as in to brace
to prepare (oneself) mentally or emotionally
forearmed themselves for the championship game with the help of a sports psychologist
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Recent Examples of forearm
In Dallas, when Diaz and Paul posed for the cameras in a stare-down, Diaz provoked Paul by raising his fists, pressing his right elbow and then forearm into his opponent’s left shoulder.
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Rafi Kohan, WSJ, 24 Nov. 2023
Diabetes blisters can develop on your fingers, hands, toes, feet, and sometimes forearms.
—Barbie Cervoni, Ms, Rd, Cdces, Cdn, Health, 18 Oct. 2023
That’s key to forearm growth and health, says Greg Rose, who works with athletes at the Titleist Performance Institute.
—Milo F. Bryant, Men's Health, 30 Mar. 2023
That led to Stoudemire and Boris Diaw leaving the bench as a scrum broke out that included Horry forearming Raja Bell.
—Duane Rankin, azcentral, 18 May 2020
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Rafi Kohan, WSJ, 24 Nov. 2023
Diabetes blisters can develop on your fingers, hands, toes, feet, and sometimes forearms.
—Barbie Cervoni, Ms, Rd, Cdces, Cdn, Health, 18 Oct. 2023
That’s key to forearm growth and health, says Greg Rose, who works with athletes at the Titleist Performance Institute.
—Milo F. Bryant, Men's Health, 30 Mar. 2023
That led to Stoudemire and Boris Diaw leaving the bench as a scrum broke out that included Horry forearming Raja Bell.
—Duane Rankin, azcentral, 18 May 2020
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This posthumous album of free improv pairs the late pedal steel virtuoso with a metal-adjacent guitar-and-drums duo, to bracing, gravity-defying effect.—
H.D. Angel,
Pitchfork,
4 Mar. 2026
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Dante’s bracing directness, his pathos and humor, and his invention feel effortless.—
The New Yorker,
New Yorker,
4 Mar. 2026
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The official also said Iran's government was operating, as well as acting to conceal and fortify, its nuclear program to continue to advance it, and that the objective of the offensive was to significantly reduce the capabilities of the Iranian's regime.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
28 Feb. 2026
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Bamboo extract lipopeptides form a weightless, protective film that helps fortify the hair fiber.—
Michelle Rostamian,
Allure,
27 Feb. 2026
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“Forearm.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/forearm. Accessed 8 Mar. 2026.
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