hardier; hardiest
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Examples of hardy in a Sentence
Most of the soldiers were hardy young men.
Hardy fans stuck with the team through good times and bad.
Only the hardiest pilgrims made the journey.
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Grains of rocky silica in the plumes suggested the mixtures were created in and around hot, seafloor vents, structures that on Earth provide a home to hardy microbes.
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science.org, 19 Sep. 2024
Overwintering Chocolate Cosmos Chocolate cosmos are reliably winter hardy in USDA zones 9 through 11, where plants die back to the ground in fall and regrow the following spring.
—Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 5 Sep. 2024
In my experience, hardy nursery products, such as oaks, maples and flowering dogwoods, tend to sell out quickly during this season due to buyers' confidence in these plants' survival and growth potential.
—Tammy Sons, Forbes, 1 Nov. 2024
For truly hardy bikepackers, the burly 70-mile loop through the Cathedral Valley delivers you into some of the most remote corners of the park.
—Graham Averill, Outside Online, 28 Oct. 2024
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science.org, 19 Sep. 2024
Overwintering Chocolate Cosmos Chocolate cosmos are reliably winter hardy in USDA zones 9 through 11, where plants die back to the ground in fall and regrow the following spring.
—Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 5 Sep. 2024
In my experience, hardy nursery products, such as oaks, maples and flowering dogwoods, tend to sell out quickly during this season due to buyers' confidence in these plants' survival and growth potential.
—Tammy Sons, Forbes, 1 Nov. 2024
For truly hardy bikepackers, the burly 70-mile loop through the Cathedral Valley delivers you into some of the most remote corners of the park.
—Graham Averill, Outside Online, 28 Oct. 2024
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“Hardy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hardy. Accessed 30 Nov. 2024.
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Hardy 1 of 2
biographical name (1)
Har·dy
ˈhär-dē 
Oliver 1892–1957 originally Norvell Hardy American comic actor
Hardy
2 of 2biographical name (2)
Thomas 1840–1928 English novelist and poet
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