brute
Example Sentences
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Through Spear’s resurrection, “Primal” is quietly delivering a zombie drama that’s strangely life-affirming, led by a tenderhearted brute who is sensitive to the other voiceless, helpless beings around him.
From Salon • Feb. 1, 2026
South Africa have long relied on fast bowlers of rare quality, but this attack has evolved beyond brute force.
From BBC • Dec. 30, 2025
And by the sheer brute force of its size, bond markets force both the subjects of its wrath, and the investors that rely on them, into submission.
From Barron's • Dec. 24, 2025
As more capital flows into algorithmic systems, alpha will shift from brute speed to smarter models, cleaner data and disciplined risk frameworks.
From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 9, 2025
The resort to weapons such as insecticides to control it is a proof of insufficient knowledge and of an incapacity so to guide the processes of nature that brute force becomes unnecessary.
From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.