solidified

past tense of solidify

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of solidified The rock contains a distinctive mixture of igneous minerals, formed when molten material cooled and solidified. — Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 7 Nov. 2026 In the ever-evolving field of content creation, where new players emerge daily, the all-star beauty creators have solidified their staying power through education. — Kaleigh Werner, Footwear News, 3 Nov. 2026 But as the map has solidified in the last month, all three toss-ups now lean toward Democrats. — Maham Javaid, NPR, 1 Nov. 2026 Winter Park solidified what looks like will be the Wildcats’ fourth district title in the past five seasons with a 40-15 romp over 6A Region 2 playoff hopeful Ocoee. — Chris Hays, The Orlando Sentinel, 31 Oct. 2026 Jennifer Lawrence recently solidified the style as an on-trend and fall-friendly sneaker alternative, wearing a pair of classic Sperry shoes. — Maggie Horton, PEOPLE, 30 Oct. 2026 Black voters, long considered the backbone of Bass’ coalition, solidified behind the mayor, with 71% of likely Black voters supporting her compared with 13% supporting Raman. — Noah Goldberg, Los Angeles Times, 28 Oct. 2026 Castro has solidified his place as one of the defining voices of Latin pop and romantic music. — Natalia Cano, Billboard, 23 Oct. 2026 His sons, Norman and Paul, were played by Craig Sheffer and Brad Pitt, the latter in a performance that solidified his acting bona fides after his scene-stealing bit in Thelma & Louise. — Tom Tapp, Deadline, 22 Oct. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for solidified
Verb
  • The questions about the papers were so significant that SSRN, the platform Polson used to share the research papers, took down the articles over the past month and froze the accounts used to post the works.
    — TODD WALLACK THE WASHINGTON POST, Arkansas Online, 8 Nov. 2026
  • Talarico showed up to a cheer from the studio audience, and everything froze, literally and figuratively.
    — Dominic Patten, Deadline, 7 Nov. 2026
Verb
  • During the first lithium plating, a three-dimensional textured region containing tin and lithium-tin formed within the interlayer.
    — Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 4 Nov. 2026
  • Originally cast in 2023 as a contestant for the K-pop reality show that formed Katseye, she was booted out early partly because—despite becoming a fan favorite in Netflix’s subsequent docuseries—the judges sensed she was destined for solo stardom.
    — Liam Hess, Vogue, 4 Nov. 2026
Verb
  • Project Mu, Microsoft’s hardened EDK2 fork, used the code containing the vulnerable component as well.
    — Dan Goodin, ArsTechnica, 27 Oct. 2026
  • The building materials are fire-resistant, as are the windows, and the eaves are fire-hardened as well.
    — Steve Lopez, Los Angeles Times, 24 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • The frustration was recently crystallized in a scorecard produced by a group of MAHA faithful that concluded that the administration partially kept just five of its promises to MAHA — and broke 37.
    — Brinda Adhikari, STAT, 5 Nov. 2026
  • The team’s ideas crystalized into the Huang-Jiang-Oblomkov (HJO) conjecture.
    — Lyndie Chiou, Scientific American, 29 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • However, for someone with a preexisting condition such as pulmonary fibrosis – where the tissue of the lungs has stiffened and can no longer stretch to full capacity – a viral infection may make their condition worse.
    — Karin Wuertz-Kozak, The Conversation, 27 Oct. 2026
  • Texas stiffened and took the 21-point lead to the locker room.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 24 Oct. 2026

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“Solidified.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/solidified. Accessed 10 Nov. 2026.

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