steadied

Definition of steadiednext
past tense of steady

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for steadied
Verb
  • For the last 15 or so years, celebrities have been, in general, more trussed up, as red carpets have become a heightened economic prospective for stars and designers alike.
    Leah Dolan, CNN Money, 23 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • The city of Chicago and surrounding suburbs braced against high winds Friday, with wind gusts reaching up to 60 mph, causing power outages, tree limbs and debris to blow across yards and roads and semitrucks to roll over on highways.
    Laura Turbay, Chicago Tribune, 13 Mar. 2026
  • What happened overnight Escalating hostilities in the Middle East and widening stress on oil shipping and infrastructure have global investors braced for more turbulence when trading resumes.
    Angus Whitley, Bloomberg, 8 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • The Chargers bolstered their efforts to protect quarterback Justin Herbert all while diversifying their offense by agreeing to a multiyear deal with veteran fullback Alec Ingold on Sunday, the team announced.
    Senior Editor, Los Angeles Times, 9 Mar. 2026
  • This blast could come to define Puerto Rico’s identity in this iteration of the WBC as a scrappy underdog bolstered by staunch pitching and clutch hits, especially if its 2-0 advantage here turns into a title game berth for another chance at the island’s first championship.
    Maria Torres, New York Times, 8 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • The latest incidents come after three separate vessels sustained damage in Gulf waters on Wednesday and as Iran warns oil prices could climb to $200 a barrel.
    Sam Meredith, CNBC, 12 Mar. 2026
  • The conflict has kept ships that carry millions of barrels of oil a day stranded in the Persian Gulf, and key Middle East facilities have sustained damage, reports the Associated Press.
    Lila Seidman, Los Angeles Times, 12 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • The Tokyo High Court has upheld a decision to dissolve the Unification Church, a controversial religious organisation linked with the assassination of former Japanese prime minister Shinzo Abe.
    Will Barker, TheWeek, 5 Mar. 2026
  • Last July that court decided to vacate the theft of federal programs convictions but upheld the wire fraud convictions.
    Flint McColgan, Boston Herald, 5 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • Katharine stayed down in the valley.
    Natalia Sánchez Loayza, Scientific American, 13 Mar. 2026
  • Havana has given regular updates on the incident, but the United States has not verified Cuba’s version and stayed largely quiet.
    Syra Ortiz Blanes, Miami Herald, 13 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • The controversy has carried into the offseason, apparently prompting at least one prominent UNC football alumnus to forgo attending games in person when the 2026 season begins this fall.
    Chantz Martin, FOXNews.com, 13 Mar. 2026
  • Long before that, the site marked the end point of the New River, the 17th-century canal that carried fresh drinking water from Hertfordshire into the city.
    Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 13 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • For Zumthor, who collaborated with the firm of Skidmore, Owings & Merrill, the process was buttressed by a mutual trust and the freedom to pursue his vision to its full extent.
    Nate Freeman, Vanity Fair, 6 Mar. 2026
  • In the cases before the Supreme Court as well as the wage case before Hall, there is no suggestion that lawyers intentionally buttressed their arguments with phony precedents in order to win an unfair advantage.
    Edmund H. Mahony, Hartford Courant, 1 Mar. 2026
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“Steadied.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/steadied. Accessed 14 Mar. 2026.

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