nailed (down)

verb

past tense of nail (down)
as in established

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  1. established
  2. proved
  3. determined
  4. demonstrated
  5. showed
  6. insured
  7. specified
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  • NFTs—unique, transferable records on a blockchain, often linked through metadata to a digital image, animation, or piece of code—were established as stand-alone value units on Ethereum in 2018 and subsequently traded as digital art.
    — Simon Denny, Artforum, 1 Oct. 2026
  • The service The warm welcome, exacting attention to detail, and discreet ubiquity of the Raffles butlers more than live up to the high expectation Raffles has established as a brand.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 1 Oct. 2026
Definition of established
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  • That proved to be wrong, as murders and shootings in the city hit record lows in Mamdani’s first seven months.
    — Marlow Stern, Variety, 29 Sep. 2026
  • False certainty is common enough in political life, and history is crowded with confident warnings that proved wrong.
    — Beverly Gage, New Yorker, 28 Sep. 2026
Definition of proved
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  • Investigators determined the cause of death was strangulation and loss of blood due to blunt force injuries.
    — Megan Fahrney, ABC News, 2 Oct. 2026
  • Instead of time spent in practice, the key to success, as Susman and fellow researchers determined, turned out to be consistency.
    — Gili Malinsky, CNBC, 2 Oct. 2026
Definition of determined
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  • The researchers demonstrated tasks containing as many as 12 steps without providing additional demonstrations for those longer sequences.
    — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 2 Oct. 2026
  • In Lepecki’s account, the gesture again demonstrated that stillness in dance always vibrates with subtle motion.
    — Sophie Landres, Artforum, 1 Oct. 2026
Definition of demonstrated
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  • Wiles showed Republicans the president's upcoming travel schedule, which attendees described as extensive and almost every day, all across the country.
    — MICHELLE L. PRICE, Arkansas Online, 2 Oct. 2026
  • Whereas Morandi showed us that bottles could be seen as similar to humans, Lee may be more attuned to how humans might be like stones.
    — Barry Schwabsky, Artforum, 1 Oct. 2026
Definition of showed
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  • Experts recommend looking for a high-yield savings account that is FDIC- or NCUA-insured, charges no monthly fees and offers a competitive annual percentage yield.
    — Joshua Sidorowicz, CBS News, 28 Sep. 2026
  • As of June 30, the association insured 696,000 properties, with potential losses of $788 billion.
    — Paige St. John, Los Angeles Times, 20 Sep. 2026
Definition of insured
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  • The bond would require a citizens’ oversight committee and annual independent performance and financial audits to ensure the money is spent as specified in the measure.
    — Camryn Dadey, Sacbee.com, 30 Sep. 2026
  • It’s never specified what Rose’s impulse is for passing as a man, beyond the freedom of it.
    — Seth Abramovitch, HollywoodReporter, 28 Sep. 2026
Definition of specified
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“Nailed (down).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nailed%20%28down%29. Accessed 5 Oct. 2026.

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