steadied

verb

past tense of steady
as in trussed

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for steadied
  1. trussed
  2. braced
  3. bolstered
  4. sustained
  5. upheld
  6. stayed
  7. carried
  8. buttressed
Verb
  • Rolling around inside my coffin would be a gigantic ball of hair trussed by a Möbius strip of fingernail.
    — Esther Yi, New Yorker, 14 June 2026
  • 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
Definition of trussed
Verb
  • She was braced against a near-vertical gray rock on a steep part of the mountain, with her back unnaturally arched and her face pointed at the sky, eyes open.
    — William Finnegan, New Yorker, 29 June 2026
  • Germany and Austria are enduring heat in the 90s, and braced for worse as the weather moves east.
    — Beth Gardiner, The Atlantic, 26 June 2026
Definition of braced
Verb
  • After that was a long drive across the state of Alabama, bolstered by MoonPies, before our final leg in New Orleans.
    — Rachel Tepper Paley, Bon Appetit Magazine, 1 July 2026
  • In Asia and Europe, tech shares were bolstered by bumper gains in the semiconductor space.
    — Chloe Taylor, CNBC, 1 July 2026
Definition of bolstered
Verb
  • Barker, Hutcherson and Watson and two others who sustained burn injuries were overcome by flames from fast-moving fires in Mesa County.
    — Jessica Hill, Los Angeles Times, 5 July 2026
  • Bavi has sustained winds near 166 miles per hour with gusts of 200 miles per hour.
    — Marshall Shepherd, Forbes.com, 5 July 2026
Definition of sustained
Verb
  • In February 2025, a state appeals court upheld the jury’s verdict, ruling that Missouri’s laws requiring companies to warn of dangers are not preempted by federal law.
    — Sarah J. Morath, The Conversation, 2 July 2026
  • This week, the court ruled by a 5-4 vote against the Republican National Committee and upheld state laws that allow for counting late-arriving mail ballots.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 2 July 2026
Definition of upheld
Verb
  • Matthew Doane, a Sacramento resident, also stayed until the finish.
    — Graham Womack, Sacbee.com, 7 July 2026
  • In schools that stayed open during the June heat wave, children and teachers made do with low-tech solutions like mini handheld fans and water sprayer bottles to stay cool.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 6 July 2026
Definition of stayed
Verb
  • Fujimori’s presidency marks a return of her family’s political brand to Peru’s highest office — a movement that has long carried a complicated relationship with the United States.
    — Bonny Chu, FOXNews.com, 1 July 2026
  • Since relocating to Los Angeles, Gonzalez’s small downtown team has scaled Happy Organics into a design-forward brand carried by major retailers, anchored in local maker communities and a sense of purpose.
    — Lisa Boone, Los Angeles Times, 1 July 2026
Definition of carried
Verb
  • In the cases before the Supreme Court as well as the wage case before Hall, there is no suggestion that lawyers intentionally buttressed arguments with phony precedents in order to win an unfair advantage.
    — Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 26 June 2026
  • Only the walls remain, buttressed with beams.
    — Jacques Kelly, Baltimore Sun, 20 June 2026
Definition of buttressed
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