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adamantine

[ad-uh-man-teen, -tin, -tahyn] / ˌæd əˈmæn tin, -tɪn, -taɪn /


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Although in her youth Catherine had imbibed Enlightenment views about the suffering of the common people, she was pragmatic enough to leave undisturbed the adamantine ways of the Russian countryside.

From The Wall Street Journal Mar. 17, 2026

To love a Scorpio, then, is to fiercely protect their softness with the same shadowy ardor that they use to construct their inner adamantine fortresses.

From Los Angeles Times Oct. 21, 2024

Amid the images of Putin’s atrocities, we’ve all seen evidence of the Ukrainians’ adamantine humor.

From Washington Post Apr. 1, 2022

In this hardscrabble world, the embattled man must “form that solid and adamantine fibre which will endure long and serious attacks upon it,” lest he be “wholly emasculated.”

From The New Yorker Mar. 21, 2017

“The haunting begins at midnight,” said the girl with the adamantine chin.

From "The Woman Warrior" by Maxine Hong Kingston




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