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Recent Examples of rock-ribbed
While the Democrats have completely revamped their primary calendar, the Republicans have remained the party of rock-ribbed tradition.
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Walter Shapiro, The New Republic, 6 Mar. 2023
Walter Shapiro, The New Republic, 6 Mar. 2023
Recent Examples of Synonyms for rock-ribbed
Adjective
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In many parts of the developing world, China has come to be seen as a rapacious and unbending creditor, not so different from the Western multinational corporations and lenders that sought to collect on bad debts in decades past.—
Michael Bennon,
Foreign Affairs,
22 Aug. 2023
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Assad responded then with unbending violence, and the revolt turned into a bloody civil war that tore the country apart.—
Sarah Dadouch,
Washington Post,
25 Aug. 2023
Adjective
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And with that, Noah made the implacable Rose start crying in front of friends and family, all 20,000 of them.—
Jon Greenberg,
The Athletic,
4 Jan. 2025
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Her paternal grandmother heaves with bitterness, and though Ana intends to stay, her implacable grandmother sees her as an unwelcome visitor.—
Vogue,
Vogue,
26 Dec. 2024
Adjective
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The Islamic State group follows a hard-line version of Sunni Islam and considers Shiite Muslims to be apostates.—
Warren P. Strobel,
arkansasonline.com,
26 Jan. 2025
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Tom Williams Democrats were split on how to handle border enforcement and immigration under Trump, with some warming to his hard-line stand.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
25 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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The full lineup of talks is as follows: BIG TALKS Alex Ross Perry One of the most uncompromising artists working in independent cinema today, Alex Ross Perry reflects on his inspirations and creative journey.—
Leo Barraclough,
Variety,
15 Jan. 2025
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Some are arguing that the House GOP needs a more uncompromising leader coming into the new Trump administration.—
Andrew Solender,
Axios,
1 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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The year-on-year increases at each major are more modest, usually between 10 and 12 percent, but that percentage of tournament revenue remains steadfast, if not entirely immovable.—
Matthew Futterman,
The Athletic,
9 Jan. 2025
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With this fact as an immovable backdrop, leaders cannot hope to properly future-proof their teams without supporting their workers’ physical, mental and emotional health.—
Dylan Taylor,
Forbes,
4 Dec. 2024
Adjective
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Although Hamas repeatedly declined to agree to the framework of this ceasefire agreement that President Biden announced in May of 2024, the unyielding and ironclad alliance between the United States and Israel ultimately persuaded Hamas to capitulate.—
Michael Gfoeller And David H. Rundell,
Newsweek,
15 Jan. 2025
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His upbringing left him with a speech impediment and an unyielding desire to make something of his life.—
airmail.news,
airmail.news,
31 Aug. 2024
Adjective
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The start of the ceasefire will be a reprieve for Gazans who have endured 15 months of relentless Israeli strikes, which have reduced much of the enclave to rubble.—
Mick Krever,
CNN,
18 Jan. 2025
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Sports High School Sports Four reach double figures to lead Cavaliers, who get a strong finish from senior guard Kam Carter UPDATED: January 17, 2025 at 10:18 PM EST Spalding senior guard Kam Carter sealed a win over St. Frances with two relentless finishes at the basket in the closing minutes.—
Glenn Graham,
Baltimore Sun,
18 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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Although Bush and Obama both flirted with what was once called entitlement reform, Trump and Biden now present themselves as adamantine defenders of Social Security and Medicare, each accusing the other of secretly aiming to cut those programs.—
Matthew Karp,
Harper's Magazine,
2 Oct. 2024
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This view is much in vogue today, casting China not as a country that responds to pressure and incentives but as an adamantine force incapable of reacting to external stimuli.—
Julian Gewirtz,
Foreign Affairs,
13 Oct. 2020
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“Rock-ribbed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rock-ribbed. Accessed 30 Jan. 2025.
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