steadied

Definition of steadiednext
past tense of steady

Example Sentences

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
  • Some are speckled with herbs, many are trussed and two come with a wedge of citrus.
    Cesar Hernandez, San Francisco Chronicle, 25 June 2025
Verb
  • September Dawn Bottoms for NBC News Carter had braced for a backlash.
    Bracey Harris, NBC news, 25 Mar. 2026
  • Though Ohio braced for severe weather, with some areas seeing hail come down, on March 22, some Ohio's cities reached record high temperatures during the day.
    Mariyam Muhammad, Cincinnati Enquirer, 23 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • That belief seemed to be bolstered by a disturbing video recovered from Nancy Guthrie’s doorbell camera, showing a person covered from head to toe approaching the house in the middle of the night with a gun, first attempting to cover the camera before removing it entirely.
    Andy Rose, CNN Money, 27 Mar. 2026
  • The Worldpay deal also bolstered Global Payments presence in Europe and strengthened some of its offerings such as e-commerce capabilities.
    Justin Zacks, CNBC, 27 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • Engagement across these positions may be either fleeting or sustained, but is not inherently superficial.
    Manuela Moscoso, Artforum, 2 Apr. 2026
  • This one came by way of a number of auspicious paths, including one that’s harder to quantify but also needs to be sustained and at least for the moment said something about this group.
    Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 2 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • Her ruling — finding that the plaintiffs were likely to succeed on the merits — was upheld in a 2-1 decision by a federal appeals court.
    Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 28 Mar. 2026
  • In February 2026, the Minnesota Supreme Court upheld Nick's convictions.
    ABC News, ABC News, 27 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • Smith also stayed at Penn State for family reasons.
    Rich Walsh, CBS News, 3 Apr. 2026
  • Still, nearly every single day in 2025 had at least one hour that exceeded the 36 hour cap — which means that, if flight patterns stayed exactly the same, nearly every day during the next six months of runway construction could be impacted in some way.
    Danielle Echeverria, San Francisco Chronicle, 2 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • Then, to add insult to injury, the Cavaliers carried a 109-87 lead into the fourth when Cleveland’s Evan Mobley ended the third quarter with a successful 32-foot buzzer-beating heave.
    Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 28 Mar. 2026
  • Even sparks or embers carried by the wind can ignite nearby leaves or grass, triggering a fire that spreads rapidly.
    KANSAS CITY STAR WEATHER BOT, Kansas City Star, 27 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 4 Apr. 2026.

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