1
as in froze
to become physically firm or solid
water solidifying into ice
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2
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
Financial commitments from the state and the team would need to be solidified before the proposal is viable.
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Dylan Lysen, Kansas City Star, 16 Apr. 2026
Sutter and other north state counties have been caught in the crosshairs of redistricting efforts solidified through the passage of Proposition 50.
—Jake Goodrick, Sacbee.com, 16 Apr. 2026
Miller said Monday that the Wings felt four players separated themselves at the top of this year’s draft, but Fudd solidified as their pick once dominoes started to fall in free agency.
—Emily Adams, Hartford Courant, 14 Apr. 2026
That triumph was solidified Sunday by wins in three special elections, giving the Liberals a majority in Parliament for the first time since 2015.
—Tom Chivers, semafor.com, 14 Apr. 2026
Maybe Korchinski has solidified himself as a puzzle piece.
—Kalen Lumpkins, Chicago Tribune, 9 Apr. 2026
The two Dutch brands have since solidified their working relationship and now expand their collaborative efforts with Karsten's new Tent on Wheels (ToW).
—New Atlas, 9 Apr. 2026
The last 20 games, during which the Rangers have gone 11-7-2, have solidified that feeling.
—Vincent Z. Mercogliano, New York Times, 8 Apr. 2026
That 300-work show built on Walter Hopps’s legendary exhibition for the Pasadena Art Museum—held in 1963, at a time when Duchamp was still relatively obscure—and solidified the artist’s place in the canon.
—Alex Greenberger, ARTnews.com, 8 Apr. 2026
Dylan Lysen, Kansas City Star, 16 Apr. 2026
Sutter and other north state counties have been caught in the crosshairs of redistricting efforts solidified through the passage of Proposition 50.
—Jake Goodrick, Sacbee.com, 16 Apr. 2026
Miller said Monday that the Wings felt four players separated themselves at the top of this year’s draft, but Fudd solidified as their pick once dominoes started to fall in free agency.
—Emily Adams, Hartford Courant, 14 Apr. 2026
That triumph was solidified Sunday by wins in three special elections, giving the Liberals a majority in Parliament for the first time since 2015.
—Tom Chivers, semafor.com, 14 Apr. 2026
Maybe Korchinski has solidified himself as a puzzle piece.
—Kalen Lumpkins, Chicago Tribune, 9 Apr. 2026
The two Dutch brands have since solidified their working relationship and now expand their collaborative efforts with Karsten's new Tent on Wheels (ToW).
—New Atlas, 9 Apr. 2026
The last 20 games, during which the Rangers have gone 11-7-2, have solidified that feeling.
—Vincent Z. Mercogliano, New York Times, 8 Apr. 2026
That 300-work show built on Walter Hopps’s legendary exhibition for the Pasadena Art Museum—held in 1963, at a time when Duchamp was still relatively obscure—and solidified the artist’s place in the canon.
—Alex Greenberger, ARTnews.com, 8 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for solidified
Verb
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Less than a month ago, Kraken reportedly froze its IPO plans amid a crypto winter that pushed the price of bitcoin to 40% below its October record.—
Leonie Kidd,
CNBC,
15 Apr. 2026
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Rogers recovered quickly, and got Masataka Yoshida to fly out and froze Monasterio with a sinker on the inside edge of the zone.—
Gabrielle Starr,
Boston Herald,
15 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Outside the café, a nuclear-policy expert thanked him for running, and a small crowd formed.—
Gabriel Debenedetti,
New Yorker,
13 Apr. 2026
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Reese Witherspoon, Dakota Johnson and Dua Lipa are among the public figures who have formed their own book clubs.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
13 Apr. 2026
Verb
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The outer layer hardened and became impermeable.—
Catherina Gioino,
Fortune,
11 Apr. 2026
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Once that outer mold has hardened, the wax or polymer is melted out from the inside, leaving an empty shell in which molten metal is poured and set into the precisely detailed final product.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
10 Apr. 2026
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Those golden years were such because they were crystalized by our approach to songwriting.—
Jonathan Bernstein,
Rolling Stone,
14 Apr. 2026
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The popularity of OpenClaw, the agent platform that OpenAI acquired, has crystallized another big AI race.—
Rachyl Jones,
semafor.com,
3 Apr. 2026
Verb
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June stiffened, a pillar of ice.—
Meredith Maran,
Los Angeles Times,
8 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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“Solidified.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/solidified. Accessed 19 Apr. 2026.
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