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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
Acquirers should conduct leadership assessments with the same rigor as financial due diligence.
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Abhishek Nanda, Forbes, 28 Oct. 2024
Her religious fervor often puts her in the role of disciplinarian for her rebellious niece Sabrina (Kiernan Shipka) and soft-hearted sister Hilda (Lucy Davis), both of whom lack the discipline to serve the Dark Lord with the proper rigor.
—Katie Rife, Vulture, 16 Oct. 2024
To uplift public schools, CCS must focus on academic rigor and removing political distractions from classrooms.
—Jake Allen, The Indianapolis Star, 9 Oct. 2024
Roan might be one of the most outspoken celebrities to address the rigors of fame.
—Beth Greenfield, Fortune Well, 27 Sep. 2024
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Abhishek Nanda, Forbes, 28 Oct. 2024
Her religious fervor often puts her in the role of disciplinarian for her rebellious niece Sabrina (Kiernan Shipka) and soft-hearted sister Hilda (Lucy Davis), both of whom lack the discipline to serve the Dark Lord with the proper rigor.
—Katie Rife, Vulture, 16 Oct. 2024
To uplift public schools, CCS must focus on academic rigor and removing political distractions from classrooms.
—Jake Allen, The Indianapolis Star, 9 Oct. 2024
Roan might be one of the most outspoken celebrities to address the rigors of fame.
—Beth Greenfield, Fortune Well, 27 Sep. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for rigor
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From a spring celebration of bare survival after pitiless hardships, Thanksgiving has evolved to its present proportions, with a football game in every stadium and millions of family parties, starting with fruit cocktail and concluding with fruit, cheese, coffee, cordial and cigars.Baltimore Sun Editorial Board, Baltimore Sun, 27 Nov. 2024
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Voluntary hardship is the rigorous practice of leaders.Matt Reynolds, Forbes, 25 Nov. 2024
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Depending on the severity of the symptoms, your primary care doctor can refer you to a gastroenterologist or a colorectal surgeon for a closer look.CNN.com Wire Service, The Mercury News, 12 Nov. 2024
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An official cause for the emergency has yet to be disclosed, though Foxx has alluded to the severity of his condition in the months since.Ethan Shanfeld, Variety, 1 Nov. 2024
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But Ridley Scott as well as screenwriter David Scarpa aren't really going for complete historical accuracy here.Esther Zuckerman, TIME, 22 Nov. 2024
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Researchers at Ohio State University College of Nursing have developed a blood test that can potentially predict the risk of preterm birth during the early stages of a pregnancy with about 97.5% accuracy.Alex Knapp, Forbes, 22 Nov. 2024
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The difficulty will vary from day to day, and the puzzle creators will try to surprise you sometimes.Paul Tassi, Forbes, 22 Nov. 2024
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The categories increase in difficulty, with yellow being the simplest, followed by green, blue, and finally purple—the most challenging and often the most abstract.Matt Robison, Newsweek, 21 Nov. 2024
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Even operations that military analysts laud for their technical sophistication have lacked the precision to avoid widespread harm to civilians.Sarah E. Parkinson, Foreign Affairs, 11 Nov. 2024
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If there’s enough to the role, there’s the precision of film acting.Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 8 Nov. 2024
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Second, investment success is less about perfection and more about participation.Wes Moss, Forbes, 21 Nov. 2024
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There is a word for this in Japanese, shibumi, that denotes an aesthetic of austere simplicity and effortless perfection, of doing the most with the least.Bailey Trela, Vulture, 19 Nov. 2024
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“Rigor.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rigor. Accessed 30 Nov. 2024.
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