1
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
The Irish have one of the most complete classes in the country and June only solidified that for them.
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Austin Perry Outkick,
FOXNews.com,
30 June 2026
Hermès received design medals at the Paris Expositions Universelles of 1855 and 1867, solidifying the company’s renown, word of which eventually traveled beyond France.
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Encyclopedia Britannica,
30 June 2026
The Warriors agreed to a new deal with Al Horford last week, and Porzingis’ deal further solidifies their plans at center, even as Draymond Green will reportedly opt out of his contract and enter free agency.
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Joseph Dycus,
Mercury News,
29 June 2026
Brazil’s success in 1994 was partly attributed to replacing captain Rai, and solidifying their midfield halfway through the tournament.
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Nick Miller,
New York Times,
28 June 2026
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Austin Perry Outkick,
FOXNews.com,
30 June 2026
Hermès received design medals at the Paris Expositions Universelles of 1855 and 1867, solidifying the company’s renown, word of which eventually traveled beyond France.
—
Encyclopedia Britannica,
30 June 2026
The Warriors agreed to a new deal with Al Horford last week, and Porzingis’ deal further solidifies their plans at center, even as Draymond Green will reportedly opt out of his contract and enter free agency.
—
Joseph Dycus,
Mercury News,
29 June 2026
Brazil’s success in 1994 was partly attributed to replacing captain Rai, and solidifying their midfield halfway through the tournament.
—
Nick Miller,
New York Times,
28 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for solidify
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Gupta considers the blanket rent freeze a blunt tool that doesn't adequately address the affordability crisis.
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Identity monitoring service Aura can also freeze your credit without requiring you to contact the credit bureaus.
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Since its inception, social media has been a proving ground for tween fashion and identity, offering under-16s a digital canvas to experiment with their style and form online cliques around niche interests.
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Since the band was formed, the group has sold over 100 million records worldwide.
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The organizations that succeed build the platform first, establish a real control plane, harden the data and infrastructure layers, and then let teams scale agents on top of it.
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The interview, released in August, was supposed to follow the show’s usual strange logic, but instead the exchange hardened around Gaza, with Friedland growing visibly emotional as Torres remained largely unmoved.
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Those concerns and fears crystalize in responses to Anthropic’s Mythos model and the successive rollout of Fable, where both of these models can be useful in allowing hackers to leverage agents swarms.
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The previous night’s service, in which the entire kitchen pulls together under Sydney’s leadership, crystallized his need to move on.
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Group 1 is pulmonary arterial hypertension, a rare and severe version that occurs when blood vessels in the lungs narrow and stiffen.
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Pulisic played a dynamic first half in the Americans' historic 4-1 victory over Paraguay to open their home World Cup nearly two weeks ago, but the AC Milan midfielder came off at halftime after an injury from training stiffened up.
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“Solidify.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/solidify. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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