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stabilized

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verb

past tense of stabilize

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Recent Examples of stabilized
Adjective
The best-case outcome, then, is likely a stabilized confrontation—confined to the political, economic, and diplomatic spheres and carefully insulated from military escalation—in which neither side can achieve a decisive victory. Zongyuan Zoe Liu, Foreign Affairs, 16 Dec. 2025 According to Merio, the Milvus gimbal (a stabilized camera/turret unit) houses electro-optical and infrared sensors plus the laser designator. Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 2 Nov. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for stabilized
Adjective
  • Together, these elements allow the battery to remain stable, efficient, and electrically responsive even in harsh, winter-like environments.
    Bojan Stojkovski, Interesting Engineering, 15 Feb. 2026
  • To make your own homemade cold foam taste more like a frozen creamer, use heavy cream for the base; this helps create a richer, thicker, and more stable texture.
    Sophia Beams, Better Homes & Gardens, 15 Feb. 2026
Verb
  • There’s also evidence that ancient snow travelers used climbing skins — animal skins fixed to the underside of the skis — for uphill travel.
    Evan Bush, NBC news, 15 Feb. 2026
  • The Mutable Fire Sign Every sign is assigned a quality (cardinal, mutable, or fixed), which explains the sign's basic energy.
    Maressa Brown, InStyle, 15 Feb. 2026
Adjective
  • Our affordability proposals will be part of a responsible, balanced budget because that’s what governing actually requires.
    Christopher Keating, Hartford Courant, 11 Feb. 2026
  • The festival is also on a solid footing for now, Tuttle says, having secured a balanced budget and around 60% of income self-generated through ticket sales, sponsorship and market activity.
    Elsa Keslassy, Variety, 10 Feb. 2026
Verb
  • The Board of Education also froze employee travel and district contracts, pending an internal investigation.
    Jessica Seaman, Denver Post, 10 Feb. 2026
  • The newspaper printed its last edition in June 2021 after police raided its office and froze its assets.
    Chris Lau, CNN Money, 9 Feb. 2026
Verb
  • Two members of the rate-setting committee, Stephen Miran and Christopher Waller, dissented from the January decision, preferring another quarter-point cut.
    Rachel Barber, USA Today, 12 Feb. 2026
  • Ultimately, Fennell is referencing a period in history, just not 1847, when Brontë wrote the novel, and not the late 1700s, when it is set.
    Leah Dolan, CNN Money, 12 Feb. 2026
Adjective
  • The finale, which focuses on a single subject (obsessed with and thus defensive of his own public nudity), comes closest to escaping a steady stream of antagonization and painting a nuanced portrait of what’s keeping a range of Americans from finding community.
    Ben Travers, IndieWire, 13 Feb. 2026
  • Your money can stretch further while your self-respect stays strong and steady.
    Tarot.com, Chicago Tribune, 13 Feb. 2026

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“Stabilized.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stabilized. Accessed 18 Feb. 2026.

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