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as in froze
to become physically firm or solid
water solidifying into ice
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as in formed
to take on a definite form
my ideas on this topic are just starting to solidify
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Recent Examples of solidified
Following the latest reports on inflation, expectations for a quarter-point rate cut, which were already high, became all but solidified.
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Jj Kinahan, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2025
The motion was withdrawn after a significant public and judicial backlash, an episode that solidified her image as a guardian of institutional integrity against an overreaching executive.
—Sugam Pokharel, CNN Money, 12 Sep. 2025
Bergert has solidified himself in the starting rotation.
—Jaylon Thompson, Kansas City Star, 12 Sep. 2025
His interpretation has solidified Peacemaker as one of DC's most compelling and unconventional recent characters, thanks largely to Cena's comic timing, physicality, and unexpected emotional range.
—Andrew Ravens, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Sep. 2025
Refrigerate until cold and the fat has solidified.
—Caron Golden, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Sep. 2025
Yet another report has solidified Diane Hendricks' standing as the richest person in Wisconsin.
—Maia Pandey, jsonline.com, 10 Sep. 2025
The decision became even easier after Green’s struggles in Houston’s first-round series against the Golden State Warriors, which solidified this team’s need for a reliable half-court scorer in big moments.
—William Guillory, New York Times, 10 Sep. 2025
The advent of New Thought in 19th century America solidified eerie psychic patterns into an everyday talking point.
—Literary Hub, 8 Sep. 2025
Jj Kinahan, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2025
The motion was withdrawn after a significant public and judicial backlash, an episode that solidified her image as a guardian of institutional integrity against an overreaching executive.
—Sugam Pokharel, CNN Money, 12 Sep. 2025
Bergert has solidified himself in the starting rotation.
—Jaylon Thompson, Kansas City Star, 12 Sep. 2025
His interpretation has solidified Peacemaker as one of DC's most compelling and unconventional recent characters, thanks largely to Cena's comic timing, physicality, and unexpected emotional range.
—Andrew Ravens, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Sep. 2025
Refrigerate until cold and the fat has solidified.
—Caron Golden, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Sep. 2025
Yet another report has solidified Diane Hendricks' standing as the richest person in Wisconsin.
—Maia Pandey, jsonline.com, 10 Sep. 2025
The decision became even easier after Green’s struggles in Houston’s first-round series against the Golden State Warriors, which solidified this team’s need for a reliable half-court scorer in big moments.
—William Guillory, New York Times, 10 Sep. 2025
The advent of New Thought in 19th century America solidified eerie psychic patterns into an everyday talking point.
—Literary Hub, 8 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for solidified
Verb
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The lakes froze thick enough to skate across, the air stung sharp in the lungs, and the game every boy seemed to dream about was hockey.—
Zach Sweet,
Kansas City Star,
9 Sep. 2025
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In July, the department also froze and later unfroze $6 billion in education funding meant to go to school programs for vulnerable students.—
Lily Altavena,
Freep.com,
8 Sep. 2025
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The report was researched and written by the Independent International Commission of Inquiry on the Occupied Palestinian Territory, which was formed by the Human Right Council in 2021, as an independent investigative body.—
Kevin Shalvey,
ABC News,
16 Sep. 2025
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In this case, the new, smaller black hole that formed from the collision shot through space at more than 31 miles per second – fast enough to escape its host galaxy and the surrounding globular cluster of stars bound together by gravity.—
Eric Lagatta,
USA Today,
16 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Alternatively, Venus’ initial, planetwide magma sea might have cooled and hardened into a crust quickly enough for liquid water — maybe even an ocean’s worth of water — to flow across it.—
Quanta Magazine,
Quanta Magazine,
15 Sep. 2025
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And those things hardened their proverbial steak, too.—
Brooks Kubena,
New York Times,
15 Sep. 2025
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Eventually, that magma cooled, crystalized, and solidified creating these rare Australian carbonatites.—
Laura Baisas,
Popular Science,
3 Sep. 2025
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These carbon-rich rocks simply crystallized out of the ocean, conjured by some of the most extreme ocean chemistry in Earth history.—
Peter Brannen
August 28,
Literary Hub,
28 Aug. 2025
Verb
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Despite herself, Cali stiffened.—
Bryan Washington,
New Yorker,
7 Sep. 2025
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Lane picked up three on first down, but the Otay Ranch defense stiffened, turning back the next two runs for no gain.—
Kevin J. Farmer,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
30 Aug. 2025
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“Solidified.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/solidified. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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