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as in hardens
to become physically firm or solid
water solidifying into ice
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as in forms
to take on a definite form
my ideas on this topic are just starting to solidify
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Recent Examples of solidifies
Daniel Pemberton’s score captures the otherworldliness of some of Rocky and Ryland’s encounters and solidifies emotional moments in the movie.
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Dessi Gomez, Deadline, 20 Mar. 2026
This week, the BTS guys make a grand return and reflect on their superstardom, Rvssian recruits WizKid and Rauw Alejandro for an glittering track, and Underscores solidifies her status as one of pop’s most exhilarating producers.
—Rolling Stone, 20 Mar. 2026
Once the layer is bombarded with UV light and solidifies, the process repeats until the screen is 20 layers thick.
—Eric Zeman, PC Magazine, 17 Mar. 2026
With just over 10 games left in the regular season, this is supposed to be the stretch where rotations tighten, chemistry solidifies and key pieces lock into form ahead of the playoffs.
—Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 17 Mar. 2026
Junior Makayla Parra solidifies midfield.
—Patrick Z. McGavin, Chicago Tribune, 17 Mar. 2026
Her third album, Cloud 9, solidifies her as a mainstream country star who hasn’t entirely submitted to the machine.
—Millan Verma, Pitchfork, 24 Feb. 2026
Its silver-place finish in Milan solidifies Japan’s place among competitive figure skating nations.
—Alice Park, Time, 20 Feb. 2026
The data likely solidifies the Federal Reserve staying on hold with interest rates.
—Jeff Cox, CNBC, 11 Feb. 2026
Dessi Gomez, Deadline, 20 Mar. 2026
This week, the BTS guys make a grand return and reflect on their superstardom, Rvssian recruits WizKid and Rauw Alejandro for an glittering track, and Underscores solidifies her status as one of pop’s most exhilarating producers.
—Rolling Stone, 20 Mar. 2026
Once the layer is bombarded with UV light and solidifies, the process repeats until the screen is 20 layers thick.
—Eric Zeman, PC Magazine, 17 Mar. 2026
With just over 10 games left in the regular season, this is supposed to be the stretch where rotations tighten, chemistry solidifies and key pieces lock into form ahead of the playoffs.
—Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 17 Mar. 2026
Junior Makayla Parra solidifies midfield.
—Patrick Z. McGavin, Chicago Tribune, 17 Mar. 2026
Her third album, Cloud 9, solidifies her as a mainstream country star who hasn’t entirely submitted to the machine.
—Millan Verma, Pitchfork, 24 Feb. 2026
Its silver-place finish in Milan solidifies Japan’s place among competitive figure skating nations.
—Alice Park, Time, 20 Feb. 2026
The data likely solidifies the Federal Reserve staying on hold with interest rates.
—Jeff Cox, CNBC, 11 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for solidifies
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Gulf’s stance hardens There have been strong signs that the Gulf’s collective patience has been wearing thin.—
Holly Ellyatt,Emma Graham,
CNBC,
26 Mar. 2026
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His turn into villainy is trickier, yet Gosling hardens his voice and his gaze and successfully spars with the murderer’s row of Giamatti, Clooney, and Philip Seymour Hoffman.—
Roxana Hadadi,
Vulture,
20 Mar. 2026
Verb
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Middlemen forms a trio with Mark McGurl’s The Program Era (2011), which examines the rise of MFAs, and Dan Sinykin’s Big Fiction (2023), which follows the effects of publishing’s conglomeration.—
Dan Piepenbring,
Harpers Magazine,
24 Mar. 2026
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This is an area of low pressure that forms west to northwest of Hawai’i during the cool season (November through March) and often taps into subtropical moisture.—
Jen Murphy,
Outside,
24 Mar. 2026
Verb
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Any decision that freezes rents will be inseparable from Mamdani’s political agenda and will give rise to the obvious appearance of bias and undue influence.—
Christian Browne,
New York Daily News,
26 Mar. 2026
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My eyes are back on Lopez, who freezes in the oak.—
Calin Van Paris,
Outside,
19 Mar. 2026
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The movie crystalizes when the four meet their class peers, the Tripathi family, at their summer cottage.—
James Folta,
Literary Hub,
25 Mar. 2026
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But perhaps nothing crystallizes the feud more than an announcement that Kalshi made late last year about the formation of a trade group, called the Coalition for Prediction Markets, to promote the development of the industry.—
Bobby Allyn,
NPR,
6 Mar. 2026
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Moving the kink to one end makes that side soft and the opposite end stiff; placing it at the center softens the middle and stiffens both edges.—
Bojan Stojkovski,
Interesting Engineering,
22 Mar. 2026
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What began as breathlessness hardened into silicosis, an irreversible disease that stiffens the lungs until even ordinary movement becomes effort.—
Dr. Céline Gounder,
CBS News,
12 Mar. 2026
Verb
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The Northeast Passage connects Europe and Asia along the northern shores of Russia.—
Lori Ann LaRocco,
CNBC,
28 Mar. 2026
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Its features include a 1,200-square-foot cabana, which connects to the mansion via a private underground tunnel, and a 150-foot dock extending from the lawn.—
Megan Vaz,
Sun Sentinel,
27 Mar. 2026
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