as in sand
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as in solid
not showing weakness or uncertainty
he had an iron determination to succeed in on Wall Street
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as in to tie
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Recent Examples of iron
Jeffrey Gettleman, New York Times, 20 Feb. 2025
These include protein, calcium, iron, magnesium, phosphorus, sodium, zinc, vitamin C, folate, niacin and vitamin A, per the U.S. Department of Agriculture.
—Daryl Austin, USA TODAY, 20 Feb. 2025
Amber Smith, Discover Magazine, 8 Nov. 2022
Its Stretch Regent, coming in various fits and specs, is a modern shirt at its finest, treated with non-iron stretch fabric, wrinkle resistance, and a classic French cuff.
—Christian Gollayan, Men's Health, 7 Nov. 2022
Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 30 Jan. 2025
The decline is being driven by concerns about headwinds to iron ore demand in the major steel producing areas in the beginning of the third quarter, though this was somewhat mitigated by China’s stimulus measures in the recent months.
—Trefis Team, Forbes, 2 Dec. 2024
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Noun
Major American investors, including Trump allies, are involved with companies prospecting nickel, iron and rare earth elements, even though much of it is trapped far under frozen ground or ice (in some parts of Greenland, the ice is two miles thick).
—Jeffrey Gettleman, New York Times, 20 Feb. 2025
These include protein, calcium, iron, magnesium, phosphorus, sodium, zinc, vitamin C, folate, niacin and vitamin A, per the U.S. Department of Agriculture.
—Daryl Austin, USA TODAY, 20 Feb. 2025
Adjective
Speak to your doctor about lowering your dose of prenatal vitamins or switching to a non-iron prenatal vitamin.
—Amber Smith, Discover Magazine, 8 Nov. 2022
Its Stretch Regent, coming in various fits and specs, is a modern shirt at its finest, treated with non-iron stretch fabric, wrinkle resistance, and a classic French cuff.
—Christian Gollayan, Men's Health, 7 Nov. 2022
Verb
While the branding discussions iron themselves out, Utah is amid a 21-21-7 campaign, currently sitting in sixth place in the Central Division.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 30 Jan. 2025
The decline is being driven by concerns about headwinds to iron ore demand in the major steel producing areas in the beginning of the third quarter, though this was somewhat mitigated by China’s stimulus measures in the recent months.
—Trefis Team, Forbes, 2 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for iron
Noun
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While Vigna La Delizia enjoys south-east exposure and has soils rich in calcareous marl and clay, Vigna La Villa faces due east and features silt, sand, and clay soils.—
Mike DeSimone and Jeff Jenssen,
Robb Report,
4 Mar. 2025
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The sand that will be sucked up from the lagoon bottom will be placed on Cardiff State Beach in front of the Chart House restaurant.—
Barbara Henry,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
3 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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And the ungrateful pig got a solid slap from the pigsty owners.—
Newsweek,
Newsweek,
28 Feb. 2025
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Even as more devices adopt facial authentication, fingerprint technology will remain a solid option for many phone users, technology professionals said.—
Cheryl Winokur Munk,
CNBC,
28 Feb. 2025
Verb
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This comes a few days after Adebayo recorded the 221st double-double of his NBA career in Friday’s win over the Toronto Raptors to tie Rony Seikaly’s record for the most double-double performances in Heat history.—
Anthony Chiang,
Miami Herald,
24 Feb. 2025
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In 2024, Maryland tied for No. 128 nationally in sacks and tied for 71st in tackles for loss.—
Grace Raynor,
The Athletic,
24 Feb. 2025
Noun
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Faithfully adapted into an excellent Hulu limited series, the panoramic tale hewed closely to the details of Hunter’s own improbable family history, highlighting instances of fortitude, resourcefulness and luck.—
Julia M. Klein,
Los Angeles Times,
24 Feb. 2025
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However, baseball players are creatures of habit, and baseball is the sport that will test your mental fortitude more than any other.—
Tyler Small,
Forbes,
23 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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Potassium helps produce sturdy plants and increases plants’ resistance to stress but overapplication of potassium (and too much of any nutrient) can cause other necessary nutrients to become unavailable to the plant.—
Rita Perwich,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
1 Mar. 2025
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As professional travelers, pilots and flight attendants have an eye for high-quality and sturdy luggage.—
Rylee Johnston,
Travel + Leisure,
28 Feb. 2025
Verb
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While all of this is going on, Lasher is being trussed for his wedding to his one true love.—
Kathleen Walsh,
Vulture,
16 Feb. 2025
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To bring the first one back in October 2023, a custom metal trussing box was spider-craned from level 6 during the installation of new flooring and security glass.—
John Wenzel,
The Denver Post,
13 Jan. 2025
Noun
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If anything, the Rainbow tracks illustrate the youthful grit with which Yes combined their virtuoso tendencies onstage with a certain in-your-face raggedness.—
Ernesto Lechner,
Rolling Stone,
6 Mar. 2025
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Perhaps no other artist has better succeeded at capturing Rio’s exuberant blend of maximalism and grit.—
Grace Edquist,
Vogue,
6 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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This results in a charge imbalance that builds up an electric field strong enough to trigger flashes of lightning.—
National Geographic,
National Geographic,
13 Jan. 2023
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According to research from Everytown for Gun Safety, a nonprofit that advocates for gun control, strong gun control laws are correlated with fewer gun deaths.—
Elliot Hughes,
Journal Sentinel,
13 Jan. 2023
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“Iron.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/iron. Accessed 11 Mar. 2025.
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