1
as in to freeze
to become physically firm or solid
water solidifying into ice
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2
as in to form
to take on a definite form
my ideas on this topic are just starting to solidify
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Recent Examples of solidify
With another excellent showing, Sadiq could solidify his case to be TE1 in the draft.
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Antwan Staley, New York Daily News, 7 Jan. 2026
Northern California saw a wet weekend that solidified the region’s water supply, but experts urged caution, noting that snowpack and reservoir levels still remain below average.
—Chaewon Chung
updated January 6, Sacbee.com, 6 Jan. 2026
Wunder Train High-Rise Tight Taylor Swift was seen leaving the studio in these exact leggings last year, solidifying them as the ultimate pants for getting things done.
—Emma Greene, InStyle, 6 Jan. 2026
Others feel Maduro's removal is cause for celebration — though a new government has not been solidified.
—Sabrina Franza, CBS News, 5 Jan. 2026
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Antwan Staley, New York Daily News, 7 Jan. 2026
Northern California saw a wet weekend that solidified the region’s water supply, but experts urged caution, noting that snowpack and reservoir levels still remain below average.
—Chaewon Chung
updated January 6, Sacbee.com, 6 Jan. 2026
Wunder Train High-Rise Tight Taylor Swift was seen leaving the studio in these exact leggings last year, solidifying them as the ultimate pants for getting things done.
—Emma Greene, InStyle, 6 Jan. 2026
Others feel Maduro's removal is cause for celebration — though a new government has not been solidified.
—Sabrina Franza, CBS News, 5 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for solidify
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Trump said late Thursday that President Vladimir Putin had agreed to a temporary pause in targeting Kyiv and other places as the region experiences freezing temperatures that have brought widespread hardship to civilians.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
31 Jan. 2026
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Florida freeze Extreme cold and freeze alerts were hoisted for much of the state on Friday in advance of the worst cold.—
Mary Gilbert,
CNN Money,
30 Jan. 2026
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The storm will form in the Gulf of Mexico and will once again be loaded with moisture.—
Terry Eliasen,
CBS News,
27 Jan. 2026
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The burial ground dates back to a significant time in English history, when regional kingdoms started to form and consolidate power.—
Andrea Margolis,
FOXNews.com,
27 Jan. 2026
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Perhaps a serious literary consideration of ambition, one that breaks through the shell of Millennial disillusionment that has hardened around the subject in recent years, would need to follow Orlean’s lead in focusing on craft.—
Lily Meyer,
The Atlantic,
29 Jan. 2026
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Its silvery surface is scarred by dark regions known as lunar maria, where molten lava once flooded enormous impact basins before hardening to create enormous basaltic plains.—
Anthony Wood,
Space.com,
28 Jan. 2026
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The career-defining move crystallized a journey that began a decade prior.—
DeAsia Paige,
AJC.com,
28 Jan. 2026
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Schroeder described a moment from her own son’s college application process that crystallized this gap for her.—
Dr. Liz Doe Stone,
Forbes.com,
27 Jan. 2026
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Extra material had been sewn into the crotch to stiffen and add surface area that would help during takeoff.—
Brian Melley,
Chicago Tribune,
23 Jan. 2026
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Spending more time indoors often means moving less, and inactivity can lead joints to stiffen over time.—
Miriam Fauzia,
Dallas Morning News,
23 Jan. 2026
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“Solidify.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/solidify. Accessed 1 Feb. 2026.
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