steadies 1 of 2

noun

plural of steady
as in flames

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steadies

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verb

present tense third-person singular of steady
as in underlies

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  1. flames
  2. underlies
  3. lovers
  4. sustains
  5. loves
Noun
  • Cal Fire officials said night-flying helicopters attacked spot fires overnight while bulldozers cut a fire line along a ridge east of Sand Creek Road after flames crossed the roadway.
    — Darrell Smith, Sacbee.com, 21 July 2026
  • Videos and images from the scene showed a fire with a plume of smoke and bright orange flames near a building entrance, as well as law enforcement officers restraining the suspect.
    — Louis Casiano, FOXNews.com, 21 July 2026
Definition of flames
Verb
  • The impulse that underlies the rise of passion projects is a correct one—admissions officers at top schools want to admit students who are creative and driven, self-motivated and passionate about using their skills to benefit their communities.
    — Christopher Rim, Forbes.com, 20 July 2026
  • This approach underlies the security of cryptocurrencies such as Bitcoin and Ethereum and, with RSA, helps secure modern internet traffic.
    — IEEE Spectrum, IEEE Spectrum, 7 July 2026
Definition of underlies
Noun
  • But to nature lovers like me, swamps are magical, teeming with wildlife — places of tranquility filled with otherworldly beauty.
    — Charles Seabrook, AJC.com, 25 July 2026
  • That way, avocados and their lovers alike can continue to thrive in the future.
    — July 24, NPR, 24 July 2026
Definition of lovers
Verb
  • The pacing sometimes goes slack, but even when the narrative starts wandering, Simple Town boasts a goofy magnetism that sustains the movie astonishingly well.
    — Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 21 July 2026
  • At least this time, the voice of my people, deprived of their rights by the zombie state and the American government that sustains it, was heard.
    — Rafael Osío Cabrices, Time, 20 July 2026
Definition of sustains
Noun
  • Here’s everything to know about the real-life loves of the Ransom Canyon cast.
    — Francesca Gariano, PEOPLE, 25 July 2026
  • An openly gay man in Catholic Italy as well as an old-school romantic, Visconti was cinema’s great poet of impossible loves.
    — Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 24 July 2026
Definition of loves
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