toughness

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Recent Examples of toughness Frye, a former NBA center, shredded Allen for his lack of toughness, for failing to play through the rib injury last year and for letting Myles Turner and Pascal Siakam get the better of him physically again this year. Jason Lloyd, New York Times, 20 May 2025 Resilience and toughness were not enough to overcome a team 18 wins better than Denver. Bennett Durando, Denver Post, 18 May 2025 Otherwise, the Lakers are looking for what every team in the NBA is looking for — versatility, toughness, athleticism and shooting. Dan Woike, Los Angeles Times, 16 May 2025 Now, in the playoffs, that toughness is surfacing in ways the box score can’t capture. Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 8 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for toughness
Recent Examples of Synonyms for toughness
Noun
  • But celebrating success is essential for team cohesion.
    Ishaan Agarwal, Forbes.com, 5 June 2025
  • The country’s remoteness was a significant advantage in its quest to stamp out the virus, but so was a remarkable social cohesion that eluded most Western nations.
    Rachel Morris, New Yorker, 5 June 2025
Noun
  • Markets and businesses overestimated the solidity of the administration’s economic plans.
    Arancha González Laya, Foreign Affairs, 12 May 2025
  • Although the Polestar 4 feels reasonably weighty like the rest of the range, there’s something reassuring about this solidity.
    Trinity Francis, Forbes.com, 5 May 2025

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“Toughness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/toughness. Accessed 10 Jun. 2025.

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