nailed (down)

past tense of nail (down)

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for nailed (down)
Verb
  • As has been established…He is trained by Bob Baffert.
    Danny Brewer, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2025
  • What To Know The supporting drama actor category, formally established in 1970, has seen 13 Black actors accumulate 23 nominations over five decades.
    Adeola Adeosun, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • This experience proved to me that predictive AI is a fundamental shift in marketing.
    Dr. Bin Tang, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2025
  • Saturday’s game against Georgia proved that Aguilar and Tennessee’s offense are ready to go toe-to-toe with any defense in the country.
    Antonio Morales, New York Times, 15 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • The 2024 lottery pick's status for training camp remains to be determined.
    Grant Afseth, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 Sep. 2025
  • Dillane is the first-ever Brooklyn Arts Ambassador—what that means, exactly, remains to be determined.
    José Criales-Unzueta, Vogue, 16 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Last year demonstrated that late September and early October can be an active period for tropical development, with multiple threats that may be high-impact and potentially devastating.
    Julia Jacobo, ABC News, 16 Sep. 2025
  • The team successfully demonstrated the system’s ability to quickly store and retrieve a digital image, proving its functionality for fast, large-scale data storage.
    Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 15 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Video of the fatal attack showed Kirk speaking to a large crowd of people on the university campus as a shot rings out.
    Richard Hall, Time, 11 Sep. 2025
  • Kirk was addressing a crowd of thousands of people at an outdoor event at the campus in Oren, Utah, when video showed a bullet hitting him in the neck area.
    Amanda Lee Myers, USA Today, 11 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Norton Healthcare has announced a coverage extension for those insured by Cigna, the major insurance provider that recently terminated its contract with Louisville’s largest health care provider.
    Keely Doll, Louisville Courier Journal, 8 Sep. 2025
  • And don’t presume it’s already insured.
    Daniel de Visé, USA Today, 6 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Though Gaudí’s fund-raising circular had specified the cross’s appearance, and the model in the warehouse had survived, how to actually build it and which materials to use had been up to Faulí and his team.
    D. T. Max, New Yorker, 15 Sep. 2025
  • While the White House has specified its stance on the measure, White House AI and Crypto Sacks has tended to side with industry concerns about similar proposals and will likely be a strong voice against the initiative.
    Owen Tedford, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2025
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“Nailed (down).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nailed%20%28down%29. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.

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