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as in enriched
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as in armed
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as in braced
to prepare (oneself) mentally or emotionally
Kelly fortified herself for the basketball tournament with a series of confidence-boosting exercises
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as in strengthened
to increase the ability of (as a muscle) to exert physical force
he downed another granola bar to fortify himself for the rest of the bike ride
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as in hardened
to make able to withstand physical hardship, strain, or exposure
bought lots of warm clothing to fortify ourselves against the cold
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Recent Examples of fortified
Sonja Anderson, Smithsonian Magazine, 28 Mar. 2025
Plants like mugwort, gentian, and pine are grown on site and used to produce gins, fortified wines, and other spirits and liqueurs.
—Agnish Ray, Travel + Leisure, 15 Mar. 2025
Edward Lee, Baltimore Sun, 25 Feb. 2025
Authenticity fortified through community is at the core of all moviemaking and remained front of mind when guests looked back on both their past year’s accomplishments — and the road ahead.
—Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 24 Feb. 2025
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Adjective
The area is home to at least 15 Iron Age ring forts—circular, fortified settlements built up from the fourth century onward.
—Sonja Anderson, Smithsonian Magazine, 28 Mar. 2025
Plants like mugwort, gentian, and pine are grown on site and used to produce gins, fortified wines, and other spirits and liqueurs.
—Agnish Ray, Travel + Leisure, 15 Mar. 2025
Verb
This winter has fortified Liam’s allegiance to the Terps (21-6, 10-5 Big Ten).
—Edward Lee, Baltimore Sun, 25 Feb. 2025
Authenticity fortified through community is at the core of all moviemaking and remained front of mind when guests looked back on both their past year’s accomplishments — and the road ahead.
—Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 24 Feb. 2025
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Van Hollen was stopped by armed guards at a military checkpoint earlier on April 17, less than two miles from the notorious prison where the Maryland man is being held.—
Eduardo Cuevas,
USA Today,
19 Apr. 2025
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Courtesy of Netflix Around 5:30 p.m. local time, an armed man dressed in camouflage gear entered the store and took a 44-year-old Bulgarian man hostage while other customers attempted to hide.—
Isadora Wandermurem,
Time,
18 Apr. 2025
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At exactly noon on New Year’s Day, about 20 people braced their feet against the silty shore of Lake Natoma, hopping and fidgeting to warm themselves.—
Annika Merrilees,
Sacramento Bee,
1 Jan. 2025
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Trinidad and Tobago declared a state of emergency on Monday as the government braced for reprisal shootings after an attempt on a gang leader’s life, officials said.—
Reuters,
NBC News,
30 Dec. 2024
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The first direct link between alcohol use and cancer was first established in the late 1980s, and evidence for this link has strengthened over time, according to the report.—
Stephen Underwood,
Hartford Courant,
4 Jan. 2025
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Henry strengthened a strength, but where this offense has made its biggest strides is in the passing game.—
Tim Graham,
The Athletic,
3 Jan. 2025
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The company doesn't say if the glass is hardened against breakage like Gorilla Glass.—
PCMAG,
PCMAG,
20 Mar. 2025
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European colonial rule hardened the distinction.—
Emmet Livingstone,
The Dial,
20 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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Get nutrient-rich compost with the best compost tumblers A compost tumbler removes most of the backbreaking labor and still produces rich garden soil.—
Dawn Pettinelli,
Hartford Courant,
22 Mar. 2025
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Greg Knecht, executive director of The Nature Conservancy in Florida, said the main problems plaguing the Indian River Lagoon stem from leaking septic tanks, wastewater spills and nutrient pollution from stormwater runoff and over-fertilization of lawns.—
Patrick Connolly,
Orlando Sentinel,
21 Mar. 2025
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An end to the historic federal early childhood program would leave about 800,000 low-income children across the U.S. without access to child care, medical screenings, and nutritious food — including about 80,000 children from birth to age 5 in California.—
Jenny Gold,
Los Angeles Times,
23 Apr. 2025
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How Your Diet Impacts Hair Health Eating a variety of nutritious food helps support hair health.—
Heather Jones,
Verywell Health,
22 Apr. 2025
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These zero-cal options get their flavor from an artificial non-nutritive sweetener called aspartame.—
Erica Sloan,
SELF,
18 Mar. 2025
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You Crave Ice Iron deficiency can cause pica, eating or craving non-nutritive substances like ice, dirt, uncooked rice, or paper.—
Isabel Vasquez RD LDN,
Health,
4 Feb. 2025
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“Fortified.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fortified. Accessed 30 Apr. 2025.
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