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as in unflinching
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as in sandy
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as in vivid
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Recent Examples of gritty
James Gunn’s Superman releases this summer, and with it the beginning of an entirely new DCU era, one that promises to be a lot less dark and gritty than the Snyderverse and hopefully a lot more coherent (and higher quality) than DC’s offerings since then.
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Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 16 May 2025
The vocals are muscular, staunch, and just gritty enough.
—Amanda Petrusich, New Yorker, 16 May 2025
Twice in the last 100 years, eruptions from Mount Spurr have rained ash down on the city, clogging up roadways, shutting down the local airport (one of the busiest cargo ports in the world), and settling like a fine dusting of gritty, gray, unmelting snow on cars and lawns and leaves of trees.
—Byrd Pinkerton, Vox, 16 May 2025
Everything was in place for a gritty, improbable Warriors playoff win over Minnesota at Chase Center on Saturday night.
—Joseph Dycus, Mercury News, 10 May 2025
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Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 16 May 2025
The vocals are muscular, staunch, and just gritty enough.
—Amanda Petrusich, New Yorker, 16 May 2025
Twice in the last 100 years, eruptions from Mount Spurr have rained ash down on the city, clogging up roadways, shutting down the local airport (one of the busiest cargo ports in the world), and settling like a fine dusting of gritty, gray, unmelting snow on cars and lawns and leaves of trees.
—Byrd Pinkerton, Vox, 16 May 2025
Everything was in place for a gritty, improbable Warriors playoff win over Minnesota at Chase Center on Saturday night.
—Joseph Dycus, Mercury News, 10 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for gritty
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Through rare archival footage, intimate interviews, and an immersive sonic experience, the series offers an unflinching, deeply human portrait of artistic innovation, community resilience, and the enduring struggle for Black empowerment in America.—
Marcus Jones,
IndieWire,
1 May 2025
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In the fight over the future of the Democratic Party, Mr. Pritzker has emerged as a leader of an insurgent faction calling for a full-throated, unflinching barrage of attacks on Mr. Trump, his Republican allies and their right-wing agenda.—
Lisa Lerer,
New York Times,
28 Apr. 2025
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The massive 11-story, 404-room resort has a 100,000-square-foot indoor waterpark and a 4.5-acre outdoor lagoon with sandy beaches—that’s in addition to a conference center, family entertainment center, an amphitheater and event lawn, as well as retail shops.—
Anne Roderique-Jones,
Travel + Leisure,
24 May 2025
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This California dream destination sees visitors flock year-round to experience its sandy beaches and vibrant nightlife, but what many may not know is that the city imposes a substantial 15.5% tax on total accommodation bookings.—
Rebecca Ann Hughes,
Forbes.com,
24 May 2025
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This is not a new phenomena of the world feeling so vivid, so extreme, that finding an angle of approach is hard.—
Alan Sepinwall,
Rolling Stone,
28 May 2025
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Some consumers are likely choosing their cars’ colors to emphasize timeliness, as more vivid hues tend to come and go more quickly out of fashion.—
Jim Gorzelany,
Forbes.com,
28 May 2025
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Buoyed by solving a seemingly impossible case, the plucky department is ready to get to work on what’s next.—
Barry Levitt,
Time,
29 May 2025
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Instead, the audience watches a full day in the life of the salon, which is run by Jaja’s plucky teenage daughter, Marie, a high school valedictorian who lacks the birth certificate to qualify for college student loans.—
Pam Kragen,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
23 May 2025
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Shot in Galicia, a landscape of rocky coasts and salty-blue air, this loosely biographical third feature from Catalan filmmaker Carla Simón, part of the Cannes competition slate, has a wistful, earthy glow.—
Stephanie Zacharek,
Time,
23 May 2025
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The brown-red tones of the floors play off the warm green walls, and gold finishes complete the earthy transformation in the room.—
Sophia Beams,
Better Homes & Gardens,
22 May 2025
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Its appearance is inspired by anime, giving it a friendly and expressive face that invites interaction.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
14 May 2025
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The outfit added a groovy twist to the classic dandy vibe—an ideal match for music sensation Tyla’s bold and expressive style.—
Essence,
Essence,
9 May 2025
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The closest thing that comes to mind is probably Terrence Malick’s The Tree of Life, although this is Malick by way of Jane Campion and Michael Haneke, shifting between fleeting coming-of-age moments and scenes of resolute darkness and human cruelty.—
Jordan Mintzer,
HollywoodReporter,
14 May 2025
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It was never sold in the U.S. thanks to the unwavering objections of a resolute reviewer at the FDA named Frances Oldham Kelsey.—
David Armstrong,
CNN Money,
10 May 2025
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My new favourite spot nearby was a long, sunken garden, complete with stone fountains, a gravelly terrace, and grand staircases sprawling down from street level.—
Hazlitt,
Hazlitt,
12 Mar. 2025
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Goldberg said one recent afternoon, in her gravelly voice.—
André Wheeler,
The New Yorker,
10 Mar. 2025
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“Gritty.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gritty. Accessed 2 Jun. 2025.
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