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
Sunlit Vanilla has solidified its spot as the perfect spring and summer gourmand in my collection.
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Reece Andavolgyi, InStyle, 4 Apr. 2026
If there was anything left to solidify, Mendoza did it at his pro day.
—David Furones, Sun Sentinel, 4 Apr. 2026
Their reunion tour — which was somehow not marred by any type of familial controversy — sold out stadiums around the world and overexcelled in every conceivable way, setting the template for what the future of band reunions could look like and solidifying their legacy.
—Devon Ivie, Vulture, 2 Apr. 2026
Although their military prowess was undeniable, their efficient administrative practices, political organization, and governance strategies were just as important in solidifying their realms.
—Encyclopedia Britannica, 2 Apr. 2026
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Reece Andavolgyi, InStyle, 4 Apr. 2026
If there was anything left to solidify, Mendoza did it at his pro day.
—David Furones, Sun Sentinel, 4 Apr. 2026
Their reunion tour — which was somehow not marred by any type of familial controversy — sold out stadiums around the world and overexcelled in every conceivable way, setting the template for what the future of band reunions could look like and solidifying their legacy.
—Devon Ivie, Vulture, 2 Apr. 2026
Although their military prowess was undeniable, their efficient administrative practices, political organization, and governance strategies were just as important in solidifying their realms.
—Encyclopedia Britannica, 2 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for solidify
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Once a creditor clears the legal prerequisites, nothing prevents them from simultaneously directing a writ to your employer to garnish your wages and a separate writ to your bank to freeze the cash in your account.—
Angelica Leicht,
CBS News,
10 Apr. 2026
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Of course, most job hunters at the time felt as though the job market was frozen solid.—
Jake Angelo,
Fortune,
10 Apr. 2026
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Iran has formed human chains in the past around its nuclear sites at times of heightened tensions with the West.—
Lucia I Suarez Sang,
CBS News,
7 Apr. 2026
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Friends and community benefit as the Moon travels your 11th House of Humanity and forms a trine to Saturn, the planet of structure, in your 3rd House of Distractions.—
Tarot.com,
Baltimore Sun,
6 Apr. 2026
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The work only repaired and hardened about 10% of what was lost.—
Paul Rogers,
Mercury News,
8 Apr. 2026
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But Iran, which watched the 2003 toppling of Saddam Hussein next door, has been hardening its regime ever since.—
The Week US,
TheWeek,
6 Apr. 2026
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Khosla himself has endorsed the idea of a national wealth fund, and the symmetry between his individual advocacy and OpenAI’s institutional proposal suggests that a policy framework is crystallizing within the AI industry’s upper echelons.—
Nick Lichtenberg,
Fortune,
7 Apr. 2026
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Meanwhile, many members of Congress skipped town, amid growing public opprobrium that, perhaps, crystallized most visibly in the gossip rag TMZ, which has gone full Woodward and Bernstein, running photos of lawmakers in the line of anything but duty.—
Jon Allsop,
New Yorker,
3 Apr. 2026
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Officials this year have increased restrictions on flying drones and stiffened the penalties for their unauthorized use—including jail time.—
Andrew Nusca,
Fortune,
6 Apr. 2026
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The woman—Rose, apparently—stiffens slightly.—
Danielle Parker,
CBS News,
2 Apr. 2026
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“Solidify.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/solidify. Accessed 11 Apr. 2026.
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