solidified

past tense of solidify

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of solidified The opening solidified Seoul’s status as a major global city and established a new benchmark for luxury hospitality. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 22 Sep. 2026 Zahnd, first elected in 2002, had a career defined by high-profile cases and solidified Platte County’s tough-on-crime reputation. — Kacen Bayless, Kansas City Star, 22 Sep. 2026 The Chiefs advanced to the championship game, just as Swift and Kylie publicly solidified sisters-in-law vibes. — Leigh Blickley, Entertainment Weekly, 22 Sep. 2026 And for people like Black, this has solidified as political action. — Scott Neuman, NPR, 21 Sep. 2026 Katie Holmes solidified that chocolate brown is the ‘It’ color of the season in these exact Franco Sarto Mary Jane flats. — Averi Baudler, PEOPLE, 20 Sep. 2026 O'Donnell said that brand awareness must be established internationally before plans for future race locations can be solidified. — Catriona Marangi, CNBC, 17 Sep. 2026 The opposition appears to have only solidified two months before the midterm elections, despite significant donations that crypto groups have given to some Democrats in recent years. — Arkansas Online, 16 Sep. 2026 The Republican National Committee has solidified Iowa's place at the front of the 2028 presidential calendar, Republican Party of Iowa Chair Jeff Kaufmann said. — Brianne Pfannenstiel, Des Moines Register, 10 Sep. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for solidified
Verb
  • In the immediate aftermath, Chinese authorities froze the company’s bank accounts and detained the factory owner and several managers pending the outcome of the safety investigation.
    — Jasmin Malik Chua, Footwear News, 23 Sep. 2026
  • The county also eliminated five full time positions in its public works department and froze 11 vacant positions in several departments.
    — Martin E. Comas, The Orlando Sentinel, 23 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • As ballot stations opened in Casablanca and Rabat, voters of various ages formed small but continuous lines to cast their ballots.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 24 Sep. 2026
  • Anderson formed Buster Brown 1973 and released an album through Michael Gudinski’s Mushroom Records.
    — Lars Brandle, Billboard, 23 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • Hadn’t a building type that initially looked like liberation from the limits of analog architecture hardened into a predictable placeless formula?
    — Sam Lubell, Curbed, 21 Sep. 2026
  • Senior European business and political leaders hardened their stance towards China, suggesting a trade war between the two giant economies may be imminent.
    — Prashant Rao, semafor.com, 16 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • But by laying out why the officials erred by putting one second back on the clock, the MAC crystallized a different outcome that transcended the final score.
    — Austin Meek, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2026
  • In a matter of minutes, my past and my still-undefined future crystallized.
    — Ayman M. Mohyeldin, Vanity Fair, 11 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • The Chiefs’ defense stiffened and Indy faced a fourth-and-8 from the 15-yard line.
    — Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 21 Sep. 2026
  • But after a quick touchdown drive to take a 34-27 lead, the Oregon defense stiffened, and closed out the win with back-to-back stops.
    — Ian Miller OutKick, FOXNews.com, 6 Sep. 2026

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“Solidified.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/solidified. Accessed 28 Sep. 2026.

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