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as in to freeze
to become physically firm or solid
water solidifying into ice
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as in to form
to take on a definite form
my ideas on this topic are just starting to solidify
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Recent Examples of solidify
Adding to the song’s impact, Around Here recently charted at #1 on the iTunes Blues Charts, solidifying its place as a standout track in the genre and underscoring Knowles’ resonance with fans worldwide.
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Spin Contributor, SPIN, 4 Feb. 2025
The result was solidified further last Thursday, when, less than two months after Koymans and Pagano posted their paper online, an independent team of four mathematicians announced a new proof of the same result (opens a new tab).
—Joseph Howlett, Quanta Magazine, 3 Feb. 2025
Carrie Underwood After winning the fourth season of American Idol in 2005, Carrie Underwood solidified herself as more than just a reality TV star by earning both the best new artist award and the best female country vocal performance at the 2007 Grammys.
—Emily Blackwood, People.com, 2 Feb. 2025
This rapid expansion signals Pure Green’s ability to meet consumer demand for healthy, flavorful options while solidifying its position as a leader in the wellness and fitness industry.
—Kyle J. Russell, USA TODAY, 31 Jan. 2025
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Spin Contributor, SPIN, 4 Feb. 2025
The result was solidified further last Thursday, when, less than two months after Koymans and Pagano posted their paper online, an independent team of four mathematicians announced a new proof of the same result (opens a new tab).
—Joseph Howlett, Quanta Magazine, 3 Feb. 2025
Carrie Underwood After winning the fourth season of American Idol in 2005, Carrie Underwood solidified herself as more than just a reality TV star by earning both the best new artist award and the best female country vocal performance at the 2007 Grammys.
—Emily Blackwood, People.com, 2 Feb. 2025
This rapid expansion signals Pure Green’s ability to meet consumer demand for healthy, flavorful options while solidifying its position as a leader in the wellness and fitness industry.
—Kyle J. Russell, USA TODAY, 31 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for solidify
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When Trump issued a destructive memo freezing all federal loans and grants, the rejection was instantaneous and widespread as constituents nationwide reacted.—
Justin Gest,
Newsweek,
11 Feb. 2025
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Jillian Blanchard, vice president of climate change and environmental justice at Lawyers for Good Government, said that by freezing the grants, the Trump administration had broken a binding contract.—
Jake Pearson,
ProPublica,
10 Feb. 2025
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Whip the cream at medium-high speed until soft peaks form using a stand or hand mixer.—
Martin Sorge,
Chicago Tribune,
11 Feb. 2025
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Social Security benefits are paid to more than 70 million Americans on a monthly basis, and help form the bedrock of income for many retirees, survivors of deceased claimants and disabled people.—
Hannah Parry,
Newsweek,
11 Feb. 2025
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Teen Shauna is hardened by the brutal losses of winter, and adult Taissa responds differently to reminders of the wilderness with Van by her side.—
Proma Khosla,
IndieWire,
14 Feb. 2025
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My eyes were hardening around the edges, just like my heart.—
Rachel DeSantis,
People.com,
12 Feb. 2025
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The panel tries in vain to figure out why conservative critics who objected to Lamar largely overlooked Batiste’s more explicit statement. Conservatives who seemed outraged by the very existence of Lamar’s performance crystallized America’s cultural divide.—
Brian Hiatt,
Rolling Stone,
11 Feb. 2025
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That confidence crystallized throughout the film’s regional festival run in 2023, when Cheslik and his co-writer/leading man Ryland Brickson Cole Tews began bringing props to screenings.—
Cory Stillman,
IndieWire,
10 Feb. 2025
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The affected areas turn white and then blue and may stiffen as they’re deprived of oxygen, Amanda Sammut, MD, the chief of rheumatology at Harlem Hospital and an assistant clinical professor of medicine at Columbia University, who has Raynaud’s herself, tells SELF.—
Cindy Kuzma,
SELF,
6 Feb. 2025
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Crime The biggest crime fight on the ballot is over Proposition 36, a measure that would stiffen penalties for some thefts and drug crimes and change parts of a controversial 2014 ballot measure that reduced several felonies to misdemeanors.—
Taryn Luna,
Los Angeles Times,
3 Oct. 2024
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