nails (down)

verb

Definition of nails (down)next
present tense third-person singular of nail (down)
as in proves

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for nails (down)
  1. proves
  2. shows
  3. nails
  4. determines
  5. demonstrates
  6. establishes
  7. ensures
  8. affirms
Verb
  • These isolated incidents further proves how self-advocacy is increasingly becoming embraced in hip-hop.
    Sughnen Yongo, Forbes, 23 Dec. 2024
  • This proves Rocket Homes is committed to empowering homebuyers to make the best decisions for their unique needs.
    JC Reindl, Detroit Free Press, 23 Dec. 2024
Definition of proves
Verb
  • Research published in August in BMC Ecology and Evolution now shows that rainfall also affects the developing baby turtle.
    Danielle Hall, Smithsonian Magazine, 24 Dec. 2024
  • Liverpool’s start to the season shows that the club are on the right track.
    Gregg Evans, The Athletic, 24 Dec. 2024
Definition of shows
Verb
  • Woodley nails Diana’s mean-waif combustibility, and both Colindrez and Ferreira, playing outsiders unimpressed with their welcome to the Dahl house, do lovely work.
    Helen Shaw, The New Yorker, 13 Dec. 2024
  • In director Jamie Lloyd’s electric and minimalist Broadway update of Andrew Lloyd Webber’s 1990s musical based on a ‘50s movie, the former Pussycat Doll nails the comedy of a camp diva — inhabiting former ingenue Norma’s delusion and ego without ever losing sight of her sincerity.
    EW Staff, EW.com, 11 Dec. 2024
Definition of nails
Verb
  • The ballot language for the plan stated that the sales tax surcharge will be lifted once all debt for the plan has been paid and the Metro Council determines by resolution that the revenue from the tax surcharge is no longer needed for operation of the program.
    Evan Mealins, The Tennessean, 22 Dec. 2024
  • This is also called ping, which determines how fast the server responds to your inputs.
    Kurt Knutsson, CyberGuy Report, Fox News, 21 Dec. 2024
Definition of determines
Verb
  • This series demonstrates how national access to functional plumbing infrastructure is complicated by bureaucracy and climate change.
    Marnie Shure, The Atlantic, 24 Dec. 2024
  • The massive popular revolt against the 2021 coup, particularly among young people who had thrived during the previous decade, demonstrates that that strategy in fact succeeded, if at enormous cost, as the Myanmar military appears incapable now of reasserting its control nationwide.
    Derek Mitchell, NPR, 23 Dec. 2024
Definition of demonstrates
Verb
  • Moore signed the order, which establishes multiple initiatives seeking to make the state more friendly to business development, at a Friday ceremony in downtown Frederick, against the backdrop of an ongoing hotel and conference center project.
    Dan Belson, Baltimore Sun, 23 Dec. 2024
  • Society establishes a tax that if AI does the right thing, it is taxed lightly.
    Lance Eliot, Forbes, 23 Dec. 2024
Definition of establishes
Verb
  • Keeping your firmware up to date ensures you’re protected against the latest threats.
    Kurt Knutsson, CyberGuy Report, Fox News, 24 Dec. 2024
  • This ensures our testing base spans different skin tones, genders, and dermatological conditions.
    Sarah Han, Allure, 24 Dec. 2024
Definition of ensures
Verb
  • Even if the Fourth Circuit affirms Bell, NASCAR could still ultimately win the case, which is set to go to trial next December.
    Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 23 Dec. 2024
  • Dangling Tucker and Valdez in trade talks all but affirms that claim.
    Chandler Rome, The Athletic, 12 Dec. 2024
Definition of affirms
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“Nails (down).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nails%20%28down%29. Accessed 28 Dec. 2024.

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