steadied

past tense of steady

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for steadied
Verb
  • Lecornu now faces the dual challenge of steering France out of its financial morass while leading a government braced for mass protests.
    Saskya Vandoorne, CNN Money, 9 Sep. 2025
  • The news organization vigorously defended the story at the time and braced to fight the legal action.
    Niall Stanage, The Hill, 9 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • The weekly jobs report stole the spotlight, as an unexpected jump to multiyear highs bolstered fears about cracks in the labor market.
    Alex Harring, CNBC, 12 Sep. 2025
  • In doing so, lottery officials said the player ended up with three $50,000 winning tickets, meaning her $2 mistake bolstered her win to $150,000.
    Daniella Segura, Miami Herald, 12 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • White Bear Lake was inside the red zone, trailing by six in the fourth quarter when star quarterback Oluwatomi Animasaun sustained an injury that forced him to exit the contest on fourth down.
    Jace Frederick, Twin Cities, 13 Sep. 2025
  • These state powerhouses both sustained narrow defeats to out-of-state opponents during opening week.
    Brendan Connelly, Boston Herald, 13 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • In January, the Supreme Court unanimously upheld legislation requiring ByteDance to divest or face a nationwide ban.
    Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 16 Sep. 2025
  • If the 12-match ban is upheld, Berthoumieu will miss France’s upcoming semifinal against England on Saturday and either the bronze medal game or the final on September 27 as well as a further 10 matches in her domestic championship.
    Ben Morse, CNN Money, 16 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Her mother, who had worked as a waitress but stayed at home after her husband’s death, encouraged her interests.
    Clare Malone, New Yorker, 15 Sep. 2025
  • This time, the bar stayed and Duplantis had his 14th world record.
    Zack Pierce, New York Times, 15 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • The charge of conspiracy to commit wife fraud in connection with telemarketing carried a maximum sentence of 30 years, while the count of conspiracy to commit money laundering had a maximum sentence of 20 years.
    Lynsey Eidell, PEOPLE, 18 Sep. 2025
  • This bird carried not only the usual seagrass but also a strand of red grape algae, which glowed like translucent jewels.
    Cecilia Rodriguez, Forbes.com, 18 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Murdoch’s media muscle has been increasingly buttressed by his Wall Street Journal revenues as well as those of the doctrinaire Fox News.
    Peter Bart, Deadline, 11 Sep. 2025
  • So that needs to be buttressed.
    Sarah Fortinsky, The Hill, 24 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • The technical framework should be underpinned by a collaborative specification, ensuring maximum efficiency for each participating CSP.
    Peter Ford, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2025
  • His life in the creative arts has been less about personal spotlight and more about building a welcoming space for others to shine, and that has underpinned every endeavor Bell has ventured into.
    Maria Williams, USA Today, 12 Sep. 2025
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“Steadied.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/steadied. Accessed 20 Sep. 2025.

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