steeling

present participle of steel
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Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for steeling
Verb
  • In low, incantatory voices, the lamas were reading from The Tibetan Book of the Dead, encouraging my grandmother to move forward without fear in the bardo between death and rebirth.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 27 Oct. 2025
  • But rather than responding with anger, the university’s president, Astrid Tuminez, is encouraging dialogue.
    Steven P. Dinkin, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • The Sherman Phoenix board of directors has committed to strengthening leadership and accountability.
    La Risa R. Lynch, jsonline.com, 25 Oct. 2025
  • The Office of Special Education is tasked with supporting and monitoring state compliance and strengthening special education services covered under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA).
    K. Ward Cummings, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • As the federal government shutdown drags into its 24th day, millions of American families are bracing for the possibility that November’s Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits will not arrive on time.
    Aliss Higham, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 Oct. 2025
  • Tracy’s dialogue, though absent the staccato non sequiturs of the director’s earlier work, has a bracing nastiness; every visual flourish and every menacing thrum of the score, by Jerskin Fendrix, escalates the intensity of Stone and Plemons’s bravura showdown.
    Justin Chang, New Yorker, 24 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Antarctica is one of the most awe-inspiring places on the planet, and an expedition cruise is a fantastic way to experience it.
    Ashton Palmer, Travel + Leisure, 24 Oct. 2025
  • But every year there’s a different theme inspiring the fantasy football teams.
    Charlotte Observer, Charlotte Observer, 24 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • The finale opens in the stillness that follows, grief hardening into vengeance.
    JP Mangalindan, Time, 24 Oct. 2025
  • The ad, purchased by the government of Ontario and broadcast on major US television networks, aired clips of the address, delivered from Camp David, where Reagan was soon to meet the prime minister of Japan at a time when American attitudes toward Japan were hardening.
    David Goldman, CNN Money, 24 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Meanwhile, the All’s Fair actress and soon-to-be-attorney has been quietly fortifying her Hidden Hills compound.
    Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 24 Oct. 2025
  • Hunter, acquired at the trade deadline last season in a move viewed at the time as fortifying an already stout roster, will likely be a mainstay in the starting lineup, at least while Strus is out.
    Joe Vardon, New York Times, 2 Oct. 2025
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“Steeling.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/steeling. Accessed 30 Oct. 2025.

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