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as in hardship
something that is a cause for suffering or special effort especially in the attainment of a goal
hard-bitten folk who survived many rigors on the way to the promised land
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as in severity
the quality or state of being demanding or unyielding (as in discipline or criticism)
after being coddled by his former coach, the swimmer was shocked by the rigor of the new training program
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as in accuracy
the quality or state of being very accurate
said that she had heard that excuse a million times, but then she was never known for the rigor of her calculations
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Recent Examples of rigor
And then bring all the analytical sharpness and the rigor and the learning to the reaction.
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Lilyanna D'amato, ARTnews.com, 26 Apr. 2026
Still, any move to reduce games is unlikely to ever be implemented – owners are never lining up at the door to reduce revenue, meaning teams will simply have to continue to adjust to the high rigors of the NBA season.
—Jace Frederick, Twin Cities, 25 Apr. 2026
In fact, Henson has adjusted rather quickly to the rhythms and the rigors of performing live.
—Juliana Ukiomogbe, Vogue, 24 Apr. 2026
Teachers were encouraged to act as therapists and relax rigor, ease grading, and lessen homework.
—Steven F. Wilson, The Atlantic, 24 Apr. 2026
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Lilyanna D'amato, ARTnews.com, 26 Apr. 2026
Still, any move to reduce games is unlikely to ever be implemented – owners are never lining up at the door to reduce revenue, meaning teams will simply have to continue to adjust to the high rigors of the NBA season.
—Jace Frederick, Twin Cities, 25 Apr. 2026
In fact, Henson has adjusted rather quickly to the rhythms and the rigors of performing live.
—Juliana Ukiomogbe, Vogue, 24 Apr. 2026
Teachers were encouraged to act as therapists and relax rigor, ease grading, and lessen homework.
—Steven F. Wilson, The Atlantic, 24 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for rigor
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Economic hardship and devaluations of the rial were key factors behind major anti-government protests at the start of the year.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
28 Apr. 2026
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The government says the hardship is the consequence of an unjust war inflicted on Iranians by the US and Israel.—
Tim Lister,
CNN Money,
28 Apr. 2026
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Despite the severity of the South Carolina outbreak, Edwards considers the public health response a success.—
Tanya Lewis,
Scientific American,
29 Apr. 2026
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The actual severity of any shortcomings at OpenAI and how far any weaknesses could spread remain open questions, Yardeni said.—
Rob Wile,
NBC news,
29 Apr. 2026
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Quijano's team was able to track the orbits of the 15 binary systems to millisecond accuracy.—
Keith Cooper,
Space.com,
28 Apr. 2026
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In a separate homeowner lawsuit in Oklahoma state court, State Farm's lawyers said the company launched an initiative in 2020 to improve the accuracy of its claims-handling practices, including correcting overpayment and underpayment of claims for wind and hail damage.—
Michael Copley,
NPR,
28 Apr. 2026
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The 18th Street Station has a lot of stairs, so passengers with difficulty using stairs should use the McCormick Place station.—
Doug Ross,
Chicago Tribune,
28 Apr. 2026
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Low-mass stars such as red dwarfs vastly outnumber high-mass stars, a distribution astronomers call the 'initial mass function', but why this should be weighted towards lower-mass stars is uncertain — and certainly not helped by the difficulties in observing their growth.—
Keith Cooper,
Space.com,
28 Apr. 2026
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More than anything, Bernard’s significant production at the college level should better position him to make an impact with a QB like Rodgers, who expects precision and professionalism.—
Mike DeFabo,
New York Times,
27 Apr. 2026
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Sets from upstarts like Creepy Nuts, Pawsa, Geese and Slayyyter, along with emphatic crowds at rock heavyweights like Jack White, Turnstile and even Sombr, traded seamlessness and precision for immediacy and friction — louder, looser, more physical in ways that were best felt than watched.—
Andrea Domanick,
Los Angeles Times,
26 Apr. 2026
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In a moment when AI and digital technology allows for on-demand perfection, there’s a creeping thrill to the possibility of flaws and dissonance.—
Andrea Domanick,
Los Angeles Times,
26 Apr. 2026
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These days this pursuit of perfection takes the form of an arms race toward maximum hyperreal clarity, a mode of vision beyond the capabilities of the naked eye.—
Dennis Lim,
The New York Review of Books,
25 Apr. 2026
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“Rigor.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rigor. Accessed 2 May. 2026.
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