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stabilized

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verb

past tense of stabilize

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Recent Examples of stabilized
Adjective
And out goes the window Mamdani’s rash promise to freeze rents in stabilized units, otherwise landlords would go bankrupt. New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 18 Feb. 2026 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
  • In a time when science’s boundaries were less stable, Lamarck’s poetic theories had significant influence, and its traces can even be detected in contemporary epigenetics.
    The New Yorker, New Yorker, 20 Apr. 2026
  • When expectations are clear, support feels more stable and mutual respect grows naturally.
    Tarot.com, The Orlando Sentinel, 20 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • Gen Z, Litman argued, doesn’t treat identity as fixed or inherited — it’s assembled.
    Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 19 Apr. 2026
  • During victim testimony, Matt Voller, father of Angel, fixed his gaze on Machado — who stood in a corner of the defendant area near an on-duty sheriff’s deputy.
    Joe Rubin, Sacbee.com, 19 Apr. 2026
Adjective
  • The key to health is actually a balanced diet—and that includes a few more fruits and vegetables.
    Desireé Oostland, Vogue, 22 Apr. 2026
  • For brighter, softer, more balanced skin (no recovery day required), shop our expert- and editor-approved picks.
    Christa Joanna Lee, Allure, 22 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • In the span of roughly seven months, the USDA froze the program’s grant funding, invited grantees to reapply without climate and DEI language, imposed sweeping new restrictions on solar on farmland, and closed future application cycles.
    Ayurella Horn-Muller, Los Angeles Times, 20 Apr. 2026
  • When robots lurched, slipped, and occasionally froze mid-stride at the 2026 Beijing half-marathon on April 19, the internet quickly turned the spectacle into a meme.
    Ni Tao, Interesting Engineering, 20 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • In spring training, Mets owner Steve Cohen set the playoffs as the baseline goal.
    Will Sammon, New York Times, 23 Apr. 2026
  • With a grand opening date set for June 5, construction crews have about six weeks to finish up the $34 million project, now dubbed Clock Tower Landing.
    Taylor O'Connor, Kansas City Star, 22 Apr. 2026
Adjective
  • Then last June, the Nuggets snatched Wallace back from Minnesota, hiring him as their new co-general manager alongside his friend Ben Tenzer — another longtime Connelly disciple who’d been a steady hand behind the scenes in Denver’s front office since 2013.
    Bennett Durando, Denver Post, 25 Apr. 2026
  • That drives pocket-protector wearing water engineers a little crazy, because steady outcomes are what these men and women live for.
    Steve Scauzillo, Daily News, 24 Apr. 2026

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“Stabilized.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stabilized. Accessed 27 Apr. 2026.

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