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Recent Examples of stridency
There’s a slight stridency to the character that would benefit from a touch more stillness.
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Charles McNulty, Los Angeles Times, 19 Sep. 2024
Still, his consistency, stridency and level-headedness in advocating for his country have turned him into one of the most recognizable pro-Israel activists on the planet.
—Seth Abramovitch, The Hollywood Reporter, 18 Sep. 2024
Federici’s position on reproductive labour has long since evolved from her Wages for Housework–era stridency.
—Hazlitt, 4 Sep. 2024
In my judgment, this is not the time to amplify disagreement with stridency.
—David G. Savage, Los Angeles Times, 4 Mar. 2024
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Charles McNulty, Los Angeles Times, 19 Sep. 2024
Still, his consistency, stridency and level-headedness in advocating for his country have turned him into one of the most recognizable pro-Israel activists on the planet.
—Seth Abramovitch, The Hollywood Reporter, 18 Sep. 2024
Federici’s position on reproductive labour has long since evolved from her Wages for Housework–era stridency.
—Hazlitt, 4 Sep. 2024
In my judgment, this is not the time to amplify disagreement with stridency.
—David G. Savage, Los Angeles Times, 4 Mar. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for stridency
Noun
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President Donald Trump repeated his insistence that Apple manufacture iPhones in the U.S. or face 25% tariffs, a threat to boost the taxes on the tech giant's imports that are already projected to cost the company $900 million during April, May and June.—
Bart Jansen,
USA Today,
24 May 2025
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The boy was taken to Evanston Hospital at the grandmother’s insistence.—
Bethany Brown,
People.com,
23 May 2025
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The Broader, Post-DOGE Agenda Looking beyond DOGE (and beyond the swampy aspects), a broader survey of Trump’s executive orders reveals DOGE as one part of a larger agenda streamlining spending and regulation—sometimes with greater fervor than the DOGE directives themselves.—
Clyde Wayne Crews Jr,
Forbes.com,
1 June 2025
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The fan base had embraced Lance’s potential with a protective fervor, even before he was drafted, and many reacted angrily to any suggestion of his struggles.—
Michael Silver,
New York Times,
20 May 2025
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Director: Jackie Jesko The Hook: An unvarnished look at the barrier-breaking journalist who interviewed everyone from the Kardashians to Castro, disarming her subjects with her charm before asking penetrating questions that were shocking in their directness (see this sit-down with Courtney Love).—
Rebecca Rubin,
Variety,
4 June 2025
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There is a directness to Salah which opponents find disconcerting.—
Gregg Evans,
New York Times,
21 May 2025
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The fervency of acclaim that the movie spawned—$1 billion worldwide at the box office and a Best Picture nomination at the Oscars—suggested, somewhat chillingly, that the masses found catharsis in this tale.—
Spencer Kornhaber,
The Atlantic,
4 Oct. 2024
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The fervency of acclaim that the movie spawned—$1 billion worldwide at the box office and a Best Picture nomination at the Oscars—suggested, somewhat chillingly, that the masses found catharsis in this tale.—
Spencer Kornhaber,
The Atlantic,
4 Oct. 2024
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Soft area rugs provide comfort, warmth, and traction.—
Maria Sabella,
Better Homes & Gardens,
24 May 2025
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Even cold-blooded animals, which rely on the environment for warmth, raise their temperature behaviorally.—
Harry Bernheim,
The Conversation,
23 May 2025
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But even at his most frustrating, the ardency of his thinking draws us to him.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
25 May 2022
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His impassioned speeches the last two weeks endear him to many players, but his ardency proved irksome to others.—
Joseph Longo,
Vulture,
8 Dec. 2021
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While Republican officeholders are reluctant to directly condemn Trump, several have expressed the hope that the ardor for tariffs will be short-lived.—
Niall Stanage,
The Hill,
22 Apr. 2025
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Each letter comes across as a set piece, a small achievement of style and tone: Vasari’s flowery, deferential missives to the duke, Maria’s youthful ardor and confusion, the overly pious cattiness of a nun.—
Chelsea Leu,
New York Times,
12 Apr. 2025
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His eloquence helped launch the modern environmental movement and gave power to the idea that the nation’s public lands are a fundamental part of the United States’ national identity and a cornerstone of American freedom.—
Leisl Carr Childers,
The Conversation,
13 May 2025
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At a time when the world seems increasingly divided into winners and losers, exploiters and suckers, Henry Johnson speaks with sardonic eloquence to our current moment in American life.—
David Rooney,
HollywoodReporter,
30 Apr. 2025
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“Stridency.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stridency. Accessed 10 Jun. 2025.
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