stabilizing

verb

present participle of stabilize
1
as in plateauing

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2
as in fixing

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for stabilizing
  1. fixing
  2. setting
  3. freezing
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  • Companies invest heavily in modernization, AI, analytics and new platforms because they’re told fixing their data will solve everything.
    — Kevin Campbell, Forbes.com, 2 Sep. 2026
  • Any attempt to fix a break from rock falls or flash floods is precarious and costly and can take time, so fixing the latest damage will be complicated.
    — Landon Mion, FOXNews.com, 1 Sep. 2026
Definition of fixing
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  • Clark was also coming into the tournament red-hot after setting multiple WNBA records in the month of August before this international break.
    — Scott Thompson OutKick, FOXNews.com, 4 Sep. 2026
  • Mizner’s mish-mash of Mediterranean Revival and Spanish Colonial Revival defines the visual culture of Palm Beach, setting it apart from the neighboring Deco dreamland of Miami.
    — Lilah Ramzi, Vogue, 4 Sep. 2026
Definition of setting
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  • Make vegan avocado ice cream by blending avocado, coconut milk, and lemon zest and freezing it in an ice cream maker.
    — Kirsten Nunez, Martha Stewart, 31 Aug. 2026
  • There is no shortage of unstudied percolation systems that their technique could apply to — like graphs where the nodes don’t all look identical, or more complicated models that describe freezing water or quantum materials.
    — Leila Sloman, Quanta Magazine, 31 Aug. 2026
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“Stabilizing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stabilizing. Accessed 8 Sep. 2026.

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