steadied

verb

past tense of steady
as in trussed

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for steadied
  1. trussed
  2. braced
  3. bolstered
  4. sustained
  5. upheld
  6. stayed
  7. carried
  8. buttressed
Verb
  • Rolling around inside my coffin would be a gigantic ball of hair trussed by a Möbius strip of fingernail.
    — Esther Yi, New Yorker, 14 June 2026
  • 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
Definition of trussed
Verb
  • Renewed hostilities in the Gulf region pushed the Brent futures contract above $90 a barrel on Monday, as investors braced for a return to all-out war.
    — Anniek Bao,Lim Hui Jie, CNBC, 20 July 2026
  • Despite gridlocked traffic near the first two closure scenes in southwest Atlanta and some miscommunication and misdirection with trucks using side streets, Atlanta has braced itself handily so far.
    — Doug Turnbull, AJC.com, 19 July 2026
Definition of braced
Verb
  • Glasner hopes to operate with a squad of 20 to 22 outfield players, with numbers bolstered by academy kids, and wants everyone in the first-team group to feel involved.
    — Paul Taylor, New York Times, 28 July 2026
  • The firm celebrates its 80th birthday this year, and has been bolstered with new talent bringing additional expertise and services to the business.
    — David Moin, Footwear News, 27 July 2026
Definition of bolstered
Verb
  • Initial tests showed Allen sustained only a shin bruise, with no tear or broken bone, ESPN reported, citing sources.
    — Chantz Martin, FOXNews.com, 2 Aug. 2026
  • The other two passengers on board at the time of the crash sustained only minor injuries and were treated at the scene, per the GCSO.
    — Toria Sheffield, PEOPLE, 2 Aug. 2026
Definition of sustained
Verb
  • Attorneys for the Legislature and state agencies countered that the exemptions are legal, have already been upheld by other courts, and that the case should be dismissed.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 29 July 2026
  • The colleague who used force in this incident was fired, according to the lawsuit, and the personnel board upheld that termination.
    — Corey Schmidt, Sacbee.com, 29 July 2026
Definition of upheld
Verb
  • And that rate stayed above 1 out of every 1,000 for the next two seasons, CDC data shows.
    — Deidre McPhillips, CNN Money, 4 Aug. 2026
  • Edges stayed crisp with no false color, which is a common issue in cheaper refractors.
    — Damian Peach, Space.com, 4 Aug. 2026
Definition of stayed
Verb
  • Ionescu was held scoreless in the second quarter as the home team turned its defensive intensity up a notch and carried a 56-53 lead into the locker room thanks to Burrell’s 13 points and Brink’s 11.
    — Steve Galluzzo, Los Angeles Times, 29 July 2026
  • Further, they will be carried by ships to other parts of the world when normalcy in maritime trade resumes.
    — Abhishek Bhardwaj, Interesting Engineering, 29 July 2026
Definition of carried
Verb
  • Such realism, buttressed by frank discussions of perimenopause and other facts of midlife, helps rather than hinders the show’s ability to transport.
    — Alison Herman, Variety, 9 July 2026
  • In the cases before the Supreme Court as well as the wage case before Hall, there is no suggestion that lawyers intentionally buttressed arguments with phony precedents in order to win an unfair advantage.
    — Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 26 June 2026
Definition of buttressed
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