as in company
a commercial or industrial activity or organization
merged with another firm to become a major player in the brokerage business
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as in solid
not showing weakness or uncertainty
a friendly fellow with a ready smile and a firm handshake
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as in hard
having a consistency that does not easily yield to pressure
cold butter that was too firm to spread
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as in stuck
firmly positioned in place and difficult to dislodge
was firm in the saddle during the canter
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as in resolute
fully committed to achieving a goal
asked him to reconsider, but he was firm in his commitment to the project
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as in stable
having been established and usually not subject to change
the selling price of the house is firm, so there'll be no dickering
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as in sturdy
marked by the ability to withstand stress without structural damage or distortion
built on a firm foundation, so the house hasn't settled
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as in reasonable
based on sound reasoning or information
that assassination theory is far from firm, since there's not a shred of actual evidence to back it up
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Recent Examples of firm
Maria Williams, USA Today, 9 Mar. 2026
The hiring of Jones comes as Uncensored raises fresh capital from Raine Ventures, Antenna Group and Reuben Brothers, the investment firm led by David and Simon Reuben.
—Alex Weprin, HollywoodReporter, 9 Mar. 2026
Bailey Berg, Architectural Digest, 10 Mar. 2026
Beauty of Joseon Revive Eye Serum Retinal and niacinamide are popular ingredients in anti-aging serums due to their ability to even skin tone and firm wrinkles.
—Gabriela Izquierdo, Southern Living, 10 Mar. 2026
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Noun
While the firm maintains its discretion and doesn’t disclose specific results, Blackman and her advisors don’t seem preoccupied with simply securing an Ivy League spot.
—Maria Williams, USA Today, 9 Mar. 2026
The hiring of Jones comes as Uncensored raises fresh capital from Raine Ventures, Antenna Group and Reuben Brothers, the investment firm led by David and Simon Reuben.
—Alex Weprin, HollywoodReporter, 9 Mar. 2026
Adjective
For sleepers who prioritize a cooler, more supportive surface—and don’t mind a mattress on the firmer side—the Chill Hybrid delivers exactly what its name promises.
—Bailey Berg, Architectural Digest, 10 Mar. 2026
Beauty of Joseon Revive Eye Serum Retinal and niacinamide are popular ingredients in anti-aging serums due to their ability to even skin tone and firm wrinkles.
—Gabriela Izquierdo, Southern Living, 10 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for firm
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Grammarly's parent company was hit with a class-action lawsuit on Thursday from one of the authors quoted as an expert in its tool.—
James Peckham,
PC Magazine,
12 Mar. 2026
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The logo of Handala, a hacking group linked to Iran, has appeared on company login pages, The Wall Street Journal reported.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
12 Mar. 2026
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His advancing to a runoff against Fuller turns heads as his chances of flipping a solid Republican seat have another chance.—
Claire Carter,
The Washington Examiner,
11 Mar. 2026
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Just a solid, weighty dial to twist, and a ticking sound that gently marks the passing time.—
Francesca Krempa,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
10 Mar. 2026
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Official statistics are hard to come by, but town residents — several of whom asked to be identified by only first names to protect their safety — estimated around 80 cars were set aflame in a municipality of just 20,000 people.—
Senior Editor,
Los Angeles Times,
6 Mar. 2026
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In the absence of hard data, the kind that become available years or decades after a war, the temptation is to reach for analogies or proverbial wisdom, or any of the other heuristic shortcuts that the psychologist Daniel Kahneman thoroughly described in his book Thinking, Fast and Slow.—
Eliot A. Cohen,
The Atlantic,
6 Mar. 2026
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Still, Vegas is never content to stay stuck in its old ways.—
Jim Harrington,
Mercury News,
9 Mar. 2026
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Now after these victories over the Rockets, surging Hornets and Pistons, there is a feel of legitimacy, of being something better than stuck in the play-in mud.—
Ira Winderman,
Sun Sentinel,
9 Mar. 2026
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The resolute tango between the personal and the practical is a hallmark of a cookbook humdinger.—
Scott Hocker,
TheWeek,
5 Mar. 2026
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In welcoming the group during a swearing-in ceremony, Fils-Aimé made an impassioned appeal for civic engagement in Haiti and insisted on the need for his new cabinet to take resolute action.—
Jacqueline Charles,
Miami Herald,
4 Mar. 2026
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With a high, stable energy supply, the ship could support a larger number of these power-hungry containers, giving operators greater flexibility to handle cargo demand.—
Sujita Sinha,
Interesting Engineering,
9 Mar. 2026
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Obituaries, property records and data broker profiles can quietly reveal life changes that make someone appear financially stable yet emotionally vulnerable.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
8 Mar. 2026
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Be sure to cover your head and neck with your arms, and crawl under a sturdy table if possible.—
CA Earthquake Bot,
Sacbee.com,
7 Mar. 2026
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Choose varieties that produce long, sturdy stems and blooms.—
Mary Marlowe Leverette,
Southern Living,
6 Mar. 2026
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And since the liquor has a reasonable 17% ABV, even with a few ounces of sparkling wine, the Spa Spritz is a low-alcohol cocktail that won't drag you down the next morning.—
Lizzy Briskin,
Better Homes & Gardens,
7 Mar. 2026
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Still, Bale has a couple of nice moments as Mandras, a Greek fisherman who loses his fiancée (Penelope Cruz) to a mandolin-playing pacifist (Cage, of course) but, all told, is pretty reasonable about it.—
Tim Grierson,
Vulture,
7 Mar. 2026
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“Firm.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/firm. Accessed 12 Mar. 2026.
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