steadied

verb

Definition of steadiednext
past tense of steady
as in trussed

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  1. braced
  2. sustained
  3. upheld
  4. carried
  5. underlay
  6. bore
Verb
  • Although on a photo set and far removed from any track and field arena, her frame appears braced to race.
    Essence, Essence, 10 Dec. 2024
  • The bitcoin price has more than doubled this year as a perfect storm hits the crypto market—with traders now braced for a game-changer this week.
    Billy Bambrough, Forbes, 8 Dec. 2024
Definition of braced
Verb
  • Racing greyhounds are often euthanized, either due to injuries sustained in races or because no one will take them in, per the AP.
    Rachel Raposas, People.com, 11 Dec. 2024
  • Several demonstrators sustained injuries amid the confrontation.
    Joseph Epstein, Newsweek, 10 Dec. 2024
Definition of sustained
Verb
  • In an April 2024 appeal hearing, a judge granted Julie's appeal and vacated her seven-year sentence in June due to insufficient evidence while Todd's sentence was upheld.
    Stephanie Wenger, People.com, 10 Dec. 2024
  • After the ban was upheld by a federal appeals court last week, social media users and creators are wondering what the future of the short-form video app will be, and for some aspiring influencers, TikTok’s legal drama could serve as a cautionary tale.
    Maria Gracia Santillana Linares, Forbes, 10 Dec. 2024
Definition of upheld
Verb
  • This marks the show’s return to FOX, which carried the show from its 1990 inaugural broadcast through 2006.
    Paul Grein, Billboard, 11 Dec. 2024
  • For example, of the 2,430 Major League Baseball games played during the 2024 regular season, only 150 were carried nationally on traditional broadcast or streaming channels.
    Brian Steinberg, Variety, 11 Dec. 2024
Definition of carried
Verb
  • 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
  • Another key part of the trick involves an appreciation of two psychological systems that underlay our decision making, as described by Daniel Kahneman, a psychologist and Nobel Prize-winner.
    IEEE Spectrum, IEEE Spectrum, 11 Aug. 2017
Definition of underlay
Verb
  • These consumers are bored with sameness, have been largely ignored by the current luxury market, and possess the disposable income and taste to demand something different.
    Timothy Papandreou, Forbes, 4 Dec. 2024
  • But because the jurors seem bored by Olympia — and fascinated by Matty — a jury consultant named Shae Banfield (Yael Grobglas) suggests a switch between the first and second chair.
    Noel Murray, Vulture, 24 Oct. 2024
Definition of bore
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