stabilize

Definition of stabilizenext

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of stabilize Rolls-Royce has played a key role in this shift, with around 500 high-efficiency MTU gas generators now helping to stabilize the British power grid. Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 10 Feb. 2026 Vonn later underwent an orthopedic operation to stabilize a fracture in her left leg, according to ESPN. Rachel Roberts, Idaho Statesman, 8 Feb. 2026 Vonn broke her left leg and needed surgery to stabilize the injury, according to Luca Zaia, the regional governor. Andrew Greif, NBC news, 8 Feb. 2026 Officials outlined a Preferential Trade Zone with price floors intended to stabilize markets battered by oversupply and price suppression. Yinka Adegoke, semafor.com, 7 Feb. 2026 See All Example Sentences for stabilize
Recent Examples of Synonyms for stabilize
Verb
  • As a report from the Penn Wharton Budget Model observed last year, AI adoption will plateau in the early 2030s, the result of declining opportunities to employ additional AI tools productively.
    Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 29 Jan. 2026
  • Cruise visits in 2025 were actually expected to plateau or even fall because of a new government tax.
    David Nikel, Forbes.com, 17 Jan. 2026
Verb
  • An ancient microorganism that figured out how to keep its cellular structures intact through 40,000 years of deep freeze could someday inspire a product that keeps a soldier’s skin from freezing on an Arctic patrol.
    Ryan Brennan, Miami Herald, 13 Feb. 2026
  • How long temperatures fall below freezing matters.
    Newsroom Meteorologist, Houston Chronicle, 13 Feb. 2026
Verb
  • Two members of the rate-setting committee, Stephen Miran and Christopher Waller, dissented from the January decision, preferring another quarter-point cut.
    Rachel Barber, USA Today, 12 Feb. 2026
  • Ultimately, Fennell is referencing a period in history, just not 1847, when Brontë wrote the novel, and not the late 1700s, when it is set.
    Leah Dolan, CNN Money, 12 Feb. 2026
Verb
  • Turning to domestic chipmakers for less advanced semiconductors also doesn’t fix the problem for these AI model developers.
    John Liu, CNN Money, 11 Feb. 2026
  • Crews spent about two years repairing it — replacing brick in the Cenotaph’s interior frame, fixing a drainage system, putting marble exterior stones that had shifted back in place and cleaning stones and carvings.
    Madison Iszler, San Antonio Express-News, 10 Feb. 2026

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“Stabilize.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stabilize. Accessed 15 Feb. 2026.

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