STABILIZE Synonyms: 31 Similar and Opposite Words

stabilize

verb

Definition of stabilize

as in to plateau

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as in to freeze

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Recent Examples of stabilize The study also contained hints that treating young children can improve motor function, not just stabilize it. — Jonathan Wosen, STAT, 3 Sep. 2026 Only a tiny fraction of whole-genome duplication events are thought to stabilize in a lineage. — Carrie Arnold contributing, Quanta Magazine, 2 Sep. 2026 The company, which is one of the nation's largest utilities, said in a letter to lawmakers that the bill will fail to stabilize rates for Californians. — ABC News, 1 Sep. 2026 This capability could improve power supply security and help stabilize the regional grid as demand changes. — Sujita Sinha, Interesting Engineering, 1 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for stabilize

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Over 17 seasons, top-end RB scoring has come from those backs selected in the first three rounds; then elite hit rates plateau considerably.

— Ben Gretch, New York Times, 4 Sep. 2026
Production is expected to plateau at about 230,000 barrels per day, with blended crude exports emerging from separate projects by CNOOC and TotalEnergies.

— ABC News, ABC News, 2 Sep. 2026

Definition of plateau

Verb

His comments come seven months after Tiley proposed a move in the opposite direction by suggesting that best-of-five-set matches be introduced in the women’s competition at the Australian Open from the quarter-finals onwards.

— Amelie Claydon, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2026
Following the hack, the company brought in two researchers from the nonprofit METR and one from Redwood Research to examine the incident, but set the terms of the review itself.

— Beatrice Nolan, Fortune, 7 Sep. 2026

Definition of set

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New York Yankees fans spent the last three months convincing themselves that Aaron Judge riding in like the White Knight was going to fix every single problem in the Bronx.

— Alejandro Avila OutKick, FOXNews.com, 9 Sep. 2026
North Carolina Bobby Petrino has fixed all the offensive ills.

— The Athletic College Football Staff, New York Times, 9 Sep. 2026

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