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  • s  having rugged physical strength; inured to fatigue or hardships
    sturdy young athletes
  • a  not making concessions
  • s  substantially made or constructed
    sturdy steel shelves
    sturdy canvas

  • She grew up as a sturdy, sport-loving maiden.
  • Fashioned from a single piece of laminated paperboard (plus a floor and a door), they are sturdy, wind resistant, waterproof, well insulated and require no special skills or tools .
  • Even during the past four decades, which have witnessed medical innovation on an unprecedented scale, that sturdy thread has not frayed.
News & Articles

  • Geoff Cameron adds an assist to a biting midfield display
    Cameron replaced Jermaine Jones in the U.S. midfield against Panama and offered a sturdy, tenacious performance to help the USA to a Hexagonal win.
    June 12, 2013 - Goal.com via Yahoo! Sports
  • Colin Dunlap: There Was Another Route To Take With Bylsma
    Ray Shero and I don’t agree. Earlier this week, in the aftermath of a fourth-straight disappointment penned by the Pittsburgh Penguins with head coach Dan Bylsma in charge, my immediate --- and still sturdy --- thought was that Bylsma needed to be terminated.
    June 12, 2013 - CBS Pittsburgh
  • Paonia bear euthanized for eating 40 chickens
    Wildlife officers said Monday that owners of small livestock should secure their animals in sturdy enclosures to protect them.
    June 11, 2013 - KKCO Grand Junction
Quotes

  • Keith Richards in RTE.ie
    A statement on the official Rolling Stones website from Richards says: "The complete story is lost in the usual slanting." "The truth of the matter is that I planted a sturdy English oak. I took the lid off the box of ashes and he is now...
  • Barack Obama in Dallas Morning News
    Recall that earlier generations faced down fascism and communism not just with missiles and tanks, but with sturdy alliances and enduring convictions,Obama said in his address. "They understood that our power alone cannot protect us, nor...
  • Sebastian Thrun in Forbes
    Thrun called TerraMax "an amazing vehicle, very sturdy" but noted that the DARPA competition is more about software than hardware.

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