1
as in to freeze
to become physically firm or solid
water solidifying into ice
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2
as in to form
to take on a definite form
my ideas on this topic are just starting to solidify
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Recent Examples of solidify
Both have won consecutive Rookie of the Month awards for their respective conferences, and Thursday’s meeting likely solidified a three-peat.
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Mike Curtis, Dallas Morning News, 30 Jan. 2026
EastVillage announced Shake Shack as a future tenant in August 2025, but this week’s filing solidifies plans for the restaurant chain’s expansion.
—Julianna Duennes Russ, Austin American Statesman, 30 Jan. 2026
One of these designs featured an underlayer enveloping the bust with a special treatment solidifying the fabric and giving it an almost liquid sheen.
—Alex Wynne, Footwear News, 29 Jan. 2026
The soundtrack, curated by Karyn Rachtman, helped solidify the film as a time capsule of clothing, music, dialogue and teenage life.
—Mike Barnes, HollywoodReporter, 29 Jan. 2026
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Mike Curtis, Dallas Morning News, 30 Jan. 2026
EastVillage announced Shake Shack as a future tenant in August 2025, but this week’s filing solidifies plans for the restaurant chain’s expansion.
—Julianna Duennes Russ, Austin American Statesman, 30 Jan. 2026
One of these designs featured an underlayer enveloping the bust with a special treatment solidifying the fabric and giving it an almost liquid sheen.
—Alex Wynne, Footwear News, 29 Jan. 2026
The soundtrack, curated by Karyn Rachtman, helped solidify the film as a time capsule of clothing, music, dialogue and teenage life.
—Mike Barnes, HollywoodReporter, 29 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for solidify
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Trump said late Thursday that President Vladimir Putin had agreed to a temporary pause in targeting Kyiv and other places as the region experiences freezing temperatures that have brought widespread hardship to civilians.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
31 Jan. 2026
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Florida freeze Extreme cold and freeze alerts were hoisted for much of the state on Friday in advance of the worst cold.—
Mary Gilbert,
CNN Money,
30 Jan. 2026
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The storm will form in the Gulf of Mexico and will once again be loaded with moisture.—
Terry Eliasen,
CBS News,
27 Jan. 2026
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The burial ground dates back to a significant time in English history, when regional kingdoms started to form and consolidate power.—
Andrea Margolis,
FOXNews.com,
27 Jan. 2026
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Perhaps a serious literary consideration of ambition, one that breaks through the shell of Millennial disillusionment that has hardened around the subject in recent years, would need to follow Orlean’s lead in focusing on craft.—
Lily Meyer,
The Atlantic,
29 Jan. 2026
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Its silvery surface is scarred by dark regions known as lunar maria, where molten lava once flooded enormous impact basins before hardening to create enormous basaltic plains.—
Anthony Wood,
Space.com,
28 Jan. 2026
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The career-defining move crystallized a journey that began a decade prior.—
DeAsia Paige,
AJC.com,
28 Jan. 2026
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Schroeder described a moment from her own son’s college application process that crystallized this gap for her.—
Dr. Liz Doe Stone,
Forbes.com,
27 Jan. 2026
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Extra material had been sewn into the crotch to stiffen and add surface area that would help during takeoff.—
Brian Melley,
Chicago Tribune,
23 Jan. 2026
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Spending more time indoors often means moving less, and inactivity can lead joints to stiffen over time.—
Miriam Fauzia,
Dallas Morning News,
23 Jan. 2026
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“Solidify.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/solidify. Accessed 2 Feb. 2026.
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