harden
Example Sentences
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Looming over it all is the U.S.’s hardening stance toward Europe.
Researchers have found comprehensive home hardening and defensible space can reduce the risk of a home burning by about a third, but not bring it down to zero.
From Los Angeles Times
“While China’s industry is highly skilled and highly capable, its dominant position is both enabled and hardened by subsidies, price manipulation, and scale,” said Matthew Sloustcher, MP Materials’
From Barron's
The nation’s long-term fiscal outlook continues to be problematic and could only harden the Republican position that the government must rein in spending.
From New York Times
“He may be 13 years old chronologically, but he’s a hardened criminal willing to shoot it out with cops.”
From Seattle Times
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
