steadying

present participle of steady

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for steadying
Verb
  • Engineers need to remove atoms only from the top sulfur layer while leaving the underlying layers intact.
    Bojan Stojkovski, Interesting Engineering, 21 June 2026
  • In the case, which was investigated by IRS Criminal Investigation and the Department of Homeland Security, the feds investigated not only the underlying crimes but what happened after.
    Kelly Phillips Erb, Forbes.com, 20 June 2026
Verb
  • Investigators determined the victim was Edgar Carlos Garcia, then 39, of Mexico, who died after sustaining fatal injuries during an altercation that took place inside the warehouse.
    Reeti Malhotra, Sacbee.com, 20 June 2026
  • After spending months helping immigrant families weather the economic fallout of federal immigration enforcement operations in the Twin Cities, Smitten Kitten is asking the community for help sustaining itself.
    Ray Campos, CBS News, 19 June 2026
Verb
  • County executive James Williams expects the most likely incoming governor, former Health Secretary Xavier Becerra, would be more supportive of bolstering healthcare funding, and maintains state support will be essential in coming years.
    Luis Melecio-Zambrano, Mercury News, 23 June 2026
  • In the Sunday talks, however, Tehran and Washington agreed on mechanism aimed at ensuring peace in Lebanon and bolstering security in the strait, through which a fifth of the world's oil would typically pass before the war.
    Khaled Wassef, CBS News, 22 June 2026
Verb
  • The targeting led the Russians to use an alternative route, according to the Ukrainian military, with a large number of trucks carrying military supplies sent further west.
    Gianluca Mezzofiore, CNN Money, 20 June 2026
  • So my whole upbringing was hiding and carrying this huge weight and secret.
    Carly Thomas, HollywoodReporter, 19 June 2026
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“Steadying.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/steadying. Accessed 25 Jun. 2026.

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