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as in to freeze
to become physically firm or solid
water solidifying into ice
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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
The 20th century only further solidified the idea of choice as the paramount freedom, which also meant shedding some of the guardrails of earlier eras.
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Gal Beckerman, The Atlantic, 23 June 2025
Nathan Saliba is solidifying his Canada role The early story of Canada’s Gold Cup is how quickly some of their up-and-comers are rising.
—Joshua Kloke, New York Times, 22 June 2025
Coastal’s Caden Bodine, a switch-hitting catcher with elite contact skills and advanced pitch framing, is trending into the first round and could solidify that status with a strong showing.
—Giovanni Malloy, Forbes.com, 21 June 2025
The infatuations of late elementary school solidified into something different, something more intense.
—Manvir Singh, New Yorker, 21 June 2025
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Gal Beckerman, The Atlantic, 23 June 2025
Nathan Saliba is solidifying his Canada role The early story of Canada’s Gold Cup is how quickly some of their up-and-comers are rising.
—Joshua Kloke, New York Times, 22 June 2025
Coastal’s Caden Bodine, a switch-hitting catcher with elite contact skills and advanced pitch framing, is trending into the first round and could solidify that status with a strong showing.
—Giovanni Malloy, Forbes.com, 21 June 2025
The infatuations of late elementary school solidified into something different, something more intense.
—Manvir Singh, New Yorker, 21 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for solidify
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That stasis quickly froze America’s most desirable metro areas, leaving them unable to build enough housing to meet demand.—
Marina Bolotnikova,
Vox,
7 July 2025
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The study confirms the central role played by federal funding in supporting STEM doctoral research, a finding that comes as the Trump administration is freezing and cancelling billions of dollars in government funding across a broad swath of scientific areas.—
Michael T. Nietzel,
Forbes.com,
7 July 2025
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The future of the Carlsbad Village theater has been uncertain for some time, and a local group formed several years ago to pursue its preservation.—
Phil Diehl,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
6 July 2025
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In the aftermath of the storm, a division began to form between National Weather Service forecasters and some Texas officials who felt that their weather reports did not accurately predict the catastrophic power of the storm.—
Joe Hernandez,
NPR,
6 July 2025
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Tehran's rejection shows that U.S. pressure has hardened its stance, narrowing oversight after damage to its nuclear sites and suspended inspections.—
Amir Daftari,
MSNBC Newsweek,
27 June 2025
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Many had been taught to feel shame in Native culture and language at Indian boarding schools; others had been hardened by prison stints or by the harsh realities of urban poverty.—
Nick Estes,
New Yorker,
26 June 2025
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The scene proper didn’t really crystallize until the mid-2010s, when Lofi Girl and other online hotspots cropped up.—
Kieran Press-Reynolds,
Pitchfork,
2 July 2025
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Parlaying a performance like Wednesday’s into something more sustainable would crystallize the club’s focus toward the July 31 trade deadline.—
Chandler Rome,
New York Times,
11 June 2025
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Many Republicans would like to stiffen the work requirements by requiring work of recipients who are up to age 65 or are the parents of children who are more than six years old.—
Tracy Roof,
The Conversation,
1 Apr. 2025
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The Police Department, along with representatives from AT&T and Spectrum, are urging lawmakers to stiffen the penalties for cable theft.—
Brayden Garcia,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
12 Feb. 2025
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“Solidify.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/solidify. Accessed 10 Jul. 2025.
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