1
as in steadfast
firm in one's allegiance to someone or something
even as wild accusations were circulating, she remained steady in her support for the candidate
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as in frequent
appearing or occurring repeatedly from time to time
a popular author who produces a steady output of best sellers year after year
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as in constant
not undergoing a change in condition
a steady breeze from the west
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as in unchanging
not varying
support for her presidential bid has been steady
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as in reliable
worthy of one's trust
a quiet but steady man who is one of the pillars of the community
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Recent Examples of steady
Dewardric L. McNeal, CNBC, 13 Feb. 2026
Most of the information scientists have gathered during the winter has been on changes in ice cover, showing a steady overall decline over the past half century, accompanied by extreme swings between years with extensive or minimal ice cover.
—Caitlin Looby, jsonline.com, 12 Feb. 2026
Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 16 Oct. 2025
Looking Ahead As the labor market steadies, organizations appear poised to refine rather than continually expand their benefit strategies.
—Cynthia Pong, Jd, Forbes, 19 Jan. 2025
Nathan Heller, New Yorker, 1 Feb. 2026
Engage your core to steady your balance.
—Jenny McCoy, Outside, 30 Jan. 2026
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Adjective
Over the past year, a steady procession of allied leaders has made its way to China.
—Dewardric L. McNeal, CNBC, 13 Feb. 2026
Most of the information scientists have gathered during the winter has been on changes in ice cover, showing a steady overall decline over the past half century, accompanied by extreme swings between years with extensive or minimal ice cover.
—Caitlin Looby, jsonline.com, 12 Feb. 2026
Noun
Hold your phone steady so the entire page is visible.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 16 Oct. 2025
Looking Ahead As the labor market steadies, organizations appear poised to refine rather than continually expand their benefit strategies.
—Cynthia Pong, Jd, Forbes, 19 Jan. 2025
Verb
That will entail the coöperation of finance and industry, which, weary of the current Administration’s volatile economic and foreign policy, are likely to support a challenger who can steady the boat.
—Nathan Heller, New Yorker, 1 Feb. 2026
Engage your core to steady your balance.
—Jenny McCoy, Outside, 30 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for steady
Adjective
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Fennell teases out the tricky evolution of the characters’ deep bond, from steadfast sibling affection toward a combative, quasi-incestuous desire.—
Justin Chang,
New Yorker,
9 Feb. 2026
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The band remained steadfast in the commitment despite many other acts bowing out.—
Bethy Squires,
Vulture,
8 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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In a nutshell, those new federal rules include work requirements for able-bodied Medicaid recipients, more frequent eligibility checks and citizenship verification for applicants to these government benefit programs.—
Kayla Dwyer,
IndyStar,
5 Feb. 2026
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Scuffs and chips will show up quickly, requiring frequent touch-ups that can end up creating messy layers.—
Asia London Palomba,
The Spruce,
5 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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They're exhausted by the constant airing of grievances having little to do with what's actually going on in the country, and by the broad generalizations about, well, everything, that ignore context, nuance and facts to promote a political viewpoint.—
Brenda Looper,
Arkansas Online,
11 Feb. 2026
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Richemont posted sales up 11% year-on-year at constant exchange rates in the quarter.—
Laure Guilbault,
Vogue,
10 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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For people accustomed to the idea that nature was eternal and unchanging, Holmes observes, the idea of extinction was profoundly troubling.—
Kathryn Schulz,
New Yorker,
9 Feb. 2026
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Given the themes of mental illness and its treatments, those who follow meditation may note the allusion to the Blue Sky practice, where thoughts and emotions are seen as passing clouds against the backdrop of a constant, unchanging blue sky that represents the mind.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
2 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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Only 22 sites would have reliable climate conditions by mid-century, the study found.—
Laura Paddison,
CNN Money,
10 Feb. 2026
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Built for extreme cold Corvus One for Cold Chain uses industrial-grade barcode scanners with precise control over focus and exposure, enabling reliable label capture even when barcodes are frosted, damaged, or low contrast.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
10 Feb. 2026
Noun
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But with fewer trees along the highway and more grassy areas, flame heights are kept well below seven or eight feet, which would threaten evacuation.—
Alan Gionet,
CBS News,
14 Feb. 2026
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Heavy winds fanned the flames and merged the two fires into one.—
Michael Collins,
USA Today,
14 Feb. 2026
Verb
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Covering terrain like the rise of sponcon and the evolution of Notes-app apologies, the book bottles the podcast’s underlying ideas into an overarching theory of modern celebrity.—
Nicholas Quah,
Vulture,
13 Feb. 2026
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There is an understandable, foreseeable progression to the behavior that can be predicted from the rules that govern the underlying neural circuits.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
13 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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Last week, Sanders — the longtime Vermont independent and staunch critic of the Republican president — called for a permanent cap of 15% on credit card rates.—
Morgan Chittum,
CNBC,
13 Feb. 2026
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CrossFit, the high-intensity gym begun by the staunch libertarian Greg Glassman, went from 13 gyms in 2005 to 13,000 in 2016.—
Annie Levin,
Washington Post,
10 Feb. 2026
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“Steady.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/steady. Accessed 17 Feb. 2026.
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