Thesaurus results for STEADYING

steadying

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present participle of steady

as in underlying

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Their decomposition attributed much of the divergence to how raters measure the same underlying issue rather than merely to differences in scope or weighting.

— Shivaram Rajgopal, Forbes.com, 23 July 2026
Instead, the commission adopted the group’s recommendation to focus on hotels by allowing hospitality developers to build up to 75 feet high, or 50% more than allowed by the underlying zoning.

— Andres Viglucci, Miami Herald, 22 July 2026

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The company pointed to research from the UK AI Security Institute showing that advanced models are increasingly capable of sustaining complex, multi-step cyber operations over extended periods.

— Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 21 July 2026
It is found in building the enduring capacity of leaders and teams to adapt while sustaining performance.

— Tony Gambill, Forbes.com, 21 July 2026

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New look in net Sergei Bobrovsky had been a staple in the crease for Florida for the last seven seasons, bolstering the team in all its recent finals appearances.

— Ava DiCecca, Sun Sentinel, 24 July 2026
This approach cultivates multiple income streams, significantly bolstering career security and lessening reliance on a single employer.

— Caroline Castrillon, Forbes.com, 22 July 2026

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That was part of his wider goal of sending endless waves of bomb-carrying drones and robots to hit Russian encampments in a bid to sharply reduce Ukraine’s casualties.

— Kevin Holden Platt, Forbes.com, 22 July 2026
Then in April, one of the company’s ships was passing Puerto Rico between two other jobs while carrying an advanced underwater drone with the right sensors to find the plane.

— Landon Mion, FOXNews.com, 22 July 2026

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