solidified

past tense of solidify

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Recent Examples of solidified Celebrities like Jennifer Lawrence and Bella Hadid solidified the trend and convinced me to give it a go. Tessa Petak, InStyle, 1 Aug. 2026 However, the latter only solidified the rumors for fans, as the color white has long been associated with mourning in Chinese traditions. Carly Thomas, HollywoodReporter, 1 Aug. 2026 The bottom line An imperfect borrowing climate which has solidified thanks to an extended Fed rate pause will need to be traversed carefully. Matt Richardson, CBS News, 31 July 2026 Best of the rest • The Vikings’ starting edge rushers are solidified. Alec Lewis, New York Times, 31 July 2026 The quick, decisive defeat marked Rome’s final domination of the peninsula and solidified their influence over regional trade and military routes. Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 30 July 2026 Batalon first set the record straight about the back-to-back engagements during a March 2025 interview with Metro Entertainment, explaining that his proposal plans were solidified before Holland’s. Ashlyn Robinette, PEOPLE, 30 July 2026 The game’s template solidified over the course of four Game Changer installments, doled out once per season until Make Some Noise became a stand-alone show in 2022. Tasha Robinson, Vulture, 28 July 2026 Magomed Ankalaev solidified his top light heavyweight contender status with a dominant fifth-round TKO victory over late replacement Bogdan Guskov at UFC Fight Night in Abu Dhabi. Brian Mazique, Forbes.com, 25 July 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for solidified
Verb
  • The plant, just outside Harare, is now fully operational, months after the government froze the export of raw minerals ahead of a complete ban next year.
    Jenny Vaughan, semafor.com, 29 July 2026
  • The pandemic froze the in-person interactions the product had been built around.
    Partner Content, Variety, 28 July 2026
Verb
  • Much of that video content features Iris Kendall, whom Palma met on Love Island USA season 7 and formed a bond before his exit that led to a real-world romance.
    Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 29 July 2026
  • City staff estimated the district — an enhanced infrastructure financing district, or EIFD — may be formed by early 2027.
    Sacbee.com, Sacbee.com, 29 July 2026
Verb
  • As speeds increased and night driving became routine, these simple visibility requirements gradually hardened into the more technical headlight regulations that shaped modern automotive lighting design.
    Matthew MacConnell, ArsTechnica, 3 Aug. 2026
  • Yet the hatred of Dulles—so absolute in its consensus—reminds me of other ways in which our culture has hardened.
    Adrienne LaFrance, The Atlantic, 2 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • That brittleness, though, is exactly what has made Criston’s turn toward nihilism at the end of the second season, and now crystallized in episode five, so gratifying.
    The Editors, Vulture, 17 July 2026
  • According to interviews with Hooper, the concept for the film crystallized for him after a Christmastime visit to a Montgomery Ward department store.
    Jordana Rosenfeld, Encyclopedia Britannica, 10 July 2026
Verb
  • Dogs that have stiffened up with age get an advanced joint-support chew with glucosamine, MSM, and collagen.
    Daniel Fusch, USA Today, 17 July 2026
  • Graham's aorta, at 71, tore, a dissection along a wall stiffened by decades of what the medical examiner called arteriosclerotic cardiovascular disease.
    Dr. Céline Gounder, CBS News, 13 July 2026

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“Solidified.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/solidified. Accessed 5 Aug. 2026.

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