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 universe gives you the green light while there is tension around solidifying real-world changes.
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Usa Today, USA Today, 20 Apr. 2025
This move solidifies Hugging Face's commitment to open-source AI and its vision for a future where AI and robotics are accessible to all.
—Kurt Knutsson, Cyberguy Report, FOXNews.com, 18 Apr. 2025
The potential presence of a dimethyl sulfide signal at other wavelengths in earlier work may seem to solidify this identification, but a reanalysis of that data found no evidence of a statistically significant signal.
—John Timmer, ArsTechnica, 17 Apr. 2025
Her record-breaking Raw Women's Championship reign, lasting 399 days, and numerous history-making moments have solidified her status as one of the most influential and successful female wrestlers of all time.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Apr. 2025
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Usa Today, USA Today, 20 Apr. 2025
This move solidifies Hugging Face's commitment to open-source AI and its vision for a future where AI and robotics are accessible to all.
—Kurt Knutsson, Cyberguy Report, FOXNews.com, 18 Apr. 2025
The potential presence of a dimethyl sulfide signal at other wavelengths in earlier work may seem to solidify this identification, but a reanalysis of that data found no evidence of a statistically significant signal.
—John Timmer, ArsTechnica, 17 Apr. 2025
Her record-breaking Raw Women's Championship reign, lasting 399 days, and numerous history-making moments have solidified her status as one of the most influential and successful female wrestlers of all time.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for solidify
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Maine officials filed a lawsuit against the USDA on Monday following the agency’s decision to freeze funding to the state.—
Ryan Gaydos,
FOXNews.com,
14 Apr. 2025
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As for Estonia, Kaja Kallas, the country’s former Prime Minister who is now the European Union’s foreign-policy chief, expressed her sadness last week at the Trump Administration freezing the funding for Radio Free Europe.—
Bill McKibben,
New Yorker,
14 Apr. 2025
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An eruption is unlikely for now Typically, gases like water and carbon dioxide can separate and form bubbles during the rise and decompression of magma.—
Mary Walrath-Holdridge,
USA Today,
25 Apr. 2025
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The task force was formed last month by the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) and Interior Department to identify underused lands to develop residential properties and simplify the process to use the lands to combat the housing crisis.—
Filip Timotija,
The Hill,
24 Apr. 2025
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And then, as if he’s already relived the moment in question and arrived at the same, grim decision, Joel’s expression hardens.—
Ben Travers,
IndieWire,
13 Apr. 2025
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Farmers say their forebears initially enjoyed super yields, but the soil has hardened over time, and yields have plummeted, leading to more chemical use.—
Brooke Roberts-Islam,
Forbes.com,
10 Apr. 2025
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The show’s title—partly inspired by Elizabeth Alexander’s poetry collection of the same name—crystallizes that intention.—
Juliana Ukiomogbe,
Vogue,
16 Apr. 2025
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That moment is crystallized for him in episode 15, based on the events from episode 12 on, the mass-casualty event.—
Roxana Hadadi,
Vulture,
11 Apr. 2025
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Pindar said the fascia can stiffen under stress or illness, reducing circulation and making waste removal more difficult.—
Nicholas Creel,
MSNBC Newsweek,
20 Apr. 2025
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The Energy Department typically stiffens a requirement only after years of study, comment, negotiation and testing (and sometimes litigation) among industry, consumer and environmental groups.—
Peter Elkind,
ProPublica,
11 Apr. 2025
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“Solidify.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/solidify. Accessed 29 Apr. 2025.
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