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steadied

verb

past tense of steady

as in trussed

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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

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The Brazilian lost his balance and braced his left arm on the canvas to break his fall, but his elbow dislocated.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 20 Sep. 2026
Penn State regularly contended for New Year’s Six bowls but lost the close, important games so often that fans braced for heartbreak.

— The Athletic College Football Staff, New York Times, 16 Sep. 2026

Definition of braced

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Her words bolstered Matthews argument, casting doubt on whether the path had in fact been used by the public on a continuous basis sufficient to establish a right-of-way.

— Stefania Conrieri, Vanity Fair, 21 Sep. 2026
In the 1970s the country rolled out a national immunization program that bolstered uptake nationwide.

— Lauren J. Young, Scientific American, 18 Sep. 2026

Definition of bolstered

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The agency said the father and son sustained injuries and were treated at a local hospital.

— Angel Saunders, PEOPLE, 25 Sep. 2026
Officials warned of heavy rainfall, sustained winds of 25-35 mph and the potential of coastal flooding in New York, with the worst of it expected to occur from Saturday evening into Sunday afternoon.

— Peter Sblendorio, New York Daily News, 25 Sep. 2026

Definition of sustained

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Their original claim was thus upheld; the error had only been in the implementation of the method, not the finding itself.

— Manon Bischoff, Scientific American, 22 Sep. 2026
However, the West Berkshire Council had upheld the objections filed in February and, last month, rejected their appeal.

— Stefania Conrieri, Vanity Fair, 21 Sep. 2026

Definition of upheld

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The driver who was involved stayed at the scene and is cooperating with investigators, according to Reinert.

— Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 25 Sep. 2026
After his initial career breakthrough, instead of making a predictable move to Music City, the Texas A&M graduate has stayed close to his roots deep in the Lone Star State.

— Jessica Nicholson, Billboard, 25 Sep. 2026

Definition of stayed

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If the team succeeds, the result could transform a technology normally associated with large laboratory instruments into a compact quantum sensor that can be carried where the threat actually is.

— Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 23 Sep. 2026
The proposal laid out concrete details aimed at restoring traffic through the Strait of Hormuz, which carried about a fifth of global oil and gas shipments before the war, reviving fragile hopes for a diplomatic off-ramp to the seven-month war.

— Sam Meredith,Anniek Bao, CNBC, 23 Sep. 2026

Definition of carried

Verb

However, expect areas such as the middle of the sole and the length of the upper to be buttressed for support.

— BestReviews, Chicago Tribune, 23 Sep. 2026
That message has buttressed DeSantis’ advocacy for drastically slashing property taxes, a critical financial lifeline for Florida cities and counties.

— Zoe Millán, Miami Herald, 16 Sep. 2026

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