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thick-skinned

[thik-skind] / ˈθɪkˈskɪnd /


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So how do the thick-skinned animals with poor eyesight pull off such delicate tasks?

From Barron's Feb. 12, 2026

Oraka said Hull had made him thick-skinned, honest and passionate.

From BBC Dec. 30, 2025

“You have to be thick-skinned in life. You have to support what you believe is correct and true.”

From The Wall Street Journal Nov. 19, 2025

Before seeing “The Substance,” I considered myself to be generally thick-skinned about blood and guts.

From Salon Sep. 27, 2024

Men who have been up as often as we have become thick-skinned.

From "All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel" by Erich Maria Remarque




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