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Recent Examples of Synonyms for steadied
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For the last 15 or so years, celebrities have been, in general, more trussed up, as red carpets have become a heightened economic prospective for stars and designers alike.—
Leah Dolan,
CNN Money,
23 Oct. 2025 -
Some are speckled with herbs, many are trussed and two come with a wedge of citrus.—
Cesar Hernandez,
San Francisco Chronicle,
25 June 2025
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Under all that pressure, where fans have paid premiums on tickets and hotels, and with a White House administration that has made this World Cup a priority issue, is the union braced for the heat which may come its way?—
Adam Crafton,
New York Times,
10 Apr. 2026
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If true, the solution was pretty straightforward — the replacement of the tubes with ones that have a greater wall thickness and/or are braced to prevent the vibrations that created the cracks.—
U T Readers,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
6 Apr. 2026
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The Hurricanes and Avalanche have bolstered their standing as Stanley Cup betting faves.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
26 Apr. 2026
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The Commanders also bolstered their pass rush and found more depth with Josephs, a player with rare length and explosiveness.—
Nicki Jhabvala,
New York Times,
26 Apr. 2026
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No one was injured, but some University of Kansas students have been given temporary housing accommodations after Stephenson Scholarship Hall sustained major storm damage early Monday morning, KU confirmed.—
Matthew Kelly
April 29,
Kansas City Star,
29 Apr. 2026
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The project intends to show that a fusion reaction can be sustained to produce a net gain in energy.—
Aman Tripathi,
Interesting Engineering,
29 Apr. 2026
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However, most of SB 4 was upheld by the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals.—
Anna Giaritelli,
The Washington Examiner,
25 Apr. 2026
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On Friday, the appeals court upheld a lower court’s ruling.—
Syra Ortiz Blanes,
Miami Herald,
24 Apr. 2026
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With Leeds not playing in the league last weekend, and three of the other at-risk teams winning, Opta’s supercomputer has stayed strong on the current projections for those who are most likely to face the drop.—
Mark Carey,
New York Times,
30 Apr. 2026
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Andrew Bailey and the entire pitching department were hired by Breslow, and all stayed.—
Mac Cerullo,
Boston Herald,
30 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Iranian Vice President Esmael Saghab Esfahani said any strike on the country’s oil wells would prompt a retaliatory attack, according to a statement carried by the semiofficial Mehr News Agency.—
Sarah Dean,
NBC news,
25 Apr. 2026
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Clothes were washed outdoors in a heavy barrel called a zhlukto, or carried to a nearby stream.—
Lizzie Johnson,
New Yorker,
25 Apr. 2026
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Gukesh’s calm at the board was buttressed by an unusual focus in his training, on psychology, alongside the more traditional tactical and strategic instruction.—
Louisa Thomas,
New Yorker,
26 Apr. 2026
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At the time, analysts said Patel’s reported moves buttressed Swalwell’s image as a stalwart anti-Trump figure in the governor’s race.—
Ben Paviour,
Sacbee.com,
16 Apr. 2026
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“Steadied.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/steadied. Accessed 2 May. 2026.
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