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as in to freeze
to become physically firm or solid
water solidifying into ice
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2
as in to form
to take on a definite form
my ideas on this topic are just starting to solidify
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Recent Examples of solidify
Chance and Carter continued their tag team run, eventually capturing the WWE Women's Tag Team Championship, solidifying their status as champions on both brands.
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Andrew Ravens, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 May 2025
Kishi believes that enacting some of the pro-union reforms that drew support from young Republicans in the American Compass survey could solidify the political realignment that has occurred in recent years, leading more and more blue-collar workers to view the Republican Party as their home.
—Eyal Press, New Yorker, 30 May 2025
Instead, the dynamic playmaker from Jersey City can now enhance his draft stock and solidify his status as one of the top prospects in the 2026 class.
—C.j. Holmes, New York Daily News, 29 May 2025
Musk, who is also CEO of Tesla and SpaceX, is a complicating character in Trump’s effort to solidify U.S. leadership in AI.
—Kate Rooney,ashley Capoot, CNBC, 29 May 2025
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Andrew Ravens, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 May 2025
Kishi believes that enacting some of the pro-union reforms that drew support from young Republicans in the American Compass survey could solidify the political realignment that has occurred in recent years, leading more and more blue-collar workers to view the Republican Party as their home.
—Eyal Press, New Yorker, 30 May 2025
Instead, the dynamic playmaker from Jersey City can now enhance his draft stock and solidify his status as one of the top prospects in the 2026 class.
—C.j. Holmes, New York Daily News, 29 May 2025
Musk, who is also CEO of Tesla and SpaceX, is a complicating character in Trump’s effort to solidify U.S. leadership in AI.
—Kate Rooney,ashley Capoot, CNBC, 29 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for solidify
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The next year, in January 2024, a dealer told Mitsubishi the software would freeze up and stop responding.—
Saleen Martin,
USA Today,
13 June 2025
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Half a world away, in Washington, D.C., President Trump signed an executive order with a Sharpie, freezing almost all foreign aid.—
Gabrielle Emanuel,
NPR,
13 June 2025
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Social media algorithms have amplified the reach of these spaces, making exposure to extreme ideological content more frequent and forming a part of young men's digital environments.—
Suzanne Blake,
MSNBC Newsweek,
12 June 2025
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Mow new sod too soon and any roots that are forming are likely to be damaged as the new sod shifts under the weight and motion of your mower.—
Megan Hughes,
Better Homes & Gardens,
12 June 2025
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Remember, this isn’t about gaming the system—you’re hardening your company.—
Gabriel Labrada,
Forbes.com,
5 June 2025
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Wilders last week held a rare, formal press conference to present the government with an ultimatum for hardening the country’s asylum policy – despite the fact that the minister for asylum and migration is a member of his own party.—
Mick Krever,
CNN Money,
3 June 2025
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Perhaps no other issue has crystallized criticism of Trump’s immigration agenda like the deportation of Venezuelan nationals to El Salvador.—
Eric Cortellessa,
Time,
10 June 2025
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This model crystallized in the late twentieth century, with the neurologist Oliver Sacks and a pair of Yale surgeons, Sherwin B. Nuland and Richard Selzer.—
Danielle Ofri,
New Yorker,
7 June 2025
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The competition has definitely stiffened, after all.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
5 June 2025
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The defense stiffened, forcing two punts and a turnover on downs to set up Chris Callahan’s game-winning 28-yard kick.—
David Ubben,
New York Times,
22 May 2025
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“Solidify.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/solidify. Accessed 17 Jun. 2025.
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