as in company
a commercial or industrial activity or organization
merged with another firm to become a major player in the brokerage business
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as in solid
not showing weakness or uncertainty
a friendly fellow with a ready smile and a firm handshake
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as in hard
having a consistency that does not easily yield to pressure
cold butter that was too firm to spread
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as in stuck
firmly positioned in place and difficult to dislodge
was firm in the saddle during the canter
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as in resolute
fully committed to achieving a goal
asked him to reconsider, but he was firm in his commitment to the project
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as in stable
having been established and usually not subject to change
the selling price of the house is firm, so there'll be no dickering
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as in sturdy
marked by the ability to withstand stress without structural damage or distortion
built on a firm foundation, so the house hasn't settled
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as in reasonable
based on sound reasoning or information
that assassination theory is far from firm, since there's not a shred of actual evidence to back it up
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Recent Examples of firm
Tommy McArdle, People.com, 14 Mar. 2025
The firm is targeting returns of 10%-12% over the fund's lifetime, according to Bloomberg, and expects to bring 30 GW of new energy online.
—Alan Neuhauser, Axios, 14 Mar. 2025
Jessie Quinn, StyleCaster, 10 Mar. 2025
His problems not only provided a road map for the field but reflected a more ambitious vision—to build a firm foundation from which all mathematical truths could be derived.
—Joseph Howlett, WIRED, 9 Mar. 2025
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Noun
Peters is chief counsel at Avalon Trust Co., a Santa Fe investment firm.
—Tommy McArdle, People.com, 14 Mar. 2025
The firm is targeting returns of 10%-12% over the fund's lifetime, according to Bloomberg, and expects to bring 30 GW of new energy online.
—Alan Neuhauser, Axios, 14 Mar. 2025
Adjective
Users also experienced much less redness and firmer, smoother complexions.
—Jessie Quinn, StyleCaster, 10 Mar. 2025
His problems not only provided a road map for the field but reflected a more ambitious vision—to build a firm foundation from which all mathematical truths could be derived.
—Joseph Howlett, WIRED, 9 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for firm
Noun
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Musk, who also serves as an unpaid adviser to former President Trump, continues to manage his private companies, including Starlink, which holds federal government contracts.—
Hannah Parry,
Newsweek,
19 Mar. 2025
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After completing the program, American Airline graduates will be placed with one of the company’s smaller regional carriers before transferring to larger aircraft with longer routes.—
Chase Jordan,
Charlotte Observer,
19 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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Still, in a game that featured an abundance of high-level basketball, even a solid game from Brown might have been enough.—
Jay King,
The Athletic,
13 Mar. 2025
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The silver lining was that even though COST didn’t reclaim its all-time, 2022 highs until December 2023, short-term oversold conditions still led to solid buying opportunities along the way.—
Frank Cappelleri,
CNBC,
12 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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Sandoval has received some pay bumps, including a temporary $10,000-a-year bonus for Hawaii special education teachers designed to alleviate shortages in that and other hard-to-staff areas.—
Alia Wong,
USA TODAY,
14 Feb. 2023
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Whether those numbers are an overstatement, or possibly an understatement, is hard to say.—
Lance Eliot,
Forbes,
13 Feb. 2023
Adjective
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Unique, however, is resolute and reveals a personal betrayal.—
Amber Corrine,
VIBE.com,
6 Mar. 2025
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Even many Republicans who bristled at the tens of billions of dollars in aid packages that Congress approved for Ukraine were resolute that Russia and Vladimir V. Putin, its president, were the aggressors in the conflict.—
Karoun Demirjian,
New York Times,
25 Feb. 2025
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Learning the art and science of how to keep these boats stable is a work in progress.—
Andrew Rice,
The Athletic,
13 Mar. 2025
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Those fuel costs resulted in a 3 percent increase in total costs per ground package on a sequential basis, and kept the costs relatively stable on a year-over-year basis.—
Glenn Taylor,
Sourcing Journal,
13 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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This romantic number takes design direction from a field of blooming cornflowers and is a pitch-perfect match for ballet flats, a treasured pair of kitten heels, or even sturdy and dependable white sneakers — looking flawless in each and every context.—
Stacia Datskovska,
WWD,
15 Mar. 2025
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The exterior is made from a sturdy and durable polycarbonate material that won’t easily wear and tear, even after longhaul travel.—
Megan Schaltegger,
Travel + Leisure,
15 Mar. 2025
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In addition, corporations have to determine what a reasonable wage is, which typically requires the help of an accountant.—
Vlad Rusz,
Forbes,
17 Mar. 2025
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Otherwise, the Bruins could try to get something reasonable in return on the open market.—
Fluto Shinzawa,
The Athletic,
16 Mar. 2025
Noun
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As part of its strategic shift, the house will continue to be known under the Claudie Pierlot moniker, but will drop the surname in all future branding.—
Rhonda Richford,
WWD,
14 Mar. 2025
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While the Pace-Sotheby’s deal, depending on the structure, could have immediate financial benefits for Pace, the case for Sotheby’s hinges on CEO Charles Stewart’s efforts since joining the house in 2019 to find new ways to grow its global brand power and make the business more profitable.—
Daniel Cassady,
ARTnews.com,
14 Mar. 2025
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“Firm.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/firm. Accessed 25 Mar. 2025.
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