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
Bell was wearing an elbow brace that extended from bicep to forearm on his left arm that was hinged and padded in the elbow.
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San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Sep. 2022
But there's more to forearm training than squeezing a stress ball for hours on end.
—Brett Williams, Men's Health, 14 June 2022
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
The team’s initial diagnosis was forearm tightness, and it later was changed to forearm discomfort.
—John Shea, SFChronicle.com, 19 June 2019
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San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Sep. 2022
But there's more to forearm training than squeezing a stress ball for hours on end.
—Brett Williams, Men's Health, 14 June 2022
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
The team’s initial diagnosis was forearm tightness, and it later was changed to forearm discomfort.
—John Shea, SFChronicle.com, 19 June 2019
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The National Weather Service said residents in Kentucky, southern Indiana, southern Illinois and parts of Tennessee, Missouri, Arkansas and Ohio should brace for intense storms that could include baseball-sized hail.—
Michael Phillis,
Los Angeles Times,
17 May 2025
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Other venues, most notably the 90,000-capacity Rose Bowl, are braced for lots of empty seats.—
Adam Crafton,
New York Times,
17 May 2025
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It is then fermented into a sweet wine, usually fortified.—
Forbes.com,
Forbes.com,
15 May 2025
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The Hudson Institute think tank has urged the U.S. to fortify its military airfields within the range of China's missiles, in order to preserve air dominance during a potential conflict in which China could launch surprise attacks aimed at destroying U.S. aircraft on the ground.—
Ryan Chan,
MSNBC Newsweek,
12 May 2025
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“Forearm.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/forearm. Accessed 28 May. 2025.
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