as in hardened
to make stronger (as through hardship)
She was annealed by the tragedies of her childhood.
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as in tempered
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Verb
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However, the better individual homes are hardened with flame-resistant siding, roofs, windows and vents, and flammable surrounding items like vegetation, fences and sheds between houses are reduced, the less likely fire will spread from building to building, the study found.—
Ethan Baron,
Mercury News,
7 Sep. 2025 -
None of the six summer arrivals have yet taken English football by storm and Wolves needed at least a couple of players who were battle-hardened in the league.—
Steve Madeley,
New York Times,
5 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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The tempered glass top won’t break with regular wear and tear and holds up to 75 pounds.—
Christopher Murray
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FOXNews.com,
28 Aug. 2025
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Unlike tempered glass, which shatters easily, laminated glass is made of two thick pieces of glass sandwiching a type of durable resin called polyvinyl butyral (PVB) and is much more likely to hold together during impact.—
Diana Hubbell,
Popular Science,
21 Aug. 2025
Verb
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Has anyone else got any hope, especially as Chelsea are strengthened by the return of Sam Kerr from injury, the signing of Ellie Carpenter from OL Lyonnes and Alyssa Thompson set to join too?—
Megan Feringa,
New York Times,
4 Sep. 2025
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Meanwhile, Tropical Storm Kiko, further west off Mexico's coast, strengthened to Hurricane Kiko in the Pacific.—
Dinah Voyles Pulver,
USA Today,
3 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Bill Koch—former CEO and seasoned advisor—coaches senior executives to be leaders worth following.—
Bill Koch,
Forbes.com,
9 Sep. 2025
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In another, Ada soothes her twisted ankle in an ice bucket intended for a fellow model’s birthday champagne (there’s also a cake, something no model has ever eaten); or forms an instant bond with a more seasoned colleague (Yuliia Ratner), a Ukrainian displaced by war, just like her.—
David Rooney,
HollywoodReporter,
8 Sep. 2025
Verb
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This has reinforced the perception that AMD is still very much in the early stages of its AI journey, with Nvidia controlling a dominant share of training workloads, and Broadcom now threatening to gain market share with its custom silicon.—
Trefis Team,
Forbes.com,
9 Sep. 2025
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However, DeepSeek's breakthrough with R1 earlier this year reinforced China's position as a formidable AI player in its own right.—
Ryan Browne,
CNBC,
9 Sep. 2025
Verb
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The Miami Dolphins’ roster received a couple of substantial upgrades last week, which fortified the team’s depth in weak areas on the 2025 roster.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
2 Sep. 2025
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Many commercial brands are fortified with calcium and vitamin D, which protect the bones.—
Lauren O'Connor,
Health,
1 Sep. 2025
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“Annealed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/annealed. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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