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toughening up
verb
Present participle of toughen up
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Are women toughening up as a result?
But it was a good way of toughening up femininity.
She's probably also responsible for toughening up the Bond girls.
She is toughening up a little now and expressing active skepticism.
Toughening up How long have we been watching lacy lingerie walk the runways?
And he received credit for toughening up the Bruins during their national championship run in 1995.
At some point he tried toughening up his looks with sideburns and a mustache.
At the same time, Lizzie began toughening up to join the zombie-killing ranks.
But then the Huskies came roaring back, upping the tempo and toughening up on the inside.
One day, my uncle told me that I needed "toughening up".
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Was all that 80s turbulence and toughening-up really worth it?
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