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
  • Outside the dojo, on the soccer sidelines, in a packed subway car, stroller braced between the knees, wherever.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 13 July 2026
  • Chinese authorities evacuated more than 1 million people on Saturday and issued high alerts as eastern China braced for Typhoon Bavi, which has brought strong winds and rain to Japan's southern islands and Taiwan.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 11 July 2026
Definition of braced
Verb
  • Still, recent studies have bolstered the case for testosterone’s benefits, for certain conditions, while allaying worries about its safety — particularly concerns about heart safety.
    — Konstantin Toropin, Fortune, 15 July 2026
  • Stocks climbed Tuesday after a cooler-than-expected inflation report bolstered hopes that the Federal Reserve may not need to raise interest rates as aggressively this year.
    — Yun Li, CNBC, 14 July 2026
Definition of bolstered
Verb
  • Barker, Hutcherson and Watson and two others who sustained burn injuries were overcome by flames from fast-moving fires in Mesa County.
    — Jessica Hill, Los Angeles Times, 5 July 2026
  • Bavi has sustained winds near 166 miles per hour with gusts of 200 miles per hour.
    — Marshall Shepherd, Forbes.com, 5 July 2026
Definition of sustained
Verb
  • Representatives from each member state are expected to decide on July 24 if his suspension will be upheld and what, if any, disciplinary actions will be taken.
    — Christiane Amanpour, CNN Money, 16 July 2026
  • The president has appealed that outcome; so far, federal courts have upheld the award.
    — Bill Chappell, NPR, 14 July 2026
Definition of upheld
Verb
  • While shooting the story, Wertheim and a producer stayed overnight.
    — Brit McCandless Farmer, CBS News, 12 July 2026
  • But Royals reliever Matt Strahm allowed a single to Pete Alonso and a two-run homer to Colton Cowser that stayed just fair down the right-field line for what proved to be the winning runs in the bottom of the eighth.
    — Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 11 July 2026
Definition of stayed
Verb
  • Along with Nyong’o, celebrities like Meryl Streep, Katy Perry and Millie Bobby Brown have carried the brand’s clutches.
    — Julia Teti, Footwear News, 15 July 2026
  • Short cruises have carried a party reputation for years, as noted earlier, but the format has always been broader than its loudest examples.
    — David Dickstein, Oc Register, 15 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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