a remarkable degree.—
David Szondy,
New Atlas,
6 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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The tree was of no great size, apparently being able to derive but a precarious living from its tenuous foothold in the unyielding stone.—
Frank C. Hibben,
Outdoor Life,
27 Feb. 2025
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Looming over everything is the unyielding passage of time, from the quickly dwindling daylight to the players’ creaking knees.—
Lisa Wong Macabasco,
Vogue,
13 Feb. 2025
Noun
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The twentieth-century struggle for African independence began in Paris salons hosted by the daughters of elite blacks, then travelled by telegram and steamship.—
JSTOR Daily,
JSTOR Daily,
20 Feb. 2025
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Infected rats likely brought the disease from steamships to the shore.—
Sarah Holzmann,
Smithsonian Magazine,
7 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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However, thanks to a small but mighty group of passionate specialist importers, there are more interesting and delicious Australian wines on American shores than ever before.—
Christina Pickard,
Bon Appétit,
5 Mar. 2025
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Since opening, Moore said the small but mighty team at Semicolon has been able to give out hundreds of thousands of free books.—
Shanzeh Ahmad,
Chicago Tribune,
1 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Chambers says oral history, passed on by Koh Samui locals, states the tanker was torpedoed by a submarine.—
Ronan O'Connell,
Smithsonian Magazine,
27 Feb. 2025
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All tanker vessels will need to comply to reduce emissions in California ports by the beginning of 2027.—
Katie Fehrenbacher,
Axios,
26 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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She is also seen as a solid candidate to land the job permanently.—
Max Goldbart,
Deadline,
28 Feb. 2025
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Gilmour's Eris rocket is made of three stages powered by hybrid engines consuming a solid fuel and a liquid oxidizer.—
Stephen Clark,
Ars Technica,
28 Feb. 2025
Noun
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Many of these come with steamers or colanders for draining pasta water.—
BestReviews,
The Mercury News,
12 Feb. 2025
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The steamer has yet to confirm a release date for KPopped.—
Charisma Madarang,
Rolling Stone,
5 Feb. 2025
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“Ironclad.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ironclad. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.
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