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steadied

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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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Republicans have braced for months for Democrats to retake the House.

— Theodoric Meyer, Washington Post, 11 Oct. 2026
Post-Tropical Cyclone Rachel was moving into Baja California as Southern California braced for rain and potential coastal flooding on Sunday.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 11 Oct. 2026

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The original show’s international profile has now been further bolstered by its shoot in Japan, where the series has become such a huge hit that setting part of Season 7 in Tokyo was a natural next step.

— Ed Meza, Variety, 14 Oct. 2026
Such moves have been bolstered by tens of billions of dollars in new funding from Congress.

— Mathew Miranda, Sacbee.com, 14 Oct. 2026

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This very serious injury was what was sustained by several riders after riding the X2 roller coaster at Six Flags Magic Mountain in California, including two who required emergency brain surgery.

— Katia Hetter, CNN Money, 16 Oct. 2026
Williams originally sustained the injury late in Chicago’s Week 2 loss to Minnesota, pulling up lame on a fourth-quarter scramble toward the end zone before being carted off in visible tears.

— Alejandro Avila OutKick, FOXNews.com, 16 Oct. 2026

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The Republican administration says the 4th Circuit decision conflicts with rulings by at least three other circuits and, if upheld, will hamper the government's ability to deport immigrants with terrorism ties in many other cases.

— ABC News, ABC News, 13 Oct. 2026
That decision, upheld on appeal, put the onus on the Continuum of Care, an amorphous entity with a board and open membership that had long functioned as an appendage of LAHSA but actually had the statutory power to hire or fire the agency.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 10 Oct. 2026

Definition of upheld

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The Ohio Supreme Court this week stayed the appellate court’s mandate, meaning that, for now, the trial court’s order is back in effect.

— Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 16 Oct. 2026
The dominant movie genres of the past decade, superhero films and horror, have usually stayed, like bashful teenagers on the dance floor, on separate sides of the multiplex.

— ABC News, ABC News, 16 Oct. 2026

Definition of stayed

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And while Hill is paying a half-million-dollar price for his battery, the judgment falls well short of expectations the plaintiff may have carried into the start of the trial.

— Armando Salguero OutKick, FOXNews.com, 14 Oct. 2026
To ensure the result stood up to scrutiny, the DS's charging port was sealed before departure, and Verstaen carried two GPS trackers during the ride.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 14 Oct. 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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