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Recent Examples of rock-ribbed
The daily newspapers, including the rock-ribbed conservative Los Angeles Times, lampooned Sinclair mercilessly.
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Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 2 July 2025
While the Democrats have completely revamped their primary calendar, the Republicans have remained the party of rock-ribbed tradition.
—Walter Shapiro, The New Republic, 6 Mar. 2023
Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 2 July 2025
While the Democrats have completely revamped their primary calendar, the Republicans have remained the party of rock-ribbed tradition.
—Walter Shapiro, The New Republic, 6 Mar. 2023
Recent Examples of Synonyms for rock-ribbed
Adjective
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That narcissism, combined with a lack of understanding regarding the risks of the Titan, resulted in an unbending belief in his own creation.—
Randall Colburn,
EW.com,
11 June 2025
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Obama’s second-term quest at a border bill similarly crashed into unbending opposition.—
Philip Elliott,
Time,
2 June 2025
Adjective
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Political leaders in both countries found advantage by pointing to an implacable foe at critical moments of domestic vulnerability.—
WILLIAM HURST,
Foreign Affairs,
3 July 2025
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Blue metal boxes on posts line the roadway, a slot beckoning a few coins to the Imam Khomeini Relief Foundation, named for the cleric who, in 1979, turned Iran from Israel’s stalwart ally to its implacable foe.—
Karl Vick,
Time,
13 June 2025
Adjective
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The system has served Illinois consumers reasonably well over the decades, and hard-line regulatory approaches have been shown to backfire in other parts of the country, most notably California.—
The Editorial Board,
Chicago Tribune,
11 July 2025
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The Trump administration’s hard-line immigration policies have already resulted in wrongful arrests of some U.S. citizens, such as Jose Hermosillo, a 19-year-old who was driving from New Mexico to Tucson back in April.—
Raphael Romero Ruiz,
AZCentral.com,
8 July 2025
Adjective
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Sparked by the good early form of James Maddison, Tottenham briefly looked like title contenders, with an incredibly uncompromising form of football.—
Michael Cox,
New York Times,
7 June 2025
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Hindu nationalist Prime Minister Narendra Modi has pushed a more uncompromising position on the contested land.—
Rhea Mogul,
CNN Money,
14 May 2025
Adjective
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Once known for creating stiff, crunchy, and nearly immovable styles, the best hairsprays today are a far cry from the lacquered looks of decades past.—
Michelle Rostamian,
Allure,
6 June 2025
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Gavin Sheets came out of Sunday’s collision with an immovable object better than could reasonably be expected.—
Kevin Acee,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
2 June 2025
Adjective
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Situated on Westgate Street, across the road from Cardiff Castle, the former FAW headquarters was described by many as stubbornly Victorian, dripping in an unyielding homage to the past.—
Megan Feringa,
New York Times,
8 July 2025
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Torn between her duty to protect her patients and her desperate need to find her husband Nick, (Colin Moss) and children, Nichole discovers an unyielding strength within herself to save not only her family but countless residents from the encroaching flames.—
Tony Maglio,
HollywoodReporter,
18 June 2025
Adjective
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Golden State has relentless rebounders and hard-nosed defenders at every position.—
Devin Robertson,
MSNBC Newsweek,
4 July 2025
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Christina has become the latest target of this troubling phenomenon — subjected to relentless personal attacks and sexist scrutiny that ignore the legal process entirely.—
KC Baker,
People.com,
4 July 2025
Adjective
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Still, Naz, whose solitary ways confuse his family, very much wishes that Aziza wasn’t meeting his adamantine mother, Claudine (LaTanya Richardson Jackson), or his famous father, or his ex-state-senator older brother, Junior (Glenn Davis), recently incarcerated for embezzling campaign funds.—
Helen Shaw,
The New Yorker,
20 Mar. 2025
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Image My first collision with the adamantine wall of Vivamayr house rules coincided with my arrival.—
Caity Weaver,
New York Times,
25 Jan. 2025
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“Rock-ribbed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rock-ribbed. Accessed 19 Jul. 2025.
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