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Recent Examples of hardcase
This five-piece luggage set comes with two hardcase suitcases and a matching hardcase carry-on.
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Christopher Murray, FOXNews.com, 26 Mar. 2025
Be prepared with a five-piece luggage set that includes a large and medium suitcase, a hardcase carry-on, an extended duffel bag and a toiletry bag.
—Christopher Murray, Fox News, 26 Nov. 2024
Its hardcase shells are made with aerospace-grade, water-resistant polycarbonate materials.
—Jean Chen Smith, Travel + Leisure, 22 Sep. 2024
Christopher Murray, FOXNews.com, 26 Mar. 2025
Be prepared with a five-piece luggage set that includes a large and medium suitcase, a hardcase carry-on, an extended duffel bag and a toiletry bag.
—Christopher Murray, Fox News, 26 Nov. 2024
Its hardcase shells are made with aerospace-grade, water-resistant polycarbonate materials.
—Jean Chen Smith, Travel + Leisure, 22 Sep. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for hardcase
Adjective
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The film’s empathetic interest in individual, often eccentric human lives gives it a warmth that overrides the underlying melancholy of the material, making for a pleasingly unsentimental crowdpleaser.—
Guy Lodge,
Variety,
24 Mar. 2026
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That unsentimental spirit has always drawn me to Rivera’s work.—
Sammy Loren,
Los Angeles Times,
18 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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The Good, the Bad and the Painterly As Bouancheau fashioned a Puss that was more lyrical, like a character that stepped out of a fairy tale book and less hard-edged, all the other characters followed suit.—
Karen Idelson,
Variety,
23 Feb. 2023
Adjective
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Her hard-bitten, cynical persona provides a nice juxtaposition to how maudlin so much commentary about motherhood can be.—
Jason Zinoman,
New York Times,
22 Feb. 2025
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But the sentiments are the razors in the apples: hard-bitten, painful, wise from disappointment, and braced for the next crisis.—
SPIN Team,
SPIN,
28 Nov. 2024
Adjective
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It can be poached, scrambled, scotched, roasted, hard-boiled, devilled, pickled, and soft-boiled, all by itself.—
Encyclopedia Britannica,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
2 Apr. 2026
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Boiled Placing eggs in boiling water with the shells on is another healthy cooking method that can be used until the yolk is runny (soft-boiled) or fully cooked (hard-boiled).—
Cristina Mutchler,
Verywell Health,
29 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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In what neatly encapsulates the uncomfortable, rude, thin-skinned yet cruel, sarcastic and ultimately juvenile communication style of his online brood, the leader of the pack started with — what else — Lawrence’s looks.—
Kevin Dolak,
HollywoodReporter,
22 Apr. 2026
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Peters then offered a sarcastic parting line and left the set.—
Ryan Brennan
April 15,
Miami Herald,
15 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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Another entry in our recent deluge of ironic gorefests, Over Your Dead Body doesn’t really give us anything new, although for its first half at least, the picture gets by on some verve and a modicum of intelligence.—
Bilge Ebiri,
Vulture,
24 Apr. 2026
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That’s more than a little ironic, given that the start-up’s entire proposition revolves around trust.—
Will Gottsegen,
The Atlantic,
24 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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The record hits hard out of the gate, opening with a suite of kuru’s meanest-sounding tracks to date, establishing the artist as an unusually jaded 20-year-old who sounds older than their age, in the specific way the internet’s ceaseless discourse and rapid cultural production accelerates time.—
Jude Noel,
Pitchfork,
30 Apr. 2026
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The same jaded bartender who rolls his eyes at your request for a copper Moscow mule mug will not only accept but insist on a traditional pewter cup for your mint julep.—
Jeremy Repanich,
Robb Report,
28 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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Crucially, they are grounded in real-world experiences, from a recent exchange with worldly-wise restaurant waitresses in Bordeaux exemplifying trust and collaboration, to the coaching of top CEOs over the past 20 years.—
HEC Paris Insights,
Forbes,
25 Oct. 2024
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Heather Alicia Simms and Vanessa Bell Calloway are both sharp, witty, and poignant without sentimentality as the play’s two matriarchal figures, the formidable Missy Judson and Idella Landy, the wry, worldly-wise housekeeper who essentially raised Charlie.—
Sara Holdren,
Vulture,
16 June 2024
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“Hardcase.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hardcase. Accessed 1 May. 2026.
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