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as in certain
having been established and usually not subject to change
hard-and-fast rules that governed the corporate environment in those days included strictures regarding office dress that were rigidly enforced
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as in unchangeable
not capable of changing or being changed
hard-and-fast beliefs that are the rock-solid foundation of their religion
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Recent Examples of hard-and-fast
Instead of having a hard-and-fast 60-second rule, experts said to focus on a few key factors.
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Cathy Cassata, Health, 25 Feb. 2025
Think of the itinerary below as guidelines, not hard-and-fast rules, and feel free to add your own spin to your Grand Strand getaway.
—Lydia Mansel, Southern Living, 21 Feb. 2025
The key is being open and empathetic, and opting for a dialogue instead of presenting hard-and-fast rules.
—Taylor Grothe, Parents, 29 Jan. 2025
Though there are no hard-and-fast rules for breakfast casseroles, here are six easy steps to help you along.
—Susan Selasky, Detroit Free Press, 20 Dec. 2024
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Cathy Cassata, Health, 25 Feb. 2025
Think of the itinerary below as guidelines, not hard-and-fast rules, and feel free to add your own spin to your Grand Strand getaway.
—Lydia Mansel, Southern Living, 21 Feb. 2025
The key is being open and empathetic, and opting for a dialogue instead of presenting hard-and-fast rules.
—Taylor Grothe, Parents, 29 Jan. 2025
Though there are no hard-and-fast rules for breakfast casseroles, here are six easy steps to help you along.
—Susan Selasky, Detroit Free Press, 20 Dec. 2024
See All Example Sentences for hard-and-fast
Recent Examples of Synonyms for hard-and-fast
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However, TVLine may receive a commission on orders placed through its retail links, and the retailer may receive certain auditable data for accounting purposes.—
Claire Franken,
TVLine,
10 Apr. 2025
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The report recommends a hard perimeter setup that would only allow emergency vehicles, deliveries and hotel drop-offs at certain times.—
Jasmine Baehr,
FOXNews.com,
10 Apr. 2025
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The changes came after President Donald Trump signed an executive order declaring that the U.S. government would only recognize two unchangeable sexes, male and female.—
Kaitlyn Schwanemann,
NBC news,
31 Mar. 2025
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Nonlinear optical devices must be crafted with a single, unchangeable function determined during fabrication.—
The Physics arXiv Blog,
Discover Magazine,
31 Mar. 2025
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Public Health For homeless seniors, finding stable housing takes a village — and a lot of luck But only 22 properties are likely to get full funding for their projects, most of them small, said a HUD staffer with knowledge of the program's status.—
Jennifer Ludden,
NPR,
6 Apr. 2025
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In this challenging scenario, investors looking for stable income can add some dividend stocks trading at attractive levels to their portfolios.—
TipRanks.com Staff,
CNBC,
6 Apr. 2025
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Presuming any group to be unchanging stood in the way of understanding evolutionary changes.—
John P. Jackson,
The Conversation,
10 Apr. 2025
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These unchanging elements can serve as anchors during turbulent times.—
Susanne Biro,
Forbes.com,
8 Apr. 2025
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These concerns appeared to strike a chord—at least in part—with U.S. District Court Judge Claudia Wilken, who brought up the issue several times during this week’s fairness hearing over whether to grant the settlement’s final approval.—
Daniel Libit,
Sportico.com,
11 Apr. 2025
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And Kansas is among the basketball standout’s final four.—
Gary Bedore,
Kansas City Star,
10 Apr. 2025
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Investors accept that smaller fixed payment because a portion of the bond proceeds is allocated to bitcoin, which may rise in purchasing power over the term.—
Dave Birnbaum,
Forbes.com,
31 Mar. 2025
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Though fugitive and fragmentary, the events in the Gospels take place on a fixed historical time line.—
Adam Gopnik,
The New Yorker,
24 Mar. 2025
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Sandoval has received some pay bumps, including a temporary $10,000-a-year bonus for Hawaii special education teachers designed to alleviate shortages in that and other hard-to-staff areas.—
Alia Wong,
USA TODAY,
14 Feb. 2023
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Whether those numbers are an overstatement, or possibly an understatement, is hard to say.—
Lance Eliot,
Forbes,
13 Feb. 2023
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“Hard-and-fast.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hard-and-fast. Accessed 16 Apr. 2025.
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