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
So the new flashback is introduced earlier in the movie and recurs in the final scene to solidify Mia’s role in Tarion’s grand design.
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Brian Davids, HollywoodReporter, 3 Nov. 2025
The final Thursday of November was Thanksgiving until 1939 when President Franklin Delano Roosevelt solidified it as the fourth Thursday, hoping to increase retail sales during the Great Depression.
—Jalen Williams, Freep.com, 3 Nov. 2025
Carolina Panthers kicker Ryan Fitzgerald battled the wicked winds of Green Bay and nailed a game-winning 49-yard field goal to solidify an incredible upset victory on Sunday.
—Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 2 Nov. 2025
Belladonna of Sadness, Shinjuku is one of the works that solidified some of the now-familiar conventions, aesthetics, and possibilities of horror anime.
—Declan Gallagher, Entertainment Weekly, 30 Oct. 2025
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Brian Davids, HollywoodReporter, 3 Nov. 2025
The final Thursday of November was Thanksgiving until 1939 when President Franklin Delano Roosevelt solidified it as the fourth Thursday, hoping to increase retail sales during the Great Depression.
—Jalen Williams, Freep.com, 3 Nov. 2025
Carolina Panthers kicker Ryan Fitzgerald battled the wicked winds of Green Bay and nailed a game-winning 49-yard field goal to solidify an incredible upset victory on Sunday.
—Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 2 Nov. 2025
Belladonna of Sadness, Shinjuku is one of the works that solidified some of the now-familiar conventions, aesthetics, and possibilities of horror anime.
—Declan Gallagher, Entertainment Weekly, 30 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for solidify
Verb
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Applying too late leaves plants vulnerable to freezing temperatures.—
Mary Marlowe Leverette,
Southern Living,
8 Nov. 2025
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These cuts mean reducing supply budgets in most departments, delaying the purchase of new math curriculum and Chromebooks, freezing hiring for nonclassroom positions and canceling contract agreements that will not disrupt operations.—
Jennah Pendleton,
Sacbee.com,
7 Nov. 2025
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During the event, several confrontations broke out, but were quickly calmed by police, who had formed a perimeter around Zellerbach Hall.—
Sharon Bernstein,
Sacbee.com,
12 Nov. 2025
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Alert messages were sent to residents of Romania's northern Tulcea County, along the Danube River which forms the border with Ukraine, the ministry said.—
David Brennan,
ABC News,
11 Nov. 2025
Verb
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In the wake of those bills, the far-right Tea Party movement helped harden Republican opposition to Obama and Democrats more broadly, and Democrats saw major losses in the 2010 midterm elections that relegated Democrats to the minority and ended Pelosi's first run as speaker.—
NPR,
NPR,
6 Nov. 2025
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Soft power that hardens into partnerships, pipelines, and actual policy shifts.—
Essence,
Essence,
6 Nov. 2025
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These processes result in a clearer-looking product that crystallizes more slowly and has a longer shelf life.—
Angela Ryan Lee,
Verywell Health,
6 Nov. 2025
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That vision’s crystallized into something real.—
Kimberly Wilson,
Essence,
3 Nov. 2025
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The light stiffens and grabs hold of us.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
7 Nov. 2025
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In real materials, large angles that could create bigger matrix weights also stiffen the input path, reducing motion at the output.—
Jijo Malayil,
Interesting Engineering,
2 Nov. 2025
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“Solidify.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/solidify. Accessed 13 Nov. 2025.
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