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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  • Other networks have been established for working fathers, LGBTQ+ employees, and early-career staff, which were established to give younger employees a greater say in their career development and opportunities to communicate with leadership.
    — Sam Birchall, Fortune, 8 Oct. 2026
  • Deadline has established that several top producers have declined to throw their hat into the ring, with many citing concerns about the lack of rights and the production contract sucking creative energy away from other projects.
    — Max Goldbart, Deadline, 7 Oct. 2026
Definition of established
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  • Apple Vision Pro proved particularly useful for judging the scale of sets before physical construction.
    — Davide Abbatescianni, Variety, 13 Oct. 2026
  • Since Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022, ceasefires have repeatedly proved fragile.
    — Elsa Ohlen, CNBC, 12 Oct. 2026
Definition of proved
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  • Deputies arrived and determined Suastegui-Velazquez was a victim of a homicide.
    — Rosalio Ahumada, Sacbee.com, 10 Oct. 2026
  • But after a while, the lack of grounding gets tiring, as various supernatural shenanigans appear to be determined more by plot convenience than anything else.
    — Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 9 Oct. 2026
Definition of determined
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  • When Albin returned to the question of which country posed the greater threat to American interests, el Sayed again declined to choose between them, arguing that both had demonstrated the capacity to cause harm.
    — Barnini Chakraborty, The Washington Examiner, 9 Oct. 2026
  • Ud Doula reiterated that the RSC had failed to deliver adequately on its existing mandate and that the industry had already demonstrated its capacity to improve factory safety.
    — Mayu Saini, Footwear News, 9 Oct. 2026
Definition of demonstrated
Verb
  • Appetite for top office space remains strong across the capital, while CWG’s latest earnings showed that availability in Central London fell 20% year on year as supply in Docklands stayed broadly steady.
    — Andrew Edgecliffe-Johnson, semafor.com, 9 Oct. 2026
  • Property records showed that the LA Building and Safety Department cited the homeowner in 2014 for violations, including garbage on the property, excessive vegetation, open storage, and no driveway access.
    — CBS News, CBS News, 8 Oct. 2026
Definition of showed
Verb
  • Hospital off-campus clinic sites grew from about 7,000 in 2013 to more than 34,000 in 2023, often in neighborhoods that are wealthier and better-insured than that of the parent hospital.
    — Casey B. Mulligan, STAT, 8 Oct. 2026
  • Because Nodus operated as an international bank, its deposits were not insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation.
    — Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 7 Oct. 2026
Definition of insured
Verb
  • The test will cost somewhere between about $500 (the current Medicare payment for Cologuard, the benchmark specified in the MCED Coverage Act) and $949 (Grail’s current list price).
    — H. Gilbert Welch, STAT, 6 Oct. 2026
  • Head coach Dave Canales has not specified what Legette’s injury is.
    — Alex Zietlow, Charlotte Observer, 3 Oct. 2026
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