ANNEALING Synonyms: 44 Similar and Opposite Words

annealing

verb

present participle of anneal

as in hardening

to make stronger (as through hardship) She was annealed by the tragedies of her childhood.

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Recent Examples of annealing The telecom giant plans to use D-Wave’s quantum annealing technology to tackle complex optimization problems across its network operations. — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 27 July 2026 Over the next five years, real value will come from applying quantum principles, such as annealing and probabilistic optimization, to supply chains, finance and logistics before fault-tolerant quantum arrives. — Pravir Malik, Forbes.com, 12 Feb. 2026 Engineers sparingly tried annealing hardware space, so Juno's experience could be instructive for future missions. — Stephen Clark, ArsTechnica, 12 Sep. 2025 Workable quantum solutions that make use of annealing systems are now in use. — Chuck Brooks, Forbes, 22 Feb. 2025 Returning to Chip Design Tradition A common way to solve massive combinatorial optimization problems is with a search technique called simulated annealing (SA). — Somdeb Majumdar, IEEE Spectrum, 21 Nov. 2024

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The specifications hardening around agents are careful about this line.

— Dr. Aditya Vikram Kashyap, Forbes.com, 22 Sep. 2026
September is near the end of the season, so avoid high-nitrogen doses, which can interfere with tuber hardening and storage.

— Andy Wilcox, Better Homes & Gardens, 4 Sep. 2026

Definition of hardening

Verb

With California’s coast getting pounded by strong waves amid a strengthening El Niño, residents and government leaders are turning to big rocks and seawalls to protect homes and keep a railroad from falling into the sea.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 28 Sep. 2026
And that’s what happened, strengthening the ayatollah’s grip on power.

— The Week US, TheWeek, 28 Sep. 2026

Definition of strengthening

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There is also evidence of second-round effects from energy costs, reinforcing the risk that inflation is becoming entrenched, BofA said.

— Lim Hui Jie, CNBC, 29 Sep. 2026
Experts have told me 2027 will be even worse than this year, and recent developments at sizable public-sector employers are reinforcing just how catastrophic things are becoming.

— Bob Herman, STAT, 28 Sep. 2026

Definition of reinforcing

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Organizations that invest in trust, well-being, continuous learning and upskilling will be best positioned to attract and retain talent while fortifying business performance.

— Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 14 Sep. 2026
On Monday, Kiffin said LSU would consider fortifying his team’s defensive tackle depth with another player.

— Ralph D. Russo, New York Times, 5 Sep. 2026

Definition of fortifying

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