steadied

past tense of steady

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for steadied
Verb
  • At exactly noon on New Year’s Day, about 20 people braced their feet against the silty shore of Lake Natoma, hopping and fidgeting to warm themselves.
    Annika Merrilees, Sacramento Bee, 1 Jan. 2025
  • Trinidad and Tobago declared a state of emergency on Monday as the government braced for reprisal shootings after an attempt on a gang leader’s life, officials said.
    Reuters, NBC News, 30 Dec. 2024
Verb
  • An anterior cruciate ligament injury sustained in 2019 did not adversely impact on his progress.
    Felipe Cardenas, The Athletic, 24 Dec. 2024
  • Officers gave the victim first aid, who had sustained multiple gunshot wounds, police said.
    Ikram Mohamed, Chicago Tribune, 23 Dec. 2024
Verb
  • As Reuters reports, Indonesia's Ministry of Industry has upheld its ban on the iPhone 16 because Apple has yet to meet its domestic content rules.
    Jibin Joseph, PCMAG, 8 Jan. 2025
  • Although the Supreme Court upheld the protection of the snail darter, President Jimmy Carter would intervene the following year, signing legislation that exempted the Tennessee project from the ESA, leading to its eventual completion.
    Kevin Lynn, Newsweek, 7 Jan. 2025
Verb
  • They were carried to the Shelby Street church in a procession.
    Lucas Aulbach, The Courier-Journal, 24 Dec. 2024
  • Best Carry-on Backpacks There's perhaps no more plane-friendly bag than a backpack, which is easily carried, easily taken off, easily placed under a seat, and easily packed with all your belongings.
    Nicole Kliest, Vogue, 24 Dec. 2024
Verb
  • There was another story that underlay the peace negotiations, and that was the story of the love between Jimmy and Rosalynn Carter.
    Lawrence Wright, The New Yorker, 29 Dec. 2024
  • The consumer welfare philosophy also underlay U.S. negotiations that resulted in international antitrust cooperation agreements and in competition chapters within bilateral and multilateral trade agreements.
    Alden Abbott, Forbes, 26 Nov. 2024
Verb
  • In a departure from the norm, Trump forwent a smile and instead bore a similar expression to his historic 2023 mug shot, which loyal MAGA followers later embraced as the symbol of a man who could not be taken down easily.
    Kyler Alvord, People.com, 20 Jan. 2025
  • The play on the field is boring with lots of strikeouts.
    Jim Bowden, The Athletic, 17 Jan. 2025
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“Steadied.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/steadied. Accessed 1 Feb. 2025.

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