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as in to brace
to prepare (oneself) mentally or emotionally
Kelly fortified herself for the basketball tournament with a series of confidence-boosting exercises
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as in to strengthen
to increase the ability of (as a muscle) to exert physical force
he downed another granola bar to fortify himself for the rest of the bike ride
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as in to harden
to make able to withstand physical hardship, strain, or exposure
bought lots of warm clothing to fortify ourselves against the cold
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Recent Examples of fortify
In classic Zuck fashion, his private domains are huge, heavily upgraded, extensively fortified, and often surrounded by other properties he’s scooped up for the sake of privacy.
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Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 9 May 2025
For organizations looking to fortify their digital defenses and future-proof their security strategies, VisibleOps Cybersecurity is a roadmap to resilience.
—William Jones, USA Today, 1 May 2025
Thousands of additional active-duty troops have been deployed to fortify the southern border and, in some cases, detain migrants.
—Camilo Montoya-Galvez, CBS News, 1 May 2025
Reinvent continuously: Change is the one constant, and knowing that disruption remains at an all-time high, leaders must be able to navigate these changes and fortify their enterprise resilience on an ongoing basis—for both the short- and long-term.
—Muqsit Ashraf, Forbes.com, 1 May 2025
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Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 9 May 2025
For organizations looking to fortify their digital defenses and future-proof their security strategies, VisibleOps Cybersecurity is a roadmap to resilience.
—William Jones, USA Today, 1 May 2025
Thousands of additional active-duty troops have been deployed to fortify the southern border and, in some cases, detain migrants.
—Camilo Montoya-Galvez, CBS News, 1 May 2025
Reinvent continuously: Change is the one constant, and knowing that disruption remains at an all-time high, leaders must be able to navigate these changes and fortify their enterprise resilience on an ongoing basis—for both the short- and long-term.
—Muqsit Ashraf, Forbes.com, 1 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for fortify
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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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The Coursera report found that 96% of employers agree that micro-credentials strengthen a candidate's job application, and 85% are more likely to hire a candidate with a micro-credential than one without.—
Caroline Castrillon,
Forbes.com,
16 May 2025
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Which areas are Spurs likely to want to strengthen this summer?—
Carl Anka,
New York Times,
16 May 2025
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Although Wyandotte County has yet to see a reported measles outbreak, public health officials are readying public guidance and offering vaccine services as the disease inches north from southwest Kansas.—
Sofi Zeman,
Kansas City Star,
13 May 2025
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As Amanda Hess, a New York Times critic at large and a savvy analyst of the online world, lays out in her spot-on and brutally funny new book, Second Life: Having a Child in the Digital Age, approximately no amount of online prep actually readies you for the experience of having a baby.—
Hillary Kelly,
The Atlantic,
5 May 2025
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“Fortify.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fortify. Accessed 21 May. 2025.
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