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stiffened

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verb

past tense of stiffen
as in strengthened
to make more harsh, uncompromising, or severe plans to further stiffen the already onerous requirements for admission to the elite military unit

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Adjective
  • Perhaps most importantly, as Trump backed off from the stiffest tariffs on key U.S. partners.
    Spriha Srivastava, CNBC, 27 June 2025
  • Trump’s 90-day pause on the stiffest tariffs is set to end on July 9.
    Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 27 June 2025
Verb
  • The first direct link between alcohol use and cancer was first established in the late 1980s, and evidence for this link has strengthened over time, according to the report.
    Stephen Underwood, Hartford Courant, 4 Jan. 2025
  • Dubai Duty Free also strengthened its senior management team with eight senior managers appointed to key roles, including seven UAE nationals.
    Kevin Rozario, Forbes, 3 Jan. 2025
Adjective
  • Unlike rigid anomaly detection models, LLMs have the capability of identifying unknown threats and can reduce false positives significantly.
    Karan Alang, Forbes.com, 2 July 2025
  • The wall, which was built in the late 1990s and is 2,278 feet long, undulates instead of forming a rigid line.
    Jennie Rothenberg Gritz, Smithsonian Magazine, 1 July 2025
Adjective
  • The usually heady, efficient team struggled to make shots, take care of the ball and string together solid defensive possessions.
    Nathan Canilao, Mercury News, 28 June 2025
  • The Waterfront has had a solid run since its debut, starting at #1 and continuing until this dethroning that was always going to happen.
    Paul Tassi, Forbes.com, 28 June 2025
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“Stiffened.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stiffened. Accessed 12 Jul. 2025.

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