ANNEALING Synonyms: 44 Similar and Opposite Words

annealing

verb

present participle of anneal

as in hardening

to make stronger (as through hardship) She was annealed by the tragedies of her childhood.

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Recent Examples of annealing The telecom giant plans to use D-Wave’s quantum annealing technology to tackle complex optimization problems across its network operations. — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 27 July 2026 Over the next five years, real value will come from applying quantum principles, such as annealing and probabilistic optimization, to supply chains, finance and logistics before fault-tolerant quantum arrives. — Pravir Malik, Forbes.com, 12 Feb. 2026 Engineers sparingly tried annealing hardware space, so Juno's experience could be instructive for future missions. — Stephen Clark, ArsTechnica, 12 Sep. 2025 Workable quantum solutions that make use of annealing systems are now in use. — Chuck Brooks, Forbes, 22 Feb. 2025 Returning to Chip Design Tradition A common way to solve massive combinatorial optimization problems is with a search technique called simulated annealing (SA). — Somdeb Majumdar, IEEE Spectrum, 21 Nov. 2024

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But hardening schools and practicing lockdown drills, among other steps to reduce school shootings, are not making young people feel safer.

— Nina Vinik, Chicago Tribune, 27 Oct. 2026
Residents, meanwhile, can give firefighters the best shot at stopping a potential disaster by clearing flammable vegetation in their yards and fire-hardening their homes.

— Noah Haggerty, Los Angeles Times, 22 Oct. 2026

Definition of hardening

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These questions shift technology governance from managing individual problems toward strengthening organizational adaptability.

— Chandini Sheeba, Forbes.com, 26 Oct. 2026
Eizenkot has campaigned on restoring public trust in government, strengthening Israel’s security, and preserving its foundation as a Jewish democracy.

— Eric Cortellessa, Time, 25 Oct. 2026

Definition of strengthening

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The event highlights Greece’s efforts to enhance its maritime strike capabilities while reinforcing its strategic partnership with Israel amid an increasingly complex security environment in the Eastern Mediterranean.

— Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 25 Oct. 2026
The proposal came days after Kim Jong Un's powerful sister visited front-line areas where North Korean troops are reinforcing the border.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 24 Oct. 2026

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