POISING Synonyms: 74 Similar and Opposite Words

poising

verb

present participle of poise

as in bracing

to prepare (oneself) mentally or emotionally the disgraced business executive poised herself for the difficult press conference

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as in hovering

to rest or move along the surface of a liquid or in the air the falcon poised in the air for an instant before diving to attack its prey

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The ruling has left TPS holders bracing for an uncertain future.

— Reshma Kirpalani, NPR, 29 July 2026
At the same time, immigration advocates and Haitian communities have been bracing for a possible surge in ICE raids in Springfield, Miami-Dade and other communities with large Haitian populations.

— Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 29 July 2026

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With the global benchmark for oil prices now hovering near $100 per barrel, Ferreira warned that further escalation could push prices closer to $120—near the late-April high of $124 per barrel.

— Jordan Blum, Fortune, 23 July 2026
The stock is hovering at around $324 at the time of writing, down over 15 percent over the last five days and about 28 percent year to date.

— Victor Tangermann, Futurism, 23 July 2026

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New Orleans residents prepared for Bertha's arrival by fortifying their properties with sandbags, and many boat owners in the region moved their vessels out of docks located along the coast to safer locations.

— Kenton Gewecke, ABC News, 22 July 2026
Iran began fortifying the entrances and building a secure perimeter surrounding the entire mountain and Natanz in 2025, according to the Institute for Science and International Security.

— Sara Dorn, Forbes.com, 21 July 2026

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Social media video posts showed the shirtless Disneyland employee leisurely floating on his back in the Rivers of America near the River Belle Terrace restaurant.

— Brady MacDonald, Oc Register, 24 July 2026
But their heads are huge and buoyant, so how do these cetaceans avoid floating up in their sleep?

— Margherita Bassi, Popular Science, 23 July 2026

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The White House is readying a raft of new global tariffs after previous levies were struck down by US courts.

— Tom Chivers, semafor.com, 23 July 2026
Apple is readying its iPhone 18 family for release in September, and Greater China, as multinational corporations like to call it, accounts for upwards of 20% of Apple’s global revenue.

— Andrew Nusca, Fortune, 16 July 2026

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Eight of the 57 guests sailing aboard National Geographic Sea Bird reported being ill during its July 15 voyage, along with five crew members, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

— Nathan Diller, USA Today, 27 July 2026
In 2011, Rutherford took on a solo, nonstop circumnavigation of North and South America, departing Maryland and sailing 27,077 miles in 309 days through some of the most dangerous waters on Earth.

— Meredith Wilshere, PEOPLE, 26 July 2026

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Here’s why adults are swimming for better health Add this to the healthy, fun retirementcore activity list.

— AJ Willingham, AJC.com, 28 July 2026
Two years later, the program is no longer swimming against that current — perhaps not at the price point of the Big Ten’s highest spenders, but much closer.

— Justin Williams, New York Times, 27 July 2026

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