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hard by

ADJECTIVE

Synonyms

STRONGEST

adjacent convenient

STRONG

abutting adjoining approaching handy impending nearest neighboring nigh warm

WEAK

across the street around the corner at hand contiguous give or take a little immediate imminent in spitting distance in the ball park near-at-hand nearly next proximate under one's nose

Antonyms

STRONGEST

distant far

STRONG

remote

WEAK

away far-off faraway

ADJECTIVE

Synonyms

STRONGEST

later

WEAK

abutting adjacent adjoining after alongside attached back-to-back beside close closest coming consequent coterminous ensuing following meeting nearest neighboring on the side proximate side-by-side subsequent succeeding touching

Antonyms

WEAK

earlier preceding previous

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In the fourth, Aziaha James had to be carried off by her teammates after she got hit hard by an Ogwumike screen.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 6, 2026

Casinos are often hit hard by larger economic downturns.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 28, 2026

Asian countries have been hit particularly hard by disruptions to shipping through the Gulf as they are heavily reliant on the Middle East for energy and other oil-related products.

From BBC • May 12, 2026

Mothers were hit hard by the pandemic shutdown, and their participation in the labor force plummeted in the spring of 2020.

From Salon • May 10, 2026

“Then he’s going to think he got me to play hard by keeping me out the first half,” I said.

From "Slam!" by Walter Dean Myers

hard by

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