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as in hardship
something that is a cause for suffering or special effort especially in the attainment of a goal
hard-bitten folk who survived many rigors on the way to the promised land
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as in severity
the quality or state of being demanding or unyielding (as in discipline or criticism)
after being coddled by his former coach, the swimmer was shocked by the rigor of the new training program
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as in accuracy
the quality or state of being very accurate
said that she had heard that excuse a million times, but then she was never known for the rigor of her calculations
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Recent Examples of rigor
And making sure his body handles the rigors of a 162-game season.
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Ken Rosenthal, New York Times, 9 July 2025
Sometimes parents may even feel that in-person schooling, or even the rigors and demands of homeschooling, don’t fit their children’s learning style, either.
—Taylor Grothe, Parents, 9 July 2025
On the other hand, the abrupt reversal could cause reputational damage if it’s seen as over-promising or sidestepping regulatory rigor.
—Sandy Carter, Forbes.com, 7 July 2025
The school scores high in diversity of the student body, college prep, quality of teachers and academic rigor.
—Charlie Finnerty, Austin American Statesman, 2 July 2025
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Ken Rosenthal, New York Times, 9 July 2025
Sometimes parents may even feel that in-person schooling, or even the rigors and demands of homeschooling, don’t fit their children’s learning style, either.
—Taylor Grothe, Parents, 9 July 2025
On the other hand, the abrupt reversal could cause reputational damage if it’s seen as over-promising or sidestepping regulatory rigor.
—Sandy Carter, Forbes.com, 7 July 2025
The school scores high in diversity of the student body, college prep, quality of teachers and academic rigor.
—Charlie Finnerty, Austin American Statesman, 2 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for rigor
Noun
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Derrick McCray wasn’t about to let sickness, death and hardship derail a 91-year-old barbecue dynasty, not after all his restaurant achieved: catering 18 straight Super Bowls, serving ribs to U.S. presidents and standing as a safe haven through the civil rights era.—
Phillip Valys,
Sun Sentinel,
14 July 2025
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Individuals facing hardship or without access to digital payment methods can apply for exemptions, which are reviewed on a case-by-case basis.—
Suzanne Blake,
MSNBC Newsweek,
14 July 2025
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While relapse of multiple myeloma is regarded as inevitable, the timing and severity vary widely.—
Anna Giorgi,
Verywell Health,
14 July 2025
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But in the meantime, relatives could only guess the severity of the injury by observing the facial expressions of Nuggets personnel.—
Bennett Durando,
Denver Post,
13 July 2025
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And deep learning, with its advanced neural networks, boosts accuracy and predictive power across financial processes.—
Gananath Misra,
Forbes.com,
15 July 2025
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That gives a moderate accuracy boost when throwing the ball before the receivers make the cut.—
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
14 July 2025
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The logistical difficulty of smuggling datacenter-grade hardware is often underestimated; these GPUs arrive preassembled into racks that can weigh over 3,600 pounds, making physical diversion highly impractical.—
Patrick Moorhead,
Forbes.com,
16 July 2025
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Almost from the start, however, the project faced difficulties due to the fact that NTE Energy continued to hold the certificate of approval from the siting council to develop the property for a power plant — despite having since gone out of business.—
John Moritz,
Hartford Courant,
15 July 2025
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The album’s first four tracks are prime examples of Pharrell, Malice and Pusha operating a three-man weave to precision.—
Carl Lamarre,
Billboard,
21 July 2025
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The Road Ahead Collision repair is now a digital service business built on precision, process and platform thinking.—
Brunno Moretti,
Forbes.com,
21 July 2025
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And, sometimes, perfection comes with a surgeon’s touch.—
Cheryl Robinson,
Forbes.com,
25 July 2025
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Embracing private relationships, then, is partly Gen Z’s way of rejecting the suffocating pressures of perfection and returning to the value of real-life displays of affection.—
Kameryn Griesser,
CNN Money,
22 July 2025
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“Rigor.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rigor. Accessed 30 Jul. 2025.
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