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
Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 1 Oct. 2025
School board members called a special meeting to vote on hiring an accounting firm to help balance Jefferson County Public Schools' next budget.
—Ray Padilla, Louisville Courier Journal, 1 Oct. 2025
Burgess Everett, semafor.com, 29 Sep. 2025
Phillips conceived and realized the New Museum’s first dedicated building, at 235 Bowery, designed by architecture firm SANAA, as well as its $82 million expansion into neighboring 231 Bowery.
—News Desk, Artforum, 29 Sep. 2025
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Noun
Vance plays Leila’s boss at the law firm; Shaw plays a partner at the firm and Leila’s second chair; Rhys plays Leila’s husband, the prosecutor on the case; and Reynor plays her client, the defendant.
—Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 1 Oct. 2025
School board members called a special meeting to vote on hiring an accounting firm to help balance Jefferson County Public Schools' next budget.
—Ray Padilla, Louisville Courier Journal, 1 Oct. 2025
Adjective
After a conference call on Sunday afternoon, Senate Democrats stayed firm in demanding a health care negotiation rather than caving on the House GOP’s stopgap bill.
—Burgess Everett, semafor.com, 29 Sep. 2025
Phillips conceived and realized the New Museum’s first dedicated building, at 235 Bowery, designed by architecture firm SANAA, as well as its $82 million expansion into neighboring 231 Bowery.
—News Desk, Artforum, 29 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for firm
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The athletic department hired Davonte Higginbottom on July 16 as its new NIL strategist, and Yurachek said collegiate sports marketing company Learfield is further helping with agreements.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
30 Sep. 2025
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The company is one of the world’s fastest-growing gold producers, with interests in eight mines located in regions across Central Asia, South America, Oceania and Africa.—
Jason Ma,
Fortune,
30 Sep. 2025
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The research team also highlighted that sodium chemistries are attractive, yet sodium solid electrolytes show limited room-temperature ionic conductivity.—
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra,
Interesting Engineering,
27 Sep. 2025
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However, if that is not an option, the sheriff's office suggests immediately getting inside a vehicle or a solid building with a roof once thunder is present.—
Angel Saunders,
PEOPLE,
26 Sep. 2025
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Some of those have of a combination of both, but MetLife Stadium is hard of playing surface as there is in the league.—
Mark Kern,
MSNBC Newsweek,
29 Sep. 2025
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When Jason Wald, VP of production, pitched him on Longlegs with a two-minute clip, his instinct was to give the film a hard no.—
Scott Roxborough,
HollywoodReporter,
28 Sep. 2025
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If that criteria is stuck to, that means favourites such as Tom Hardy, aged 47, Idris Elba at 53 and Henry Cavill, aged 42, presumably don’t match what Villeneuve, producers David Heyman and Amy Pascal, and execs at Amazon MGM Studios are leaning towards.—
Baz Bamigboye,
Deadline,
24 Sep. 2025
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This is not the first time a passenger has gotten stuck in the Ocean Loops.—
Colson Thayer,
PEOPLE,
22 Sep. 2025
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The defence remains resolute, having allowed just 12 goals in 18 games across all competitions.—
Matt Woosnam,
New York Times,
28 Sep. 2025
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Since that summer, the artist programs continued to evolve and grow while always remaining true to Bob’s resolute intention.—
Michelle Satter,
Time,
26 Sep. 2025
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The fossil chemicals in question are a special types of steranes, which are the geologically stable form of sterols, like cholesterol, that are found in the cell membranes of complex organisms.—
Maria Azzurra Volpe,
MSNBC Newsweek,
1 Oct. 2025
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Married Matt and Amber Barnett overcame a little bit of jealousy and a lot of credit card debt to cultivate a stable relationship.—
Randall Colburn,
Entertainment Weekly,
1 Oct. 2025
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No matter what someone’s day entails, a sturdy tote bag is sure to come in handy.—
L. Daniela Alvarez,
Better Homes & Gardens,
29 Sep. 2025
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If possible, drive to a nearby sturdy building.—
CA Weather Bot,
Sacbee.com,
29 Sep. 2025
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The commission tabled the item to provide more time for Experience Fayetteville staff to evaluate the worth of the property, the house's annual expenses, a reasonable market-rate rent range and the total cost of repairs to the property paid for by Experience Fayetteville.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
30 Sep. 2025
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The federal law requires employers to make reasonable accommodations for workers with disabilities unless doing so would cause undue hardship.—
Shambhavi Rimal,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
29 Sep. 2025
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“Firm.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/firm. Accessed 3 Oct. 2025.
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