case-harden

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Verb
  • Then in the Big 12 Tournament quarterfinals, BYU went to the zone to try to temper a sizzling Iowa State squad.
    Jim Root, New York Times, 10 Oct. 2025
  • That goodwill, which carried considerable weight in Saudi society, didn’t temper the public reaction to the son’s comments: Saudis are calling for a boycott of Rajhi’s Half Million cafe chain — Saudi’s most popular — and his other businesses.
    Manal Albarakati, semafor.com, 8 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Engineers sparingly tried annealing hardware space, so Juno's experience could be instructive for future missions.
    Stephen Clark, ArsTechnica, 12 Sep. 2025
  • Some annealing quantum-type computers are already commercialized.
    Chuck Brooks, Forbes.com, 1 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • So how did Small Prophets begin to crystallize in your mind?
    Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 9 Oct. 2025
  • In Hollywood, Tilly crystallized fears about AI in a way not seen since the 2023 strikes.
    Gene Maddaus, Variety, 8 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • You'll be petrified by the violence inflicted upon boys who only wanted a chance to pull their families out of financial duress and have an opportunity at a comfortable life afforded to most of us sitting in our seats.
    Haadiza Ogwude, The Enquirer, 13 Sep. 2025
  • The only issue is his mother Laura (Wright), a woman who has lost a child once before and is petrified of a repeat.
    Lily Ford, HollywoodReporter, 5 Sep. 2025
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“Case-harden.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/case-harden. Accessed 15 Oct. 2025.

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