FIRMED (UP) Synonyms: 40 Similar and Opposite Words

firmed (up)

verb

past tense of firm (up)

as in hardened

to become physically firm or solid wait for the modeling clay to firm up before handling the finished pot

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Notably, Shaun has been hardened and disenfranchised by the bureaucracy of law enforcement.

— Keith Langston, PEOPLE, 12 Aug. 2026
And as Netanyahu’s coalitions hardened Schleien’s programs became edgier, skewering Netanyahu sycophants in the Likud Party, anti-élitist demagogues, cultic settlers, and rabbinic mandarins.

— Bernard Avishai, New Yorker, 11 Aug. 2026

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China’s imports of LNG from Russia across all routes surged nearly 28% in the first half of the year by volume as LNG exports from the Middle East froze due to the US-Iran war.

— Simone McCarthy, CNN Money, 14 Aug. 2026
The Treasury Department on Friday froze the assets of Sargeant’s offshore company that participates in Venezuelan oil-producing ventures, according to people with knowledge of the measure who declined to speak about it publicly.

— Patricia Garip, Fortune, 10 Aug. 2026

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Dogs that have stiffened up with age get an advanced joint-support chew with glucosamine, MSM, and collagen.

— Daniel Fusch, USA Today, 17 July 2026
Graham's aorta, at 71, tore, a dissection along a wall stiffened by decades of what the medical examiner called arteriosclerotic cardiovascular disease.

— Dr. Céline Gounder, CBS News, 13 July 2026

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