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Recent Examples of solid Colors look lively, contrast is solid, and gaming feels smooth thanks to responsive input handling. PC Magazine, 3 Oct. 2025 These days, apple cider vinegar has a solid reputation as a natural, budget-friendly cleaning solution—and for good reason. Melissa Locker, Southern Living, 3 Oct. 2025 The best thing an offense can do for a rookie quarterback is having a solid run game, so expect the Giants to continue to give him the ball. Mark Kern, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Oct. 2025 The chemical agent itself can be solid or liquid, but the principle is the same. Tejasri Gururaj, Interesting Engineering, 3 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for solid
Recent Examples of Synonyms for solid
Adjective
  • Those seemingly chaotic kids are on their way to more obviously logical behavior soon.
    Celeste Kidd, The Conversation, 3 Oct. 2025
  • Things had crumbled enough that Sasaki emerged as a logical option.
    Fabian Ardaya, New York Times, 2 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • Before referrals were halted, the effort that placed people at the Civic had already moved hard-to-reach homeless people from the street to a shelter space and, in many cases, then on to long-term housing and stability.
    Ashley Hiruko, ProPublica, 6 Oct. 2025
  • Whether the Jedi mind trick played a role Sunday is hard to quantify, but the message was obvious.
    Nick Kosmider, New York Times, 6 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • An inspector’s notes also stated there were cardboard containers on the floor, a non-self closing restroom door, no training documentation for the staff.
    Pam McLoughlin, Hartford Courant, 28 Feb. 2023
  • The women's brains showed a clear divide between the areas of the brain activated by self and non-self MHCs.
    Breanna Draxler, Discover Magazine, 24 Jan. 2013
Adjective
  • In fact, while vision isn’t their strongest sense, dogs may even be able to see certain aspects of a TV show.
    Alyce Collins, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Oct. 2025
  • The young right-hander put together a strong season, but few were better after the All-Star break.
    Sahadev Sharma, New York Times, 4 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • Lithium has been one of the most reliable treatments for bipolar disorder for decades.
    Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 9 Oct. 2025
  • When renewable energy is paired with large batteries or other forms of grid management, it's proven to be reliable.
    Julia Simon, NPR, 8 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • Jones is signed for another five seasons at a $7 million cap hit that is only going to get more reasonable as the cap continues to rise.
    Harman Dayal, New York Times, 7 Oct. 2025
  • So, spending your free time on a massive project for your crush seems perfectly reasonable.
    Andrea Wurzburger, PEOPLE, 5 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • Symptoms can be severe and include fever, muscle aches, headache, stiff neck, confusion, loss of balance, and convulsions, sometimes following gastrointestinal symptoms.
    News Editor, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Oct. 2025
  • Beat heavy cream in a medium bowl with an electric mixer on medium-high speed until stiff peaks form, 2 to 3 minutes.
    Sabrina Weiss, PEOPLE, 6 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • The federal probation department, considered a more neutral arbiter, recommended a sentence of 70 to 87 months in prison.
    Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone, 3 Oct. 2025
  • The National Alliance to End Homelessness took a neutral position on the bill.
    Stephen Hobbs, Sacbee.com, 3 Oct. 2025

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“Solid.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/solid. Accessed 9 Oct. 2025.

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