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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If picked too early, before the skin has fully hardened, the squash may not be sweet and could be underdeveloped.—
Karen Brewer Grossman,
Southern Living,
12 Oct. 2025 -
Around the same time, Israeli strikes on Damascus and continued clashes in Sweida hardened the idea, inside parts of the Kurdish movement, that the center could break.—
Hassan Hassan,
Time,
11 Oct. 2025
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His changeup was paired alongside his curveball — which froze plenty of hitter —, and his fastball that helped set up the off-speed offerings.—
Nelson Espinal,
MSNBC Newsweek,
14 Oct. 2025
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The car froze momentarily behind a truck parked illegally, causing other drivers to honk erratically.—
Bloomberg,
Mercury News,
14 Oct. 2025
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McDaniel made the point that the Dolphins’ defensive line and run defense stiffened somewhat after struggling badly on the first drive.—
Barry Jackson,
Miami Herald,
3 Oct. 2025
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Only on particularly bumpy tarmac did the GTS-spec suspension become too jarring with the adaptive dampers stiffened up in sport mode, but switching them to normal offered the best of both worlds—excellent, composed body control and tuning that ironed out imperfections remarkably well.—
Peter Nelson,
Robb Report,
1 Oct. 2025
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“Firmed (up).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/firmed%20%28up%29. Accessed 17 Oct. 2025.
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