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
Will McCurdy, PCMAG, 16 Nov. 2024
Jonathan Miller, of appraisal firm Miller Samuel, who recently looked at 20 years of election-year sales data from Manhattan, Los Angeles, Miami, and Suffolk County, says that there is often a subtle dampening of sales in the months leading up to an election, and a subsequent post-election bump.
—Kim Velsey, Curbed, 15 Nov. 2024
Ashley Zlatopolsky, Architectural Digest, 31 Oct. 2024
These s'mores cookies are firm on the outside with buttery, crispy edges.
—Kermilia White, Southern Living, 31 Oct. 2024
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Musk—who sued OpenAI in March—now alleges that OpenAI is attempting to eliminate its competitors by stopping its investors from funding rival AI firms.
—Will McCurdy, PCMAG, 16 Nov. 2024
Jonathan Miller, of appraisal firm Miller Samuel, who recently looked at 20 years of election-year sales data from Manhattan, Los Angeles, Miami, and Suffolk County, says that there is often a subtle dampening of sales in the months leading up to an election, and a subsequent post-election bump.
—Kim Velsey, Curbed, 15 Nov. 2024
Adjective
Its firmer side keeps stomach and back sleepers supported with good spinal posture.
—Ashley Zlatopolsky, Architectural Digest, 31 Oct. 2024
These s'mores cookies are firm on the outside with buttery, crispy edges.
—Kermilia White, Southern Living, 31 Oct. 2024
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The value perception of the chain has dimmed among its cash-conscious customers because the average price of its menu items has soared around 40% over the past five years, in line with rising costs according to the company.Jordan Valinsky, CNN, 22 Nov. 2024
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On the other end of the spectrum are companies like Steve Madden (Nasdaq: SHOO).Eben Novy-Williams, Sportico.com, 22 Nov. 2024
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Blackwood was coming off a 44-save performance in the Sharks’ 1-0 win over the New Jersey Devils on Sunday, continuing a trend of solid play.Curtis Pashelka, The Mercury News, 14 Nov. 2024
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The 100 denier nylon was plenty hearty for our stress testing as were the large zippers with solid straightforward pulls.Joe Jackson, Outside Online, 14 Nov. 2024
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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
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Company leaders nominally accepted the resolute reformulation, but still accepted their nation’s long-standing conventions.Michael Useem, Fortune Asia, 24 Oct. 2024
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Meanwhile, in the work of the list’s four Arizona firms, the state’s sublime tradition of Desert Modernism, solidified most notably throughout Phoenix in the 1950s in the single-family work of Alfred Beadle, continues statewide with resolute spiritedness.Richard Olsen, Forbes, 30 Oct. 2024
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The threats Hamas and Hezbollah posed to Israel allowed Iran to exert power across the region while holding Israelis indirectly at risk, which—combined with Israel’s deterrence in the form of its superior military power—produced a stable equilibrium.Carrie A. Lee, Foreign Affairs, 19 Nov. 2024
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Underfoot, the flexible sole provides unobtrusive support and a stable, comfortable platform without drawing attention to itself.The Editors, Outside Online, 18 Nov. 2024
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The thing to remember is that thinner angles, from 10 to 15 degrees for sushi knives, are sharper but dull faster, while wider angles, from 20 to 25 degrees, are sturdier but less sharp.David Hochman, Forbes, 20 Nov. 2024
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In turn, the tree was super sturdy and held ornaments with ease.Genevieve Cepeda, People.com, 19 Nov. 2024
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The annoyance is really the side effect or collateral damage to a presumably reasonable activity.Caleb Harris, Austin American-Statesman, 22 Nov. 2024
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While the Biden administration has made some progress on cybersecurity—establishing a national cybersecurity strategy that includes some reasonable provisions—its overall approach to AI safety through top-down bureaucratic rules remains too rigid.James Broughel, Forbes, 20 Nov. 2024
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Kidman has a close relationship with Balenciaga, having been named a brand ambassador for the fashion house late last year, joining Isabelle Huppert, Michelle Yeoh and Kim Kardashian.Hannah Malach, WWD, 20 Nov. 2024
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In 1974, Congress agreed to refurbish the Naval Observatory house as the vice president's home.Chad Murphy, The Enquirer, 20 Nov. 2024
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“Firm.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/firm. Accessed 28 Nov. 2024.
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