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Recent Examples of hardiness
Some varieties, such as 'Lalandei' (shown here) offer a little more winter hardiness (to Zone 5) and orange-red fruit.
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Megan Hughes, Better Homes & Gardens, 31 Dec. 2025
Apply a fertilizer high in potassium to improve winter hardiness before the first frost.
—Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 3 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for hardiness
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Combining excellent speed with the toughness needed to break tackles, the 5-foot-6, 189-pound Knight led the conference with 1,357 rushing yards.—
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Someone who can change the culture of this floundering franchise, turning up the volume on its toughness, execution and discipline.—
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Because confinement of the plasma in a stellarator is driven solely by the external magnets, modifying the shape and strength of the fields has a major impact on performance.—
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Celebrini’s assist on Regenda’s goal gives him 71 points, including 50 even-strength points, in 46 games this season.—
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The victory at Pittsburgh’s Three Rivers Stadium in the AFC title game owed mostly to San Diego’s slight edge in ruggedness and an almost masochistic endurance against one of the NFL’s hardnosed franchises.—
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Known for being tough as nails and as reliable as a golden retriever, Toyota says the new all-wheel-drive (AWD) Hilux doesn't compromise on ruggedness.—
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But the stamina of his thought is exactly proportionate to the depth of his love for his subject.—
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Too many are still waiting for resources, for clear answers, for a path that doesn’t require super-human stamina just to survive.—
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But the proliferation of his branding on government entities shows a brazen vigor at self-promotion.—
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Singing is a form of communication used to signal a bird's health, vigor, and fitness to potential partners and to warn off rivals, according to the Cornell Lab of Ornithology.—
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Since its opening, the hotel has infused a fresh vitality in the town.—
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Phased retirement has proven to help older workers maintain vitality and reduce fatigue.—
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The food and drink website Tasting Table recently ranked the best buffet in all 50 states, evaluating customer reviews and recommendations while focusing on quality, variety, freshness, cleanliness and menus that balance standout specialties with broad appeal.—
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Cleanliness Turtles are messy animals and require consistent attention to the cleanliness of their enclosures.—
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“Hardiness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hardiness. Accessed 20 Jan. 2026.
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